You may not know the 808 drum machine, but you have definitely heard it: the original Roland TR-808 was the first programmable drum machine and has been a mainstay of electronic music ever since.

Mancunian electronic pioneers 808 State, known best for genre defining records including: Ninety, Gorgeous, ex:el and Don Solaris, are inspired equally by the haunting of their home city’s ...

Better known by its shortened name of the 808, the drum machine heralded a new wave ... their own patterns rather than using clunky pre-sets. Many young artists saw this as an invitation to ...