BBC Radio 1 Stories Roland TR 808 TR 909 TB 303 Documentary

Roland s genredefining trio of sound boxes the TR808, TR909 and TB303 are now the subject of a documentary thanks to BBC Radio 1. Arguably as important to the evolution of dance music as designer drugs and poor fashion choices, these humble toys formed the backbone of rap in the 80s (and now again in 2013) and were irrefutably integral to the development of techno and house, with the acid house subgenre being entirely based around the sound of the TB303s characteristic squelch. Radio 1s