Released in 1980, the Roland TR-808 was designed as an alternative to an acoustic drum kit for musicians to record with, but took on a new life in hip-hop, pop, R&B, techno, house and electro, as ...

Roland has been teasing an updated 808 and 909 for months, but they dropped the bomb on us today that the 808 and 909 will be combined into one instrument called the TR-8. This machine will be ...

Every generation has an instrument which defines its sound, and for those whose formative musical years lie in the 1980s, a very strong contender to the crown is the Roland TR-808 percussion ...

The Roland TR-808 is one of the most distinct, influential and beloved instruments of the early Eighties, with the electronic rhythm composer used by everyone from Talking Heads and Afrika Bambaataa ...

Ikutaro Kakehashi, the founder of pioneering electronic instrument company Roland, has died aged 87. Kakehashi’s influence on both the development of electronic music and the pop charts is enduring.

It wasn’t so long ago that electronic music production was the work of pioneers. Giorgio Moroder and Don Lewis synthesized monstrous Moog mainframes in the disco era; Roger Linn kick-started hip-hop ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. 808 Day isn’t quite here yet, but Roland is getting the celebrations started early with the ...

If you are looking for a little bit more of a unique flash drive to store your music creations on, what could be better than this retro-styled 8GB TR-808 Flash Drive? The USB flash drive is based on ...

Every generation has an instrument which defines its sound, and for those whose formative musical years lie in the 1980s, a very strong contender to the crown is the Roland TR-808 percussion ...