808 State was named after Massey's favourite
drum machine, the
Roland TR-808. He said he thought Roland drum machines were "severely uncool" when they first appeared. (not to be confused with the Danish pop band
Aqua from the 1990s), and collaborated with
violinist
Graham Clark. Massey co-wrote and co-produced the tracks "
Army of Me" and "The Modern Things" for Björk's album
Post. Initially recorded in 1992 for her album
Debut, they were not released until her second album
Post in 1995. "Army of Me" was the first single off
Post in May 1995, reaching number 10 in the
UK singles chart. Massey released the solo album
Subtracks under the name Massonix on
Skam Records. He has side projects with 'Toolshed' and 'Sisters of Transistors', and remixed
Brian Dougans's (of
The Future Sound of London) track
"Stakker Humanoid" for the
remix album,
"Your Body Sub Atomic". He has also remixed FSOL before on
"Papua New Guinea". In 2004 he worked as a composer for the score of the movie ''
It's All Gone Pete Tong''. 2008 saw the realization of a research project as the keyboard quartet Sisters of Transistors with whom he also plays live drums. Massey provided lyrics and music to much of their debut album released in 2009. Massey is part of the Part-Time Heliocentric Cosmo Drama After-School Club, a
Sun Ra tribute band formed in 2013 by Paddy Steer. The group performed at the
BBC 6 Music Festival in March 2014. ==References==