Still outstanding after 31 years on the scene. Loved Lift, Pacific State, Cubik, In Yer Face, San Francisco..... Always makes me think of Eastern Bloc, their record shop in Manchester,one of my old student haunts, and the use of this song on Granada Reports, also featured on YT, for the die hards!
I started this journey into 808 State with "The Word" tv series theme. It's been stuff in my head for no reason at all. I remmeber all these. Feels like the greatest hits
Does that make it bad? Besides there is considerable evolution from kraftwerk both emotionally and musically. 808 have truly their own sound. And notice what kraftwerk sound like now, very obviously influenced by the dance scene that followed them. I think there is room for all branches of the musical tree.
The other day, I suddenly remembered I bought an 808 State album on CD in the early 1990s. All my CDs have long since been consigned to landfill. But, thanks to RU-vid, I'm rediscovering tunes I haven't heard for almost 30 years. It's like travelling back in time! :-) IMHO, this mix is better than the album version. It's had very few views after 13 years (fewer than 25k) but they'll be ticking up slowly now I've discovered it!
