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For 808 Day, 13 iconic Roland TR-808 tracks that made a legend

808-featuring cuts from boundary-pushing artists, from Kraftwerk and Marvin Gaye to Aphex Twin and New Order

MusicRadar · Aug 8

Richard Walker: Slam on their rise to prominence in the techno world as DJs

SOMEWHERE there is an alternative universe in which Stuart McMillan works as a financial adviser and Orde Meikle is an executive for a national…

The National (Scotland) · Apr 18, 2025

"The biggest lesson I learned is that it’s possible to make an album with limited gear and poor skills in abedroom which can be talked about 30 years later": Ken Ishii on Reference to Difference

Flare (aka Ken Ishii), the techno god from Sapporo, tells us how about how the making of his 1994 techno classic was a personal game changer

MusicRadar · Sep 19, 2024

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10 of the greatest Roland TR-909 moments in musical history

In celebration of 909 Day, here are 9 of the drum machine's most memorable appearances in music

MusicRadar · Sep 9, 2024

Carl Craig: "People said techno was always supposed to be about the 808, the 909 and the 303. When I use a live drummer, they say it’s not techno because there’s no 808"

Second generation techno pioneer Carl Craig on the genre’s cultural visibility and how he’s keeping the flame alive

MusicRadar · Mar 6, 2024

The iconic Roland TR-808 tracks that made a legend

Key cuts from seminal artists, including Kraftwerk, Marvin Gaye, Aphex Twin, New Order, Afrika Bambaataa and more

MusicRadar · Aug 8, 2023

Octave One: "Once we got the 909 I was hooked. That machine’s like a drug, I could listen to the kick for hours"

Despite diverging from their techno roots, Octave One tell Danny Turner they’d sooner stop making music than sell their Roland TR-909

MusicRadar · May 23, 2023

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