caption website associated_acts years_active alias label image_size article_title name background birth_date instrument genre origin birth_name occupation
tuesday , 12 january 2010 july 2011 http://www.myspace.com/grahammassey 808 of transistors , homelife , part time heliocentric cosmo drama state after school club , biting tongues , toolshed , sisters 1988-present massonix , prof vernon world ztt records tommy boy records 150 graham massey
 graham massey non_vocal_instrumentalist 4 august 1960 keyboards electronica , progressive house , ambient , trip hop , acid house , alternative dance , idm manchester , england graham massey musician remixer producer
graham massey

graham massey -lrb- born 4 august 1960 , manchester -rrb- was a member of experimental jazz rock group biting tongues once signed to factory records .
by 1988 he was a founding member of the british band , 808 state , formed in manchester , england which by 1989 became the focus of his work and resulted in the demise of biting tongues .
originally a hip-hop group called hit squad manchester , 808 state shifted to an acid house sound , recording their debut album , `` newbuild '' in 1988 under the new name 808 state .
