I Love The TR-808! I'm releasing a few of my instrumentals for the upcoming 8(O)PUS8 compilation.
This album was inspired by all those "Dirty South" Beats that bang in clubs all around the globe. And of course the 808 Drum machine.
From wiki; The Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer Produced - 1980-1984
1982 Keyboard Magazine review of the Linn Drum indirectly referred to the TR-808 as sounding like marching anteaters.
Here's a few niblets of some tasty 808's
This album features close friends and MC's : Conspiracy Da Cut Slinger, Harmoniah Skye, The Blurb, as well as other Canadian Crew, and myself, OPUS MC!
These beats are sure to make the subs bang. I'll update more niblets in a month or so.
We've actually just finished up an 808 kit producer competition (aka the "Beat Meet") that was sponsored by Goldbaby (and using one of the kits mentioned in this post). You can check out the entries at:
Good idea to celebrate the good old 808 though drum sounds have greatly evolved since the 808hipop and house music. Who would dare to play a 808 kik in his production nowadays??? Kraftwerk may be (and unfortunately) as I heard in a recent video from their recent tour (radioactivity)
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