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Pioneers of UK Electro

The unique sound of the TR808 has been very prominent again in recent years with a resurgence of both blazing hot and subtle, melodic Electro in clubs and on the airwaves. Labels such as CPU Recordings and Cultivated Electronics - to name but a few - have led the charge with a new generation of Electro labels and producers. Leap back to over 30 years ago and a similar raw breed of individuals and groups were cutting their teeth on a burgeoning UK Electro scene. Whilst today’s sounds may seem more stripped back, minimalist and taking influence from a wider variety of sources including Detroit and Berlin there is a lineage going to Britain's forebears of the sound. Focusing on select band of 1980’s releases, they were different from the offerings coming out of New York’s Hip Hop scene. They may not be a direct influence on the artists of today but they did very subtly melt slowly through the collective underground British consciousness as we moved on mass from the 808 to the 909 and eventually revisited our love of the 808 again.

Hip Hop’s first full scale exploration onto UK shores sometime around 1982 with Malcom McClaren’s heralding the charge with his unique take on the still embryonic scene. Suddenly thousands of kids were hooked on to the sights and sounds coming out of New York through the eye candy of Buffalo Gals on Top of the Pops. Whilst that amalgamation of sound and vision captured our attention it was the futurist vision of Afrika Bambaataa and such as The Jonzun Crew that inspired a small group of producers to emulate the fresh Electro appearing in UK record shops from across the Atlantic. The 808 driven tracks had much in common with the UK’s already intertwined love for black and electronic music from the likes of Kraftwerk who were catalysts in prompting Bambaataa and his peers to propagate their own sound. Whilst the UK were quick to embrace three of the four elements through DJing, graffiti and breakdancing, the fourth - rapping took a little longer to perfect aside from notable pioneering artists including Dizzy Heights, Junior Gee and Richie Rich. It would take until around 1987 before the likes of The London Posse and the Demon Boyz among others for UK Rap to find its own voice (excuse the pun). Prior to that the burgeoning UK Hip Hop scene had created its own take on the US Electro sound and to this day does not get enough respect or attention for its efforts.

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