Roland TR-808

Records it appears on · 3

• Planet Rock

  Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force · Planet Rock (single), 1982

  • Drum machine · InstrumentVerifiedDrum machine chosen for the beats; a hired player copied the beat from Kraftwerk's "Numbers" and then the break from "Super Sperm".
• Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)

  Soul II Soul featuring Caron Wheeler · Club Classics Vol. One, 1989

  • Drums and beat · InstrumentVerifiedDrum machine brought in alongside a drum kit and DJ-played breakbeats for the track's beat, then sampled and mixed with them.
  • Bass line · InstrumentVerifiedIts bass drum was added to the bass line for extra low end.
• I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)

  Whitney Houston · Whitney, 1987

  • Drum machine and drums · InstrumentReportedTriggered by Walden during the live basic track.

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