Comments on: 808 STATE: Quadrastate (Rephlex) http://www.themilkfactory.co.uk/st/2008/05/808-state-quadrastate-rephlex/ May cause serious brain stimulation Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:07:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: themilkman http://www.themilkfactory.co.uk/st/2008/05/808-state-quadrastate-rephlex/#comment-354 themilkman Sat, 24 May 2008 11:05:02 +0000 http://www.themilkfactory.co.uk/st/2008/05/808-state-quadrastate-rephlex/#comment-354 I've never actually heard this one and been waiting to get it for years, so I went down to central London to get it a couple of days ago, but not a single shop, big or small, seemed to have it, big or small. All pretty fruitless then... I think I now have a copy in the post, so I can't wait to finally hear this. The first album I ever heard of 808 State was 90, and I kinda dropped after Gorgeous which I really didn't like at the time. I actually played it again the other day, and if it wasn't THAT bad, it still wasn't THAT good either... Great news about the reissues. I thought that had been dropped or something as there rumours of this when Prebuild came out, and possibly even before that. I most definitely will get 90 and Ex:El, which is, to this day, my favourite 808 State album, and the album that also made me appreciate Bjork's voice for the first time. I’ve never actually heard this one and been waiting to get it for years, so I went down to central London to get it a couple of days ago, but not a single shop, big or small, seemed to have it, big or small. All pretty fruitless then… I think I now have a copy in the post, so I can’t wait to finally hear this. The first album I ever heard of 808 State was 90, and I kinda dropped after Gorgeous which I really didn’t like at the time. I actually played it again the other day, and if it wasn’t THAT bad, it still wasn’t THAT good either…

Great news about the reissues. I thought that had been dropped or something as there rumours of this when Prebuild came out, and possibly even before that. I most definitely will get 90 and Ex:El, which is, to this day, my favourite 808 State album, and the album that also made me appreciate Bjork’s voice for the first time.

]]> By: David Abravanel http://www.themilkfactory.co.uk/st/2008/05/808-state-quadrastate-rephlex/#comment-353 David Abravanel Fri, 23 May 2008 08:05:55 +0000 http://www.themilkfactory.co.uk/st/2008/05/808-state-quadrastate-rephlex/#comment-353 picked this one up today. It's great to see this expanded reissue finish off the Rephlex series of early 808 State material. I'm really digging some of the extras - "In Yolk", as you pointed out, is a really beautiful little number that sets up for Global Communication and the Orb. This review reminded me of how much this is the pivotal moment for 808 State, where they went from the frantic acid lines of Newbuild to the more ambient, pad-inhabited techno that framed their ZTT years. Speaking of ZTT, they'll be reissuing the first four 808 State albums on August 8 (which is 08/08/08, of course), with bonus discs. Exciting to see those get reissued, and I'll be interested to see what they put on the bonus discs. picked this one up today. It’s great to see this expanded reissue finish off the Rephlex series of early 808 State material. I’m really digging some of the extras - “In Yolk”, as you pointed out, is a really beautiful little number that sets up for Global Communication and the Orb. This review reminded me of how much this is the pivotal moment for 808 State, where they went from the frantic acid lines of Newbuild to the more ambient, pad-inhabited techno that framed their ZTT years.

Speaking of ZTT, they’ll be reissuing the first four 808 State albums on August 8 (which is 08/08/08, of course), with bonus discs. Exciting to see those get reissued, and I’ll be interested to see what they put on the bonus discs.

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