On Thu, 1 Feb 1996, CiM wrote:
quoted 25 lines At 14:40 01/02/96 GMT, James Skilton wrote:
> At 14:40 01/02/96 GMT, James Skilton wrote:
> >
> >Voodoo Ray took
> >what sounded to me at the time to be primarily Detroit influences in
> >the main track and twisted that round to sound completely unique.
>
> AGCG said was much in an interview - he said that _Voodoo Ray_ was him
> trying to replicate that Detroit sound but kind of screwing it up.
>
> Brilliant track - pretty formative for me. "Ayyy-a-ha..."
>
> >Gerald was a member of the original line-up of 808 state,
>
> 'Twas he in fact, who owned the original TR-808 that lent itself to the
> bands name.
>
> >and
> >co-wrote "Pacific State", which they released after his departure.
>
> The best (and earliest?) version of which is on _Quadrastate_. Fantastic ending.
>
> || [CiM]
> || s.walley@uea.ac.uk
> || http://www.sys.uea.ac.uk/~u9323899/
>
Don't forget about 808 State's lp Newbuild from 1988 that Gerald is on, I
absolutely love that album. Also they did some other projects together
like the Lounge Jays-Sex Mechanic, and Hit Squad Manchester.
derek
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