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Hannah Peel & Richard Norris chart a musical history through iconic instruments, with the 808 and Ableton in the spotlight. With Richie Hawtin, Jlin, Patten and more.

Hannah Peel & Richard Norris chart a musical history through iconic instruments, with the 808 and Ableton in the spotlight in this final episode.

The 808 drum machine is one of the most iconic instruments of all time. Richie Hawtin explains how the 808, alongside the 909, was instrumental to techno, his music as Plastikman, and throughout his career. And Jlin shows how the sounds of the 808 are found throughout her production, despite never having owned a machine.

Ableton is one of the leading music making software programmes on the planet. One of its creators, Gerhard Behles, explains how the freedom of 90s Berlin influenced the birth of the software. Diving deeper into music and computers, Holly Herndon and Marta Salogni remember using AI to make Holly’s album PROTO, and artist Patten discusses the inspiration and challenges of using text to audio AI to create his boundary pushing sounds.

From the Theremin to the MPC, the 808 to Ableton, Instrumental takes drum machines, samplers, synths, and software as a springboard to celebrate creativity in all its facets. Across the series hear from fellow musicians, creatives and instrument builders including Brian Eno, Carl Cox, Marta Salogni, Roger Linn, Jlin, Jacob Collier, Richie Hawtin, Andre Huang, Patten, The Mad Professor, Shiva Feshareki and more, on how people have been using, and misusing these tools to create new and wonderful music.

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Music Played

  • John Foxx

    Plaza

    • Metamatic.
    • Virgin.

  • Inner City

    Good Life

    • PARADISE.
    • 10 Records.

  • Plastikman

    Plasticity

    • Sheet One.
    • Nova Mute.

  • Jon Hopkins

    Neon Pattern Drum

    • Singularity.
    • Domino.

  • Jlin

    Erotic Heart

    • Dark Energy.

  • Jlin

    The Precision Of Infinity (feat. Philip Glass)

    • Akoma.
    • Planet Mu.

  • Beyond The Wizards Sleeve

    Diagram Girl

    • Phantasy.

  • Monolake

    Television Tower

  • Basic Channel

    Q1.1

    • Basic Channel.

  • Monolake

    Ice

  • Flying Lotus

    Getting There

    • Until The Quiet Comes.
    • Warp Records.

  • Max Cooper

    Perpetual Motion

    • Yearning For The Infinite.
    • Mesh.

  • Loraine James

    I DM U

    • Hyperdub.

  • Andrew Huang

    Heartbeat

    • Dust & Dewdrops.

  • Holly Herndon

    Canaan (Live Training)

    • PROTO.
    • 4AD.

  • Holly Herndon

    Evening Shades (Live Training)

    • PROTO.
    • 4AD.

  • patten

    Inhale

    • Mirage FM.
    • 555-5555.

  • patten

    Forever

  • patten

    Lightspeed

  • patten

    Nimzo

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  • Thu 5 Dec 2024 23:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 6 Music