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Re:The Roland TR-808: the drum machine that revolutionised m... by spopejoy on Tuesday May 12, 2015 @10:51PM (#9536458)
Reminds me of the Aphex Twin "selected ambient recordings 1", was he rocking an 808? Hihats sound the same ...
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Re:The Roland TR-808: the drum machine that revolutionised m... by waterlesscloud on Tuesday May 12, 2015 @11:03PM (#9536489)
If it helps, "The Dice Man" is really Aphex Twin. He later used "Polygon Window" as another alias for a couple albums.
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Re:The Roland TR-808: the drum machine that revolutionised m... by JonnieCache on Wednesday May 13, 2015 @04:51AM (#9537608)
The accepted wisdom is that the drums on that record come from whatever crappy rompler he had to hand. The sounds may actually be 808 samples.

The important bit of gear on that record is the 4 track tape deck and the alesis reverb, which is what turns everything into that haze of cybernetic bliss.

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Re:The Roland TR-808: the drum machine that revolutionised m... by bane on Tuesday May 12, 2015 @11:02PM (#9536485)
If it's the same as https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw5AiRVqfqk

then I believe so.

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