90

Very electronic music with some mumbling singing over it. Sounds like it was made on a Casio keyboard with a cassette recorder. Pass.

Did not like it .It was only a cluster of sounds

Zu Techno Psychodelisch.

Day583 - sometimes you find unexpected treasures and sometimes you find a pile of dog poo. this is the latter.

This is the type of album I'm always surprised to see popping up on this list. Perhaps I've just never met anyone who enjoys this type of vibe, but I'm half convinced that they don't exsist and we're all being collectively gaslit.

Struggling to think one thing I liked about this album. The first track sounded like an alarm but little did I know that it was just downhill from there. I appreciate how influential they were in the early electronic music scene but did not enjoy this at all.

Nahhh

Not for me. 1/5

This was pretty bad...

Not for me

Very strange album, didn’t care for it much. Especially that one that sounds like birds chirping the whole time, Pacific 202, that was awful

Stressigt!

Beep bop boop beep bop… this crap suuuuucked. 1001 album worthy: no - 99/183

not for me. 80's edm

This one's a no from me, dawg. 1.5 stars.

1.5

I can't imagine what state of mind you have to be in to enjoy this.

This is NOT one of the 1001 albums you MUST hear before you die It wasn't one of the 1001 albums you needed to hear in 1989 Ill go as far as to say it probably wasn't one of the 1001 albums you needed to hear in the month it was released

I don't know exactly why but I couldn't get in to this album at all. It has some nice thing going on but the vibe just isn't there for me. After I listened I read about the album and my only conclusion is that acid house maybe isn't for me.

I guess if you're high in a rave club this is a fine beat to dance to? Just doesn't do anything at all for me. And while we're probably rapidly approaching the point where GenAI can make good music indistinguishable from creative artists, I'm pretty sure computers could already make music this good 20 years ago.

Some other review: "This album has some of the most complex and beautiful drum programming" Narrator: "It doesn't." The drum programming, just like everything else, is incredibly repetitive and tiring and it's yet another semi-obscure and - at best - semi-relevant British album on this list that makes you wonder why you're bothering with this project.

Did not like, too repetitive

Thanks 90 by 808 State. I have a headache now.

I’m beginning to think the person who wrote the book is a sadist, why else would he imply that all should listen to this excrement if not to make people suffer. No further review, bargain bin trash like this does not deserve consideration.

Bad

Love to waste most my Monday commute listening to someone cycle through a selection of samples. In isolation there were bits that could have been grown into half decent songs but nah, just play with some of the settings and throw a few annoying high pitch sounds on top every now and then, job done. Make sure to make the album last far longer than it has any right to as well.

Absolutely not.

Listening to this album gives me great regret, and a headache. That's a no

Non.

Not my thing.

Sometimes music just isn't good. This is one of those times.

I saw "british electronic" and I audibly sighed. Then I realized it's from the 80s and I'm even less enthused. I can do 90s euro techno, but from the 80s? IDK I like electronic, generally, but not this, 1*

Dense in a meaningless way. Synths sound like presets. Loops are non-musical and seem pasted together--and result in incoherent songs that feel formless and random while still unfortunately relying on 4-on-the-floor dance structure. Unlistenable; no thanks.

Have come to the realization I hate electronic music

🎧Once again finding that I do not like acid house. This isn’t offensively bad, but it’s so generic sounding. I get it, it was very unique and exciting for 1989. Does not hold up today. Give me something like Deee-Lite or C&C Music Factory instead.

I think I've written a similar thing on every single EDM album I've been assigned on this website. Either the person picking these albums knows something I don't about the history of EDM music, or they have terrible tastes when it comes to this genre. I'm sure this was revolutionary or something in 1989, but I don't know...

Too repetitive (and yes, I know that’s the point).

Respectfully, fuck this shit. 1/5

Never heard of them. Area code for Hawaii? I was in college so if this was hot I would have been aware. 30 years later and these songs have an average listen count of 250K, that's not much for popularity or staying power. In listening to it I can't quite make out what secured them a slot on the T1001 list. It sounds like sped up New Order with female vocals on one track and no vocals on the rest of the album. I got zero good vibes from this mess, nothing groud breaking or catchy. This is in the $1 bin at an record store you might visit. One star, thanks for trying.

Yeah I really wanted to listen to 40 minutes of arcade music

Hated it

I fear this isn’t my type of music.

Didn't need to get very far into this album before I knew this wouldn't be getting any love from me. What is up with the shitty 80s and 90s UK techno on this list? Really, we can all die happily having never listened to your favorite house records.

When I was listening to this album, I got so overstimulated that I spilled hot oil and potatoes all over my kitchen and it was a total mess to clean up.

Soulless.

Probably great at a rave but not sure I need to listen to it on a cold Tuesday by myself!

Not a fan. There was like one or two songs that I didn’t mind.

ravi aba

Not my thang! To techno for me

How many electronic/dance/triphop albums are on this list. It sounds fine at times, but then I realize I have 5 more songs like this

cobra bora more like giving me a headahce nvm i cant do this album anymore kms

Nope, pass, sorry not my cuppa

I think I’m beginning to sour on this project

This was a trial. Perhaps if I was chemically enhanced and on a dance floor this might have worked. Sitting at home with headphones on, I found it had nothing to recommend 1/5

90 points from a possible 808

Borderline annoying, and absolutely no songs I ever need to hear again.

I'm simply not into this genre. There are worse things I've listened to on the 1001 list, but this is just too computer-y and repetitive for me.

This sounds like stage music for old Super Nintendo games with a terrible karaoke track over it.

I had a bad feeling about an album titled a number by artists titled by 808 State. What a horrendous experience of lame bleeps, and noises. Favorite Song: "Ancodia"

I made this shit on a school keyboard in year 8…

This is an entire album of 90’s Nokia ringtones strung together in song form. 808 should be 404 because talent was not found.

Monotonous and tiresome. Every so often I would realize a song was still playing, get annoyed by it, and skip to the next track.

This album’s existence is proof that drugs negate brain cells.

This so wasn't the vibe today. 1.

More pointless music meant for stoners who like to hang out in abandoned warehouses and marvel at glow sticks.

Not a fan

Awful noise

Hot steaming garbage

This album is hot garbage. Awful vocals, outdated late 80s/early 90s beats. Turned off after 2 songs. 1/10 (0.5/5)

Bleep Bloop trance that makes zero impression.

The sound in 90 by 808 State simply does not interest me. I acknowledge it's different and 808 State were electric music pioneers, but acid house and techno do very little for me considering how repetitive those genres always are. The single "Pacific 202" was probably the most interesting for me due to the nature aspect. Respectfully, this was a struggle to listen to.

Not a fan…

I would not sit and listen to this type of music for enjoyment. I listened to the album in its entirety, it's not all bad but it got on my nerves after a while.

If you dress like a doosh and buy your clothes from the mall, I bet they play this album at your favorite store.

Típica música de boate que ainda não bate para mim.

Well after a familiar start with Pacific Start which I knew it quickly degenerated into a long boring procession of dance music. One of the things which intrigues me here is do the people who actually like this stuff put on the disc and sit down to enjoy it like I would if listening to a classic album by Pink Floyd say? (For Pink Floyd insert your own favourite who you would sit and listen) Or is it a case that they would only listen when out clubbing or whatever the occasion is when this stuff is played? I just cannot imagine putting this on for a leisurely analytical play but like I have said before I’m getting on now and this music was never produced for the likes of me. 1/5 14/8/24

They say most of electronic music sucks, this album is proof that they are right

Just beeps, it's just beeps.

Boring electronic…next album please

This was all very unpleasant.

Album 462 of 1001 808 State - 90 Rating : 1 / 5 Electronica BS. Geez, I hate that crap.

You know what? I don't think this album was intended for Monday mornings and getting caught up on emails. I need different drugs and a different mindset to get on this level - the coffee just ain't cutting it. It's far less irritating and dated than some of this kind of thing i've heard before but I still had to skip a lot of it. Not for me, probably never was.

Nah man, nah. This sucks. The album cover is ugly too.

Ja global avg jatkaa hupputyötään.. meikäläistäkö ei enää tarvita.. köydenpäätyyn vetämään vaan avg alas... Paskaahan tämä.. Eka biisi magical dream yllätävän omanlaatuinen kaunis biisi jonka jälkeen hankala laskea ykköseen... pitää useampi biisi kuunnella

I feel like there is a better album that can be used instead of this one for this genre. At not point did the music get above background noise level and it actively got worse culminating in whatever that last song was. I'm not a fan of this genre and I will not be pursuing any more from this artist.

Das mag ich nicht,das ist viel zu anstrengend.

idk anything about music theory but as a person with ears, this shit stinks

Aaaaagh! Maddening hour of techno gobbledygook.

Yet 80s/90s British band. Wikipedia defines the genre for this one as “acid house”, 1001albums calls it techno. I was hoping for something good today. Guess not. On to it: Nope. This is just as bad as I expected. Soulless. Background music for the rave scene, to keep you pulsing along with the drugs. I mean, it serves a purpose, but it is entirely disposable as music. Nothing remotely memorable. No discernible melodies. Looking at reviews, it seems the positive reviews carry a “nostalgia for the aesthetic”. I wasn’t there, so I don’t have that. Certainly nothing I “needed” to hear. 1/5

Never of of them and didn’t like!

inte kul alls

This album is unlistenably bad. Perhaps it had a huge impact on the genre at the time, but the only impact it has for me is to remind me that the genre really fucking sucks.

A long string of sound effects and random volcals on top B-side keyboard music beds. Not a fan.

i did not need to hear this at all

Crap

Didn’t like it. Couldn’t listen to the whole thing. Listened to most of 3 tracks. Not for me

1) Who would have thought that futuristic music from 1989 would sound dated?!?! 2)There's 40 minutes of my life I'll never get back 3) Why is this on this list?

noise

Not a fan...is it electronica

Bleh

Glaube ich bin zu wenig am druggen, um das feiern zu können

inconsequential electronic dance music. 1.5 stars

dnf det var för mycket. jag skulle ha blivit galen. sry.

Weird 1/5

Could not find on Amazon Music

It got me bored soo easily and soo quickly that shocks me. I mean, it's just a pure weird instrumental thing i don't understand maybe because i'm not a fan o this type of music. It might be great in a party with lots drugs and teens there. So no, i don't think this good.

nice electronica

Synthesized dance tracks. Punchy rhythms. More instrusive than interesting.

Gefällt mir nicht.

i hate this with a passion

You've heard of the Beatles 50 years after they split up? There's a reason for that. You've never heard of 808 State? There's a reason for that too. Don't waste your time.

joa.. das hat mich ganz schön aufgewühlt..

- early Acid House - es gibt sogar ein paar Acid House Sachen, die ich feiere (z.B. The Kraze) - das hier gehört definitiv nicht dazu - kann der Musik leider einfach nicht viel abgewinnen, auch wenn es immer mal wieder coole und kreative Momente gibt, lässt es mich im Groben und Ganzen kalt - in Teilen klingt es fast so, als hätte jemand sein neues Fisher-Price Keyboard ausgepackt und einmal alle Einstellungen ausprobiert - Punkte gibts für Pacific 202 (ist cool, hat wiedererkennungswert), und für die Pinonierleistung im EDM Rating: 1,5/5

- Beim Hören habe ich beinahe physische Schmerzen empfunden - 0/5

Dirty warehouse vibes, all forgettable

I hate this. We were overdue for something like this though, they’ve been kind to us lately.

Couldn't wait for this to be over. Electronic music just isn't for me.

Þetta fannst mér ekkert spes. Ekki minn tebolli og hvarf alveg inn í bakgrunninn án þess að ég muni eftir neinu lagi.

Frekar mikið drasl

My first attempt via Sonos to search for this artist came up with The Chemical Brothers. Not a great start. It was about to get worse when the Amazon music bespoke album found the album no problem. I think I saw 808 State live in 1990. Supporting Depeche Mode at Wembley Arena. They were not memorable. Pacific 202 is vaguely memorable. As nor is this album. I wasn’t an irresponsible e’s and whizz person at the time. I didn’t go to raves and I didn’t scream “aceeed” whilst listening to the radio. This album does nothing for me except reinforce most musical merit is down to nostalgia rather than worth. I’m sure others who experienced the “not working for a bank in a graduate recruitment programme” crowd will fund nostalgia in this record but I find nothing. No melody, no tune, no structure and no enjoyment. I’ll listen to it all but never again snd it’s giving me a headache.

prog rock? very boring, not a fan

# 81 : what? Who? Why? - Thank you it is only short! This album should have been sold with a free hit of ecstasy LOL. I don't want to listen to THAT again! 05/10/2023

Bad

Hot garbage - DNF

Nah, cannot be doing with that. Admittedly was listening to it whilst stuck on a plane on a runway but I don't think that was the only reason for not enjoying it.

This did not age well. I mean, Pacifica 202 is a classic and very likely will always be. But this acid house/techno sound really died out a long time ago and sounds extremely dated.

Dear people who like this type of music, Can you explain why you like it? I’m not trying to be a jerk - I love all different types of music but this electronic stuff does absolutely nothing for me. What’s the attraction? What do you feel from it? Thank you.

Electronica garbage. Why is there so much of this crap on this list?

I am not an electronica guy. All the beeps and boops are there but they don’t amount much to me. This just isn’t something I enjoyed sitting through.

boo

The worst thing about electronica is that there is just no semblance of any soul or heart - at all. This record is something that I'd expect to hear in a post-apocalyptic night club that's run by robots who have no idea what real music sounds like.

It must have been a real stretch to include 1,001 albums, because in no world is this one deserving of a listen before checking out.

realmente muito ruim kkkkk. na primeira música achei que ia ser legal, até que só ficou completamente repetitivo, extremamente chato de ouvir. ao final não aguentava mais e só queria que terminasse. péssimo álbum.

Sounds like half a dozen budgies in a tumble dryer

Pero qué es esta re mil mierda? Ni voy a opinar

This was not up my alley. It was like weird house music. 2/10 I did not enjoy it

Is there actually someone unironically listening to this? I'm not sure this is music

Not for this list

1.75

I realllyyy do not like albums that repeat a million times. Or sound like this. It was too long in general, and for sounding like total crap it didn’t help one bit. Boo.

Generic electronic music representing the time it came out in, yes, but in what way is this to die for?

Electronic Synthesizer music just doesn't resonate with me.

An album a child could have made with a fisher price keyboard.

All I could think of while listening to this was “Cheesy background music for a cheap budget 80s movie.”

Listened to it twice while at work, but times I didn't even notice it playing. Nothing on it draws my attention.

Couldn't find it

I just don't get how people can listen to this at all, let alone rate it one of the greatest albums of all time! This is coming from someone who listens to some unlistenable music

Electronic music. Not my style.

meh

Didn’t really find this anything exciting. Pretty boring electronic album that I doubt I’ll ever hear again. 2.4/10

Really awful

Fucking sucked

Hier heb ik niets mee.

Hmm, njae. Det finns ju i teorin en gräns som går att passera med all typ av musik. En gräns som passeras efter en viss tid av lyssnade i sträck. En gräns som när den passeras, gör lyssnaren galen. För mig är gränsen för den här genren väldigt kort. Techno kan med andra ord inte bära mig särskilt långt. Om vi tänker rent hypotetiskt kan jag se en användning av sådan här musik i ett smutsigt och övergivet varuhus där alla åhörare står obrydda och gungar i takt med blickar som är så svävande att man skulle kunna möta deras blick utan att de skulle kunna se en. Spontant känns det som ganska långt ifrån en plats jag skulle önska att befinna mig på. Men jag vet inte. Jag har ännu inte testat.

Wtf

Late 80's electronica. Not for me.

Load of noise

no me gustó :/

Dawano nie wylosowalo tak ciezkiego odsluchu, zdarzaly sie juz elektroniczne picki, ale takiej techniawy jeszcze nie bylo, moze nie jest to jeszcze poziom pompownika, ale jednak poziom 150 BPM, to troche za duzo na moje biedne uszaki, plyta z 89 wydana przez wyspiarki zespol 808 state, to chyba nienajlepiej, ze slucham sobie inteligentnej muzyki tanecznej lezac w lozku, moze wlasnie to tworzy te bariere poznawcza, ktora nie pozwala mi przeniknac zlozonosc kompozycji tej plyty, bo jak tak ze sluchac inteligentnej muzyki tanecznej bez porszania konczynami, przeciez musi byc w niej cos zawarte, poza rytmicznymi uderzeniamu basiora, gibereszowymi samplami i wykorzystaniem mocno synthowych klawiszy, moze kryje sie za tym glebszy koncept, na co moga wskazywac plynne przejscia miedzy kolejnymi trakami, ktorych jest tutaj 8 rozciagnietych na 40 minut czasu materialu, niestety nie udalo mi sie zrozumiec fenomenu tego krazka, pewnie za malo go wytanczylem, pamiatkowo zostawie kawalek, ktory jako jedyny z calego setu mnie zainteresowal, czyli pacific 202, ktory o dziwo jest trzecim najpopularniejszym kawalkiem tej brytyjskiej bandy, utwor ten nie jest tak jednolity jak inne kawalki, ma wyraznie wyznaczone sekcje, tutaj klawiszowanko, tutaj jakis drumik, tam saksa daje popisy mozliwosci, a to wszystko okraszone dosc orginalnymi sampelkami, ktore jak dla mnie brzmia dosc ptasio, ogolny klimat nasuwa mi skojarzenia z hot lajnem majami i latami 90, dlatego wlasnie bedzie to dla mnie hajlajt sluchowiska

No. Just… no. Annoying techno dreck. Not my cuppa.

1 1/2

This is the first album where I was irritated less than one track in. Maybe it's really influential or something...but I strongly dislike this style of music. I appreciate the random birdsongs in the background I guess.

Horrendo, insoportable. Me cuesta creer que este disco triunfase tan a finales de los 80.

Música que molesta mucho escuchar.

Electronica at its most electric! Not something that I listen to a lot. Or ever.

have a thing against birdsong in music x

Lite cyber/arkad aktig Electrolux musik...nooo. knarkhits 1990

not really a fan, its like a mix between early techno and house

Mærkeligt elektronisk musik, tempofyldt