Nick King

Message board name:
Nick King

Full name:
Nick King

Born:
29 April 1971 in Welwyn Garden City, UK

Nationality:
British

Living in:
Welwyn Garden City, UK

Favourite 808 album:
Ex:el

Favourite 808 track:
Timebomb

How did you get into 808:
I wasn't really aware of their existence until Pacific was issued on ZTT (although I'd heard some tracks on John Peel's show). However I was aware of A Guy Called Gerald beforehand due to his Peel Sessions and subsequent 'Hot Lemonade' & 'Automanikk' albums. Since early 808 was (obviously) very similar to Gerald's stuff at the time, it immediately appealed, and thus went to see them live at the G-Mex in 1991 together with some friends whilst still at university. Since then, I've been following them with avid interest, together with A Guy Called Gerald, of whom I run an unofficial web site on.

Greatest moments:

  • Live, obviously, the G-Mex gig in 1991 with Bjork (was a big fan of the Sugarcubes) and N-Joi (loved - still do! - 'Anthem') as support.
  • Meeting Gerald at a couple of gigs in both London & Germany, and being asked to help with the upcoming official site.

808 Live gigs attended:

  • 16 Mar 1991 G-Mex, Manchester
  • 11 Nov 2001 Circus Club, Dundee, Scotland
  • 02 Jun 2002 Coloursfest, Glasgow, Scotland
  • 03 Aug 2002 Castlefield, Manchester
  • 02 Jul 2005 Traffic Festival, Turin, Italy
  • 28 Jan 2006 MCr vs Cancer, Manchester
  • 13 Aug 2006 Bloom Festival, Salisbury
  • 23 Mar 2008 The Hacienda Warehouse Party, Manchester

808-related gigs attended:

  • 10 Nov 2001 808 State DJ's, Lava Club, Aberdeen, Scotland
  • 29 May 2003 Biting Tongues, ICA, London
  • 16 Sep 2004 Homelife, ICA, London
  • 18 Dec 2004 808 State DJ's, Concorde 2, Brighton
  • 05 Nov 2005 Toolshed, Cornerhouse, Manchester
  • 27 Jan 2006 Graham Massey DJ, British Art Show, Urbis, Manchester
  • 05 May 2006 Massonix, The Poke, Jacks, London
  • 17 May 2006 Toolshed, Hoxton Bar & Kitchen, London
  • 22 Jul 2006 Dr. X, Biting Tongues, Museum Of Science & Industry, Manchester
  • 04 Nov 2006 Toolshed Lite, Gong Unconvention, Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • 24 Nov 2006 Massonix, The Warehouse Project, Manchester
  • 08 Dec 2006 Toolshed Trio, Club Integral, Canterbury Arms, London
  • 23 Feb 2007 Biting Tongues, Islington Mill Studios, Salford
  • 06 Jul 2007 Sisters Of Transisters, The Roadhouse, Manchester
  • 06 Oct 2007 Rebuild (Graham/Gerald), Wang, London
  • 01 Dec 2007 Sisters Of Transistors, The George Tavern, London

Most prized 808 items:
Hit Squad MCr 12" and the US Pacific promo CD single.

Most wanted 808 item:
Unreleased Newbuild Remix EP on Rephlex to be released.

Also listen to:

  • A Guy called Gerald
  • New Order
  • Orbital
  • The Orb
  • KLF
  • Bomb The Bass
  • REM
  • Queen

Last updated: 04-Apr-2008

Nick in Aberdeen