Roland TR-909

Records it appears on · 5

• Pacific State

  808 State · Quadrastate, 1989

  • Drum machine · InstrumentVerifiedSupplied the drums, with a distinctive clap pattern, and its internal sequencer gave the swing feel; the kalimba-like B section was sampled from it.
• Sandstorm

  Darude · Before the Storm, 1999

  • Drums · InstrumentVerifiedHardware 909 supplied the kick and the open and closed hi-hats, replicating the patterns from his ReBirth demo.
• Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?

  Moby · Play, 1999

  • Drum programming · InstrumentReportedUsed to programme the main drum part, added after the piano chords.
• No Jacket Required

  Phil Collins · Album, 1985

  • Drums and drum machines · InstrumentVerifiedCollins says that on one track of the album sessions the 909 starts the song, with real drums then fed in playing the same part.
• 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.

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