Released 19/09/2011
The definitive 'Best Of' from one of the great British dance acts Covers over 20 years of cutting edge music from their first (late 80s) releases to date Includes the Top Ten singles Pacific State, In Yer Face and Cübik and nine previously unavailable recordings Rare remixes by Aphex Twin, Monkey Mafia and Brian Eno, plus vocal contributions from James Dean Bradfield (Manic Street Preachers), Guy Garvey (Elbow) and Björk Digitally remastered by Fine Splice for the finest sound quality Deluxe digipack comes with full colour 20-page booklet containing detailed history of 808 State from comprehensive interviews with the group members Zang Tuum Tumb and Salvo Music are proud to present... Blueprint, 808 State's greatest bits, from 1988 to the present day. The very best of the psychoecstatic, trance-inducing, groove-riding, techno-funkalogical sound of 808 State. 808 State are 'masters of their art' (Q), 'pioneers' (Future Music), 'for sonic trailblazing and inestimable influence, among our most important groups' (Record Collector), and 'Godfathers' (Nude), who 'sketched the blueprint for British techno as we know it' (Mixmag). The blueprint audio: features guest vocals from Guy Garvey and Bj?rk, remixes by Aphex Twin, Monkey Mafia, Trevor Horn and Brian Eno, and collaborations with Simian and James Dean Bradfield. 808 present brand new, revisited reversions of In Yer Face, Timebomb, Cobra Bora, Nimbus, and 606. 808 unearth rare remixes of Pacific State, Flow Coma, Cübik, Plan 9, Lopez and a previously-unreleased The Word production mix of Olympic. 808 deliver two brand new tracks: Metaluna and Spanish Ice. 808 do this for you. The blueprint document: features extensive interviews with Graham Massey, Darren Partington and Andrew Barker by Paul Morley, a foreword by Paul Hartnoll from Orbital, and contributions from The Prodigy, Moby and Future Sound of London.
Disc 1: Flow Coma(AFX Remix By Aphex Twin) Pacific State (Origin) In Yer Face (Revisited) Cübik (Monkey Mafia Mix) Timebomb(808 Tape Mix) Cobra Bora(Revisited) Olympic (Word Production Mix) Nimbus (Revisited) Nephatiti Firecracker (Edit) Plan 9 (Radio Edit By Trevor Horn) Lopez Featuring James Dean Bradfield (Radio Mix By Brian Eno) Lemonsoul Featuring Guy Garvey Qmart Featuring Björk 606 Featuring Simian (Revisited) Spanish Ice Metaluna/Compulsion (Revisited)