808: The Beat That Changed Music

“808”

This looks awesome: a documentary about the seminal Roland TR-808, one of the first programmable drum machines that, because of its affordable price and its ability to produce very deep bass sounds, became a central element of hip-hop and modern dance music. The film’s graphics, at least insofar as they are revealed in the trailer, also look terrific. Here’s the trailer:

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