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A short history of the 909 in 16 songs ⬜🟧 from TECHNO and HOUSE to POP | Drum Patterns Explained

I'm just delving into this video now, the 909's one hell of a drum machine. Roland really did have a knack of discontinuing their classic machines way too early, didn't they?

youtu.be/06HcP6FnPZw

#TR909 #Roland #909 #CaptainPikant

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At minute 15-18, he recreates "Computer Love" (1981) a lesser well-known track by Kraftwerk.

Instantly, I hear Coldplay's 2005 hit "Talk". This culture classic was Kraftwerk all along!

> Chris Martin requested permission for the melody of Computer Love. He sent a letter through the lawyers and weeks later received an envelope from Kraftwerk containing a handwritten note that simply said ″Yes″.

youtu.be/2qhcp6iVWbw?t=15m

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk_(Co