The Beat that Changed Hip-Hop
By Abra Clawson and Lindsay Chaplin
The Roland TR-808’s interface is easy to use, as it has color-coded dials and buttons.
The genres of Hip-Hop, House, Techno, and R&B were changed forever because of the machine.
Arthur Baker, Producer of Planet Rock
Matt Black, from the British duo Coldcut
Additionally, the full videos we pulled interviews from can be found at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCJReSDmqkg
and
http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2012/04/27/the-history-of-the-roland-tr-808/
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I really liked the creativity that you guys pulled into this podcast, and I think this has a lot to do with the way you organized it, your enthusiasm when you speak, the music that is played in the background while you talk, and the clips of the person’s voice when you refer to a quote. I think the connection you made between the wind in the rainforest and the drone sound of the drum was a really valuable comment and a cool way to look at the TR-808, especially as a cultural artifact. It was also interesting to learn about the TR-808 because I didn’t know what it was before this, and I didn’t realize it was so vital to the hip hop sound, though it probably played a dominant role in some of the music I listen to.
The music in the background made this super easy to listen to. Also Marvin Gaye is dope so like… go you guys. Also the connections made between the drone of music and the drone of wind in the rain forrest was super cool. The speaking is very clear and sounds rehearsed and well annunciated.
I really like how you had the music in the background of your podcast while you were talking! It made it very upbeat and easy to listen to. Like Emily said, I like how you added the examples of the rainforest after you mentioned it. It flowed very nicely. Your podcast sounded like a news segment and I thought that that was very cool. Overall, it was very informative and enjoyable to listen to!
This was incredible! The podcast was very intriguing from the start. Your intro hooked me in, and I really like how you included music playing in the background as your spoke. Also transitions from the man-made sounds to nature sounds were great. For example, at one point your podcast was talking about the connection from the beat in hip-hop to the sounds of the rainforest. It was helpful that you actually included a clip of the rainforest after you explained your connection! Great job, and I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this.