Jul 25, 2012

Gimme a Beat!




This short clip was taken from the Focus Forward Film series & it's narrated by one of the most knowledgeable music historians around, Nelson George. Here we get a quick tour of the history and popularity of the TR-808 drum machine—known for short as the 808. Many will recall Kanye West's classic 808 & The Heartbreak - the 808 is the TR-808 mentioned in this clip. It is still used by many producers today in spite of the fact that it has not been manufactured since 1984. Without it, most techno and house music genres would have never been born, including Baltimore Club music, which originally sampled and put 808 drums under Chicago House music.


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