With Lone currently being feted by all for channelling the best of 808 State in his recent output, this reissue of some of the Manchester band's rave classics can be seen as timely. Whilst "Pacific State" will always remain one of their signature tracks - with its impact softened so much you can hear it bursting out of your local EAT - there's no denying the simplistic techno glee of "Narcossa", all twisting acid flourishes and skeletal 808 hits over a backdrop of menacing machine funk. Also included are the timeless Eurobass Mix of "Olympic" and future Latin techno freakout of "Reaper Repo".

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