Editing Roland TR-808 (section)

=== Electronic music ===
In 1980, [[Ryuichi Sakamoto]]'s electronic track "Riot in Lagos" from the album ''[[B-2 Unit]]'' introduced the 808 to clubs. According to [[Mary Anne Hobbs]] of [[BBC Radio 6 Music]], it demonstrated a new type of "[[Electronic body music|body music]]" that "foretold the future" of music.<ref name="BBC">{{cite web |last1=Hobbs |first1=Mary Anne |author1-link=Mary Anne Hobbs |title=In praise of the 808 - 8 essential tracks to celebrate the drum machine that changed the world |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4vxylVTKQrw6Hl8kgNrFv61/in-praise-of-the-808-8-essential-tracks-to-celebrate-the-drum-machine-that-changed-the-world |website=[[BBC Radio 6 Music]] |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=9 December 2020 |access-date=3 March 2025}}</ref> In 1982, [[Afrika Bambaataa]] and the [[Soulsonic Force]] released their single "[[Planet Rock (song)|Planet Rock]]", which used the 808 to create "strange, futuristic" percussion that was popular in clubs.<ref name="Beaumont-Thomas-2014-2">{{Cite news |last=Beaumont-Thomas |first=Ben |date=14 February 2014 |title=Roland launch new versions of the iconic 808, 909 and 303 instruments |language=en |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/feb/14/roland-launch-new-instruments-808-909-303 |access-date=16 January 2016 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> The track influenced the development of electronic and hip-hop music<ref name="Hawking-2014" /> and subgenres including [[Miami bass]] and [[Detroit techno]], and popularized the 808 as a "fundamental element of futuristic sound".<ref name="Anderson-2008" /> According to ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]'', "Planet Rock" "didn't so much put the 808 on the map so much as reorient an entire world of [[post-disco]] dance music around it".<ref name="Hamilton-2016" />

The British electronic group [[808 State]] took its name from the 808 and used it extensively.<ref name="Fact-2014" /> 808 State's [[Graham Massey]] said: "The Roland gear began to be a kind of [[Esperanto]] in music. The whole world began to be less separated through this technology, and there was a classiness to it—you could transcend your provincial music with this equipment."<ref name="Beaumont-Thomas-2014" /> With the rise of [[Rave|rave culture]], a precursor to [[acid house]], the 808 became a staple sound on British radio.<ref name="Anderson-2008" /> In the early 90s, the Japanese composer [[Yuzo Koshiro]] incorporated samples of the 808 in his soundtracks for the ''[[Streets of Rage]]'' games.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dwyer |first=Nick |date=25 September 2014 |title=Interview: Streets of Rage Composer Yuzo Koshiro |url=https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2014/09/yuzo-koshiro-interview |access-date=2024-01-20 |website=[[Red Bull Music Academy]] |language=en}}</ref>