BBC pay tribute to classic Roland drum-machines in new documentary
15 March 2013, 18:17
| Written by
Luke Morgan Britton
(News)
BBC honour early Roland drum-machines and samplers, the TR-808, TR-909 and TB-303, in a new Radio 1 documentary.
The programme, which aired on Monday night, focusses on the three classic models and what effect they had on the advancement of electronic music during the 1980s and beyond.
Presenter Kutski tries to track down the creators and makers of the sound boxes, as well as interviewing DJ Premier and Richie Hawtin along the way.
You can listen to the whole doc in full over on iPlayer.
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