808 State Discussion

I have a question:

Is there a connection between the Madchester sound and the French Touch?

I have many sound effects in my program and believe me now, there is a connecton between them. Well, I tried to phase down and filterize "Pacific" when the result is actually the synth-pad used in MANY ...

Listen to this Tune and then we talk.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akcBkQBZZWU

This is "Pacific" in a Japanese Sped-up kinda way.