"It's 1991, the height of the Madchester phenomenon, and Manchester Techno/Acid House outfit 808 State have just released their fourth album, ex:el. The first single from that album, 'Cubik' b/w 'Olympic', reached #10 in November 1990. For Graham Massey, 808 State's head honcho, 'Cubik' was a progression musically, again giving him the chance to add real instruments across the technology of Techno. The band may have been famous for taking their name from the Roland TR-808 drum machine but, for Graham, the instrument that colored a great deal of ex: el was the newest Roland keyboard of the time, the JD-800!" - ZTT
1991 full-length featuring guest contributions from Bjork + Bernard Sumner of New Order
