When Machines Became the Source
80s Electro and Drum Machine Samples
The Roland TR-808 drum machine defined a decade and then became the sample source for every decade that followed. Records built on 808 kicks, claps, and hi-hats in the early 1980s electro era set the template for trap, drill, and modern hip-hop.
The source records
Kraftwerk -- Trans-Europe Express
1977
What was sampled
Synth melody and rhythm
Sampled in
- 1982Afrika Bambaataa -- Planet Rock
Related sample eras
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