808 State – The Extended Pleasure Of Dance EP

Highly recommended. The remix of Ancodia is fantastic. Then you get the best version of Cubik on vinyl, as well. The mix of Cobrabora isn't my favorite, but YMMV. And the record sounds great, too.

Overlooked acid house that has just as much juice today as in 1990.

I when Cübik came out I hadn't hear anything quite like it, the stabbing heaviness, the arrangement, the crazy guitar interludes. For me it was kind of a game changer when those stabs come in at the start it was like saying a big "fuck you to the 80ies you are done goodbye, next" however I don't really many trying to mimic it either. Bit of a stand alone track for me personally.

The prisoners had Snap-The Power blasting they didnt need Cubik lol. As at that very moment....they DID have the Power.

Superb release 'Ancodia' the floaty sample-filled instrumental with its typical moody bassline and uplifting keys complimented by ‘Cobra Bora’; a tough edgy instrumental with catchy keys and instant aggressive sound archetypical of 808 State.

Cubik was absolutely hammered at the Stone Roses gig at Spike Island in May 1990. 808 state were there along with Frankie Bones and played records, but didn't do a DJ set. They must have played cubik a good ten or twelve times throughout the course of the day.

Cubik is also infamous for being played by Greater Manchester Police in an attempt to unsettle the rioters who staged a four week long rooftop protest at Strangeways prison in April 1990. It had the opposite affect and the protesters could be seen dancing on the roof.