In celebration of 909 day (the 9th of September) I have put together a non-stop mix of songs that feature the Roland TR-909 drum machine. This mix isn't solely Electro music and it highlights the flexibility of the machine within the context of genres like Hip Hop, Pop, Electro, Industrial, IDM, House, Techno and more.
The Roland TR-909 Rhythm Composer is a drum machine introduced by the Roland Corporation in 1983. It was the first Roland drum machine to use samples and MIDI. Though it was a commercial failure, the 909 went on to become influential in the development of many forms of Electronic music.
This mix was published for the @DarkScienceElectro program which is an Electro music podcast/blog that publishes daily on Facebook and Soundcloud. The artwork that represents the mix is by https://www.redbubble.com/people/straight-ahead
Mr. Velcro Fastener - Electric Appliances
Drexciya - Black Sea
Rude 66 - My 909
Anthony Rother - Die Macht
Glass Domain - Interlock
Daft Punk - Revolution 909
Jeff Mills - See This Way
John Tejada - Stabilizer
Technotronic - Pump Up The Jam
Skinny Puppy - Smothered Hope
Madonna - Vogue
Mantronix - Bassline
Schoolly D - P.S.K. What Does It Mean?
Ice-T - Squeeze The Trigger
T La Rock - Back To Burn
CN - Salvage Vessel
Underground Resistance - Base Camp Alpha 808
AFX - I'm Self Employed
