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808 State: Music, Discography, History & Members

808 State are an English electronic music group formed in 1987 in Manchester by Graham Massey, Martin Price and Gerald Simpson. Taking their name from the Roland TR-808 drum machine and the "state of mind" the members shared, they released their debut album Newbuild in September 1988. They secured commercial success in 1989, when their song "Pacific…

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808 State topic overview

The analysis highlights Music, Discography, History and Members as prominent areas in the source structure around 808 State.

Related topics
90
Source areas
6
Connected nodes
96
Extracted relationships
71
Concept neighborhoods
22
Bridge connections
96

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

History · 45 topics
Overview · 17 topics
Pseudonyms and side projects · 17 topics
Band members · 6 topics
Musical style · 3 topics
Discography · 2 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Genres
Electronic · acid house · techno · Madchester
Labels
ZTT · Tommy Boy · Warner Bros. · Rephlex · Circus
Members
Graham Massey
Origin
Manchester, England
Past members
Andy Barker · Gerald Simpson · Martin Price · Darren Partington
Years active
1987–present

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

History

Musical style

Pseudonyms and side projects

Band members

Discography

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How 808 State connects Entity context

The extracted context around 808 State shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, 808 State → Aphex Twin, Aphex Twin's Rephlex Records, Bolton, Chicago, Creed, Customers Graham Massey, Eastern Bloc Records, Gerald Simpson, Graham Massey, Hit Squad Manchester, In, It, January, Manchester, Manchester's, Martin Price, Mojo, Named, Newbuild, Price Another extracted example is 808 State → Article, DiscogsIan Peel, IMDb, Official, Pop, September, State, State808 State, Warriors, Zang Tuum Tumb, ZTT Record Collector, ZTT's. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

808 State

Top relations

related to history · 24
808 State → Aphex Twin, Aphex Twin's Rephlex Records, Bolton, Chicago, Creed, Customers Graham Massey, Eastern Bloc Records, Gerald Simpson, Graham Massey, Hit Squad Manchester, In, It, January, Manchester, Manchester's, Martin Price, Mojo, Named, Newbuild, Price
related to External links · 12
808 State → Article, DiscogsIan Peel, IMDb, Official, Pop, September, State, State808 State, Warriors, Zang Tuum Tumb, ZTT Record Collector, ZTT's
related to Pseudonyms and side projects · 12
808 State → Barker, BeatWolf Radio, Channel, In, Kiss, Mike Joyce's, Partington, State, State Radio Show, State Webio Show, Sunset, The Word
Labels · 6
808 State → Circus, Rephlex, Shadow, Tommy Boy, Warner Bros., ZTT
Genres · 4
808 State → acid house, Electronic, Madchester, techno
Past members · 4
808 State → Andy Barker, Darren Partington, Gerald Simpson, Martin Price
related to Musical style · 4
808 State → Madchester, Newbuild, State's, The
Members · 1
808 State → Graham Massey
Origin · 1
808 State → Manchester, England
Website · 1
808 State → www.808state.com

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

808 state massey album released simpson band price group newbuild members name manchester house graham acid also number song uk

808 State relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 71 structured relationships around 808 State. Examples in this analysis include 808 State → Genres → Electronic and 808 State → Genres → acid house. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
808 StateGenresElectronic1.00infobox
808 StateGenresacid house1.00infobox
808 StateGenrestechno1.00infobox
808 StateGenresMadchester1.00infobox
808 StateLabelsZTT1.00infobox
808 StateLabelsTommy Boy1.00infobox
808 StateLabelsWarner Bros.1.00infobox
808 StateLabelsRephlex1.00infobox
808 StateLabelsCircus1.00infobox
808 StateLabelsShadow1.00infobox
808 StateMembersGraham Massey1.00infobox
808 StateOriginManchester, England1.00infobox
808 StatePast membersAndy Barker1.00infobox
808 StatePast membersGerald Simpson1.00infobox
808 StatePast membersMartin Price1.00infobox
808 StatePast membersDarren Partington1.00infobox
808 StateWebsitewww.808state.com1.00infobox
808 StateYears active1987–present1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around 808 State bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Acid, Barker and Partington. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • graham massey
    • Gerald
    • Manchester
    • Martin
    • Massey
    • Simpson
    • Price
    • Barker
    • Partington
    • Record
    • Recorded
    • Records
    • Group
  • band members
    • House
    • State
    • Also
    • Rephlex
    • Barker
    • Partington
    • Techno
    • Price
    • Simpson
    • Released
    • Album
    • Called
  • gerald simpson
    • Martin
    • Graham
    • Simpson
    • Price
    • Manchester
    • Massey
    • Group
    • Barker
    • Called
    • Partington
    • Record
    • State
  • electronic music
    • Manchester
    • Martin
    • Gerald
    • Graham
    • Price
    • Music
    • Simpson
    • State
    • Techno
    • Time
    • Massey
    • Called
  • manchester
    • Graham
    • Gerald
    • Martin
    • Price
    • Massey
    • Simpson
    • State
    • Music
    • Techno
    • Called
    • House
    • Rephlex
  • electronic drums
    • Manchester
    • Martin
    • Gerald
    • Graham
    • Price
    • Music
    • Simpson
    • State
    • Techno
    • Massey
    • House
    • Rephlex
  • pacific state
    • Song
    • Uk
    • State
    • Simpson
    • Acid
    • Barker
    • Partington
    • Record
    • First
    • House
    • Rephlex
    • Track
  • compilation album
    • Released
    • Massey
    • Work
    • Members
    • Newbuild
    • Track
    • Uk
    • Also
    • Name
    • Number
    • Called
    • First

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For 808 State, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects 808 State with History. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
808 StateHistory · splits 51 ⟂ 46
808 StateOverview · splits 79 ⟂ 18
808 StatePseudonyms and side projects · splits 79 ⟂ 18
808 StateBand members · splits 90 ⟂ 7
808 StateMusical style · splits 93 ⟂ 4
808 StateDiscography · splits 94 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

808 State

Nodes97
Edges96
Triples71
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.020619
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around 808 State to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Music, Discography, History & Members, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — 808 State · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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