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Your early afternoon playlist with 808 State

Electronic music pioneer, DJ, and producer Graham Massey, aka 808 State, joins Craig in the studio to chat about his career and new music.

Electronic music pioneer, DJ, and producer Graham Massey, aka 808 State, joins Craig in the studio to chat about his career and new music.

Plus, we have another game of Either/Or, we open up the Box That Rocks, and YOU have the opportunity to pick the final song of the show.

To get involved, email craig@bbc.co.uk.

Produced by Audio Always in Salford for BBC Radio 6 Music.

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Music Played

  • Buzzcocks

    Everybody's Happy Nowadays

    • EMI.

  • Lambrini Girls

    Cult of Celebrity

    • City Slang Records.

  • The Fall

    Mr. Pharmacist

    • Telstar.

  • Talk Talk

    Life's What You Make It

    • Parlophone.

  • Farley Jackmaster Funk

    Love Can't Turn Around (feat. Darryl Pandy)

    • House Records.

  • Nia Archives

    Danger

    • Island.

  • Danny Brown

    Starburst

    • Warp.

  • 808 State

    Cubik

    • Cubik (Original Mix).
    • Tommy Boy.
    • 1.

  • The Family Stand & Jazzy B

    Ghetto Heaven

    • Chain.
    • Atlantic Records.
    • 1.

  • Thundercat

    Funny Friends (feat. A$AP Rocky)

    • Brainfeeder.

  • Jeshi

    at the wheel

    • Select Discs.

  • Liz Lawrence

    Black Ulysses

    • CHRYSALIS.

  • Friendly Fires

    Kiss Of Life

    • KISS OF LIFE.
    • XL.
    • 1.

  • Jordan Rakei & Tom McFarland

    Easy To Love (6 Music Session, 29 Apr 2026)

  • Jill Scott

    Pressha

    • Human Re Sources.

  • Dry Cleaning

    Sliced By A Fingernail

    • 4AD.

  • 808 State & Humanoid

    Raid

    • In Place of Language.
    • De:Tuned.

  • Kelela

    idea 1

    • Warp.

  • Ann Sexton

    You've Been Gone Too Long

    • Seventy Seven Records.

  • The Sisters of Mercy

    Lucretia My Reflection

    • Warner Bros.

  • Foo Fighters

    Of All People

    • RCA.

  • Elbow

    Balu

    • Polydor.

  • Alabama Shakes

    American Dream

    • Island.

  • Thee Marloes

    Through the Changes

    • Through the Changes.
    • Big Crown Records.

  • Fela Kuti & Nigeria 70

    Obe

    • '69 Los Angeles Sessions.
    • Sterns Africa.

  • Angel Olsen

    What It Is

    • Jagjagjaguwar.

  • Beck

    Ride Lonesome

    • Island/EMI.

  • Juni Habel

    Stand So Still

  • The Jimi Hendrix Experience

    Spanish Castle Magic

    • Axis: Bold As Love.
    • Legacy Recordings.
    • 3.

  • Thin Lizzy

    Emerald

    • Jailbreak.
    • EMI.
    • 9.

  • Corey Taylor, Dave Grohl, Rick Nielsen & Scott Reeder

    From Can to Can't

    • Sound City - Real to Reel.
    • RCA Records Label.
    • 6.

  • Soulwax

    Perfect We Are Not

    • Deewee.

  • Yeasayer

    Ambling Alp

    • CD SINGLE.
    • MUTE RECORDS.
    • 1.

  • Courtney Barnett

    One Thing At A Time

    • Fiction.

  • Brother Wallace

    Who Do You Love

    • ATO/Pias.

  • JAY-Z

    Ain't No Playa (feat. Foxy Brown)

    • Northwestside Records.

  • KNEECAP

    Fenian (feat. Casiokids)

    • Heavenly.

  • black midi

    Talking Heads

    • Rough Trade Records.

  • Enter Shikari

    Sorry You're Not a Winner

    • Take To The Skies.
    • Interscope.
    • 12.

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