English electronic band 808 State has just announced their first album in almost 17 years. Transmission Suite, their seventh studio album, will be released on October 11th. Their previous album, Outpost Transmission, was released to positive reviews in 2002. While Transmission Suite will be the band’s first album in 17 years, their most recent release is actually Initial Granada Report, their EP that was released this month. 808 State released a single, titled “Tokyo Tokyo”, along with a music video in the announcement of the upcoming album.
Director Michael England starts the music video with a few quick shots of plaster roof tiles and appliances. He leans into a woozy and dirty aesthetic with the disorienting camera movement and heavy film grain. What comes after this is mostly a mixture of grainy footage of life in Tokyo, cut with clear, gliding shots of computer and music equipment. On a few different occasions, the camera lingers on a specific piece of equipment. One particularly notable instance of this is an almost still shot that focuses on the iconic Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer. Given 808 State’s musical style and love for electronics (and the name of the group), this could be a homage to their genre and the equipment that helps them create their art. The video concludes with an overhead look at the entire room full of equipment.
808 State – Transmission Suite Tracklist:
01. TOKYO TOKYO
02. SKYLON
03. CANNONBALL WALTZ
04. THE LUDWIG QUESTION
05. HURONIC
06. LANDAU
07. WESTLAND
08. TRINITY
09. UJALA
10. CARBONADE
11. PULCENTA
12. ANGOL ANGOL
13. BUSHY BUSHY
14. 13 13
15. CRAB CLAW
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