Review: 808

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Apple Music subscribers got a treat this week when 808, a documentary on the Roland TR-808 Drum Machine, was made available on the service (viewable via iTunes). The Roland 808 started as a tool to accompany organ players but in the hands of early rap and dance music producers it became the sound responsible for launching myriad music movements during the past 30 years.

The documentary is narrated by Beats 1 DJ Zane Lowe  and features interviews with musical luminaries iike Afrikaa Bambataa (whose Planet Rock served as the blueprint for just what could be achieved with this tool turned instrument), The Beasti Boys, Rick Rubin, Fatboy Slim, New Order and a host of many others whose use of the 808 defined their careers, hit songs and various followers.

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Review: 808 HEX XL Bluetooth speaker

By Corey Herscu

Pardon my cynicism, but in terms of Bluetooth speakers, once you've reviewed one or two (or three) speakers, they all begin to sound the same, regardless of what is claimed to be different under the hood.

As we at CanadianReviewer have extensively played with speakers from heavyweights such as Logitech, Bose, and Sonos, we tend to be a bit pickier and look for more than just sound quality from the products we use.

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