‘Ey ey ba day ba wadladie day’ The opening lyrics to SL2’s ‘On A Ragga Tip’ immediately come up when you type its title into...
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Reviving the TR-909 & TB-303
Roland have just announced the all new Aira range and as everyone expected there is a shout back to some of the original Roland synths and Drum machines that have help to shape dance music culture for over 20 years.
The official software versions are part of Roland’s subscription Cloud service...
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The series of products are based around some classic Roland kit
Roland have announced a series of new products based around the Juno-60, classic MC-303 and Jupiter synths. The new 'DAW-less groovebox' takes its name from...
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The link-up was announced on Roland 808 Day...
A new Roland-inspired beer called the BR-808 will soon be available.
The 7% IPA was announced earlier this week on what is annually recognised as...
In a world exclusive direct from Japan, we get a first look at Vestax’s new TR-1 USB controller.
Hiroshi Watanabe (aka Kompakt producer Kaito) isn't a name that springs to mind when thinking of DJ pioneers, but Watanabe San has been making a...
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LA-based producer Principleasure shared multi-samples from his analogue-heavy studio
Download over 1GB of free analogue synth and drum machine samples here. They were uploaded by Principleasure, an LA-based producer whose studio features a...
The film charts the massively influential Roland TR-808 drum machine’s history...
808 is a documentary that charts the history of the massively influential Roland TR-808 drum machine, featuring contributions from Diplo, New Order, Pharrell, Rick Rubin...
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Lifting the vocals from Jah Screechy’s reggae standard 'Walk & Skank’, SL2’s‘On A Ragga Tip’ surfed the hardcore rave wave at the turn of the 1990s before crossing over to bring breakbeats and bass into the pop charts. The track has transcended genres and styles to stand alone as an enduring dance classic. Joe Roberts calls up Slipmatt, aka Matt Nelson — the ’S’ in SL2 — to learn its story
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Among the items available are 88 bomber jackets, priced at $808 each
Roland has launched a limited edition run of merch to mark this year's 808 Day, which took place on August 8th.
Among the items for...
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The new microsite documents the creation of some of electronic music’s most iconic kit
Roland will turn 50 years old in 2022 and to celebrate they’ve launched a new website, covering the development and emergence of some of their...
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This new 808 clone sounds awesome...
Behringer have shared a video previewing their new clone of Roland’s classic drum machine, the TR-808.
Yesterday, the Swiss music tech brand announced the BD-808...
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The second part of Point Blank’s new series explores how you can replicate those classic house sounds using modern techniques.
In their brand new Style...
New TR sample packs from Goldbaby
Roland beat box junkies can get their hands on two new sets of sample packs straight from the hands of the analogue purist Goldbaby. The...
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James Wiltshire is a true master of his craft. Having spent the past two decades mixing, engineering, remixing and producing huge artists like Kylie and...
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For this edition of Point Blank’s Friday Forum Live, they were joined by Cristian Varela, a global DJ and producer, to showcase some live DJ...