909 SESSIONS

When it comes to legendary names among drum machines, Roland stand firmly at the top, having created a number of seminal beatboxes that have pounded their way into our collective consciousness over the years thanks to the innumerable hit tracks in which they’ve appeared. From the delicate pitter-patter of the CR-78 that opens Phil Collins’ 'In the Air Tonight' to the shutter-shaking TR-808 kick that rumbled through Afrika Bambaataa and the Soulsonic Force’s 'Planet Rock', these machines have shaped the soundtracks of the last four decades.

And though the 808 is the one drum machine everyone can name-check, it was