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.
讲神器TR-808在现代音乐里面不平凡的心路历程！你能看到很多熟悉的音乐人面孔。
https://www.bilibili.com/video/av49540479/
花了一个月才拉完这个九十分钟的纪录片，片中枚举的那些过江之鲫般的电子音乐人，我都没有太多印象了（Bambaataa和Marvin Gaye除外，但他俩是我之前就知道的）。印象深刻的是这两点：1. 昭和时代的电子工业之发达；2. 就仿佛808和亚洲音乐几乎没有耦合一样，片中提及亚洲甚少，有几个角落：最早开始用808的日本new wave乐队The Plastic；Bambaataa喜欢的、坂本龙一的...
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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 wi...
