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1979 Rehearsal Tape - Early Version Of  DENTURE BEACH by Manchester Post Punk  band Biting Tongues.

17 Biting Tongues play Denture Beach(Early Version)

Jazz Cruise Lifeboat Assembly April Intro

Bond Evolution (808 State)

recorded in studio 101

Bombadin Demo version

Todular

Track made with Skyline electric piano , soviet combo organ,old drum box,Arp Synths.

Skyline

01 Dakota Oak Trio -Masseymix

The Part Time Helio Centric After School Club live at The Kazimier .
Space is The Place was a one day Sun Ra celebration in Liverpools Kazimier club September 2013. The Part Timers are a group from Mancheter with a love of Mr Ra & Mr Re.

Angels & DEmons At Play-The Part Time Heliocentric Cosmo Drama Afterschool Club.

Biting Tongues perform Where the Birdlands live  at Plan K in Brussels 12 12 09

Where The Birdlands by Biting Tongues live 12 12 09

Metal Monkey Machine were a squat band from Hulme .
recorded this cover of 808 States Cubik in the early 90s .12 inch vinyl only.

02 cubik (Cover of 808 States Cubik by Metal Monkey Machine)

Remix of the Sisters of Transistors album track Tiger Ghee
from the album 'At The Ferranti Institute"
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TIGER GHEE -LYNCHMOB REMIX ( Sisters Of Transistors)

Graham Massey's  deepdive mix made from the 808 State's archive of alt versions , B sides and remixes .Originally commisioned for The UFO Project in 2022.

808 State archive  Mix for UFO Project

Live Recording of Manchester Post Punk Group Biting Tongues
at The Moonlight Club West Hampstead (formally Klooks Kleek)
May 11th 1981
Ken Hollings -Vocal
Colin Seddon -Bass
Graham Massey -Guitar
Howard Walmsley - Tenor Sax
Eddie Sherwood - Drums

Biting Tongues  play Heart Disease live at The Moonlight Club West Hampstead 11/05/1981

Falling Falling Bastard Newton (Biting Tongues )

Biting Tongues session track for Piccadilly  Radio  Manchester " Transmission" show '25 11 80 with Mark Radcliff
"Beware The Cockrell Flying The Kite"

Beware The Cockrell Flying The Kite( 1980)

TOOLSHED  rehearsal  tapes .Sam Healey -Alto sax & Yamaha Organ,Craig Hanson -Drums, Paddy Steer-Bass Guitar,Graham Massey -Hammond Organ,Synth, Soprano Sax.

TOOLSHED Ellis 3

TOOLSHED rehearsal tapes 2016. Graham Massey -Guitar, Sam Healey-Alto Sax & Yamaha Organ, Paddy Steer -Bass, Craig Hanson -Drums.

TOOLSHED Job Mob 3

alternative early version of The Only Rhyme That Bites
18th November 1989. 
Spirit Studios Manchester. 
The more welll kown version by 808 State was started on 5 1 90 using the Big Country Strings.

The only rhyme that bites /  demo /MC TUNES/ mp3

song about ozzy osbourne 's fear of an empty biscuit tin.

Danny And The Dressmakers ....ozzy biscuit

 cassette of  formative Biting Tongues rehearsals    in 1979 .

Biting Tongues 1979 rehearsal

You' ll Be Sorry

12 El Rey De Ray (Warm Gulf Water Rising)

Big band meets techno,filmic  widescreen jazz landscapes,two drummers trombone quartet,
analogue synths, fender rhodes.

Mathematica (Toolshed)

303, 606, oberhiem four voice, Clavinet,moog additions to Pronoid- summer 08

pronoid (by Chrome Hoof) Massey Mix

Rehearsal tape of Biting Tongues ,The Tune is called "Blart "recorded in December 1982 in Burnage Manchester.
Howard Walmsley -Sax
Eddie Sherwood -Drums 
Colin Seddon - Bass
Graham Massey - Guitar/Trumpet

Biting Tongues" Blart "

The Beach Surgeon live at The Cypress Tavern Manchester 1981 
Improvisation for Roland CR330 drum Machine and Glockenspiel
Support act to Crispy Ambulance ,Part of a regular night organised by The Manchester Musicians Collective.

The Beach Surgeon -Live At The Cypress Tavern 1981(Glockenspiel & CR330)

The last track made  by Biting Tongues (then a duo of Graham Massey /Howard Walsley )in 1989 .Recorded At Strawberry Studios Stockport.

Biting Tongues -303 track from Strawberry Studios 1989

808 State play 10 x 10 @ On Air Tokyo 1993.
Featuring Rachel MacFarlane & Barrington Stuart on vocals.
Happy Birthday Barrington .R.I.P.

808 State play 10x10 live tokyo 93.

From the album "At The Ferranti Institute"
Sisters Of Transistors combo organ quartet.
http://massonix.blogspot.co.uk/2010/07/ferranti-institute-2009-i-had-been.html

Volkswagen (The Sisters Of Transistors)

Danny & The Dressmakers 1978 -Choco Studios

Danny & The Dressmakers -Sewing Machine

The Bells (ATP)massonix

Late 80s Biting Tongues recorded at Spirit Studios on 8 track. Manchester  1987.Howard Walmsley -Saxes ,Graham Massey -Guitar ,Juno 106 synth,FZ1 Sampler -Steve Jones -Bass,Tom Barnish -Trombone ,Conan -Drums.

Biting Tongues - Split Link

Recorded live in Koog An Der Zaan  ,The Netherlands in 1985 .Boss Toyota Trouble from the Trouble hand E.P. Fac134 .Tom Barnish -Trombone , Mark Derby -Bass , Graham Massey -Guitar & Percussion,Howard Walmsley -Tenor & Soprano Sax ,Phil Kirby -Drums

Boss Toyota Trouble( Live in  Koog Ann Der Zaan 1985)

Graham Massey - best known as a founding member of 808 State , my musical timeline starts in the mid 70s to  the present day . Projects include Biting Tongues (Factory Records)TOOLSHED (Finders Keepers)Massonix (Skam) Danny & The Dressmakers,Sisters Of Transistors 

Graham Massey (Massonix)

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