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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Ratings: | IMDB: 7.1/10 | |
Released: | March 20, 2015 | |
Runtime: | 107 min | |
Genres: | Documentary Music | |
Countries: | Belgium Finland Japan United Kingdom United States | |
Companies: | You Know Films Atlantic Films You Know Ltd. You Know Ltd. You Know Films Atlantic Films | |
Cast: | Damon Albarn Afrika Bambaataa Arthur Baker Chris Barbosa | |
Crew: | Luke Bainbridge Alexander Dunn | |
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