808 is a documentary film about the inspiring story of the Roland TR-808 drum machine. It’s the tale of the birth of electronic music, and how one small machine changed the musical landscape forever… by accident. It’s the story of a sound that has been embraced by the world’s top producers and performers, and has been name-checked on a whole host of hit records. Associated with numerous musical styles crossing both time and genre, its defining sounds are as relevant now as they ever has been. It defined hip hop and modern dance culture and it’s sound continues to deliver dancefloor smashing beats today.
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Menu 00:00:00.000 : :Opening titles 00:01:29.214 : :The origin of the 808 00:10:18.201 : :The 808 lands on Planet Rock 00:16:51.928 : :The emergence of Freestyle 00:26:44.270 : :A crossover into Pop 00:36:09.335 : :The explosion of Hip Hop 00:50:31.238 : :It’s all about the Miami Bass 00:59:34.656 : :Chicago, Detroit and the 808 in the UK 01:13:00.837 : :A modern day retrospective 01:24:27.857 : :Return to Hamamatsu 01:29:07.970 : :Credits