Do we need another review of this record? Well, it is an acid-house milestone and, I believe, just about as good as instrumental electronic music of any sort can get. Yep, this track is just about perfect - and all of the variations (including those mixes not found here) are equally enjoyable. In terms of who wrote the piece (as there seems to be some disagreement on the subject), I guess only the guys from 808 really know for sure. What I've heard (for what it's worth) is that Gerald Simpson wrote the bassline (and not the entire track). Regardless, this remains the track I play for people who don't know "techno" or "acid house" - just to show them how good it can get.

This is one of the most important and best electronic releases of all time. Along with 'Voodoo Ray' by A Guy Called Gerald (a former 808 State member, and allegedly he wrote 'Pacific' anyway) which charted about the same time, these two records were the first time that the original Detroit techno pioneers were surpassed.

'Pacific' is pure mastery. It's like a jazz tune from the planet liquid techno. Absolutely every sound, from the rain forest samples through to the wiggly acid is perfect.

Those who listen to this with a brand new cartridges and a top of the range amp & speakers will be rewarded with hitherto unheard sounds revealing themselves.

Look out for the promo video as well, one of the first computer animated videos for a techno record.

A release that simply refuses to show any signs of ageing.

Yes indeed its hard to believe this track is 15...I said 15 years old!!!
F**king ace
I t was the track that turned me away from listening to erasure/psb and launched me into dance music
I even bought a keyboard, played it on it and was producing my own stuff 4 years later
thanks 808 doods!!!
THE best dance record for me with those lush chords and sexy sax solo
I mean sexy not sickening like all sax solos are on TV;)

It's so ahead of it's time. It's hard to believe it shared its UK chart run with Debbie Harry's "I Want That Man" !

Sorry, just a follow on from that - it actually first appreared on 808 State 'Quadrastate'(1989 UK 6-Trk 12" E.P. incl. "Pacific State", "106", "State Ritual", "Disco State", "Fire Cracker", "State To State" p/s - STATE004)

You say ripped off, but did you know it was originally penned by Gerald Simspon AKA A Guy Called Gerald. He joined The Hit Squad during the eighties which became 808 State. It took a long time for the truth to surface that it was actually Gerald who wrote 'Pacific State'. After a long dispute Gerald received public acknowledgement as a writer of this ground breaking title.

this song came like a breath of fresh air, when it seemed that i was about to give up on dance music. this opened a lot of doors for me.