808 STATE VS HUMANOID – IN PLACE OF LANGUAGE
2026-02-16808 State and Future Sound Of London have long circled each other as pioneers in the early rave scene, so after decades of trading the occasional remix, rave comes full circle when Graham Massey and Brian Dougans AKA Humanoid finally present their debut collaboration. In Place Of Language is a high octane record no imitators can match, as the originators bring golden age experience to a coursing hifi sound. Illusory synth textures shift and blur between gnarly acid contortions and lush hand drum driven respites, chopping up clanging metal snaps, molten bass licks, and fourth world leaning sax into a tight and slick club weapon.