The Roland 808 is so influential to the history of Techno music. I love the story that it was so cheap and undesired due to it's unrealistic drum sounds, but due to the creativity and innovation of the people that used it it's popularity skyrocketed. The visuals are amazing and so quintessentially 80s. I read that a few of the first computers were coming out at this time, and so culturally the 808 just seemed to fit in because of it's futuristic sound. It's definitely a great source of inspiration for design aesthetics. I began seeing a lot of synth-pop-esque visuals which I want to avoid, but I think that the simple grids/ technical illustrations/ shapes are amazing.
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