Of late, it has been impossible to escape the wrath of the 808. Whether you're listening to anything from juke (in all its many recent forms), to beats, to bass, or to house the machine stands foreground.
Girrafage's 'With You' exemplifies the versatille use of the mighty 808. 'With You' features de riguer rolling snares and rim hits, sparkling pads, queasy chords, all spiced with a hip-hop flavour.
On a similar level comes 'April O'Neil' from Portland beatmaker Graintable. While also exemplifying stuttering drum programming, the tune is far more indebted to hip-hop (as shown in the half-step breakdown), and features chopped soul 'ooh's that perfectly evoke nostalgia.
Both mandatory listening for a blissed out summer's day in the park.
Canadian producers Prison Garde and Eames, who have each been rocking their respective 808s in their own right, have combined and, as of last week, released a free LP through 'FACT Magazine'. 'The Bricks LP' could suffice as a book of swatches for 808 club music from deep house, to tech house, to dubstep and a few shades in between.
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