Andrew Barker Cause Of Death

The bassist and keyboard player, Andrew Barker of the electronic music group, 808 State is dead. The news of his death was shared on the band’s Twitter page on Sunday, 7 November 2021. Andrew Barker was 53 years old.

The message goes like “It’s with a heavy heart to inform you of the passing of Andrew Barker. His family and friends ask that people respect their privacy at this time but remember him for the joy he brought through his personality and music. You’ll be sadly missed”. No cause of death was given.

A number of tributes have poured in from fans. One fan tweeted: “So sad to hear this, another unsung Manchester music man, and superb DJ from the all-nighters at Soundgarden, spinmasters, the brilliant Tuesday night Sunset radio sessions, all the 808 state gigs top Manchester Music man the music will never die RIP Sir xxx.”

Another also said: “Such sad news, sending my best to his friends & family. I’ve just repurchased a copy of this and will blast it out in his memory today.”

808 State was formed in Manchester in 1987. Their name was derived from the Roland TR-808 drum machine. Original members of the band, Graham Massey, Martin Price and Gerald Simpson released their first album in 1988.

The album was a commercial success a year later. This is because one of their songs, Pacific State was played by BBC Radio One. When Gerald left the group in 1989, Andrew Barker and Darren Partington joined the 808 band. They were called the Spinmasters.