Everybody loves a 303.....

I found this nice little Roland TB-303 work out on youtube (posted by aszent), joined by the Roland TR-909, the house music producers favourite drum machine. Not my usual listening but anyone with a serious interest in dance music from the last 30 will be curious about these iconic machines. Originally the 303, released in 1982, was designed to accompany guitarists so they could step- program a bass line to play along with. During 1985 DJ Pierre from the group Phuture had got hold of one and started tweaking the controls during playback and discovered noises beyond what any guitarist had any use for. The first recording was named "Acid Tracks", with its name and sound forming a new genre of dance music. The Roland TB-303 had found new interest, soon becoming a sought-after piece of kit among house producers. Its original UK price, £238, with both the 303 and the 909 still hugely in demand, commanding about £1000 each on ebay.