808state news 2010

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The third of three tracks is now available in the sounds section, called 'Hypermatic'.
In other news Salvo / ZTT are releasing a double compilation CD titled The Art Of The 12" featuring several 808 State and MC Tunes 12" mixes. Release date is pinned for 7 February 2011. Thanks to Pete for spotting this. Forum discussion.
Merry 808 Christmas to everyone!

Check the sounds section for the second exclusive track, titled 'The Bells'.

Three exclusive tracks have been made available for free download. Find the first track 'Matador' in the sounds section now.

Respected German Groove magazine have voted 'Pacific' as the most important track in their top 100 of the last 20 years! The anniversary edition is out now. Many thanks to Roland from Switzerland for reporting this. Discuss in the forum.

This month 808 State turned 22 and Graham Massey 50. Find two free Olympic ringtones created by Graham in the sounds section.

Graham has remixed Denis Jones 'Clap Hands', available to pre-order now exclusively from Piccadilly Records on 10" vinyl limited to 300 copies. Expected release date: 13 September 2010. Catalogue number: HS402. Also includes a remix by Paddy Steer.

808 State have remixed DJ Food's 'Dark Lady' for the 20th anniversary of Ninja Tune box set.

The box contains 6 x CD, 6 x 7", Hardback book, posters, stickers all in high quality packaging designed by Openmind. Pre-order now, out on 1 September. More info at http://www.ninjatunexx.com/info.

808 State have announced two live appearances: 19 June 2010 @ Mass, London and 05 September 2010 @ Electric Picnic, Stradbally in Ireland.

The 90 and ex:el deluxe double CD re-releases (re-re-releases) are out now. We are calling them re-re as they were previously released in 2008 by ZTT. However due to their distributor going bust the albums never made it to physical shops. Now Salvo Music are releasing them with totally new, much improved artwork. Order from ZTT or UnionSquareMusic (UK only). Gorgeous and Don Solaris to follow within a month.

Sneaky - Mental Origami (Graham Massey Remix). After being released digitally last year, it is now also available on limited, signed 7" vinyl. Order from Hotsource now.

Philippe Petit & Friends "Silk-Screened" CD includes two collaborations with Graham Massey. Catalogue number: TRACECD009. Order through Trace Recordings.

Sisters of Transistors - Solar Disco digital EP - five mixes out now digitally through, exclusively for one month, Beatport.

Still in the pipeline: MC Tunes - 'The North At It's Heights' deluxe japanese CD, it's been mastered, we await news on a release date.

And finally, in May 2008 Ferry Corsten released a full length version of Cubikated (Original Extended) digitally and on promo vinyl. Catalogue number FLASH 029, available through Beatport.

Full 2009 news archive.