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All Hail The Beat
Directed by Nelson George · 2012
How the Roland TR-808 drum machine, out of production since 1984, still drives the sound of music around the world.
A punchy three-minute tribute to the drum machine behind decades of hip hop and dance music.
The sounds of the Roland TR-808 drum machine inspire musicians around the world, even though the device hasn’t been made since 1984 and most of its avid users have never actually seen one.
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