On Sun, 3 Dec 1995, Derek Jordan wrote:
quoted 8 lines "Trainsotter alert !!! this track was the first known recording ever to> > > "Trainsotter alert !!! this track was the first known recording ever to
> > > utilize 808 and 303 and is hence the first ever "acid tack" !!!
> > > IT was written and recorded in 1983 as part of the CTI album and video
> > > project "Elemental 7" released on Doublevision in 1984.
>
> now, since I wrote that over the summer, I found out it "isn't" the first
> UNDERGROUND use of the 303, early progressive rock groups were using it
> as well, although I can't remember who...
I might want to clarify this--early '80's rock groups(other than the euro
synth pop groups) "sprinkled" filters of the 303 throughout their
music(let me do some research for actual groups...)
,
but in --underground-- music, I'd probably say early NY "electro boogie"
groups were some of the first to use it. Most were samples from
Atari/Commodore 6400 computer games, which I believe were using the same
TB transistors/chips for the game music on the cartridge.
(here's something for those who have nothing to do...take apart an old
Atari game cartridge, and fiddle around with the innards, see what you
come up with. Maybe design your own little TB model!)
Derek