808 - The Heart of the Beat That Changed Music documentary
- Original title
- 808 - The Heart of the Beat That Changed Music
- Year
- 2015
- Running time
- 107 min.
- Country
United Kingdom
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Damon Albarn
- Arthur Baker
- Phil Collins
- Afrika Bambaataa
- Chris Barbosa
- Rick Rubin
- Jellybean Benítez
- Richie Hawtin
- Fatboy Slim
- David Guetta
- Goldie
- Tiga Sontag
- Pharrell Williams
- Lil Jon
- Jimmy Jam
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- Cinematography
- Producer
- Co-production United Kingdom-United States-Japan-Finland-Belgium;
- Genre
- Documentary | Music Documentary
- Synopsis
- 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.
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