Roland TR-909
Songs that use the classic 909 drum machine. Just about every house/techno/dance record from the late 80s, 1990s, and the early-to-mid 2000s used this machine.
Putting the "non-dance" tracks in the front of the list as not many hip hop, downtempo, R&B, or rock tracks used the 909 (not counting dance remixes of certain songs). At page 5 (showing 25 tracks at a time) is where all the club/house/techno/etc records from 1985 onward start to kick in.
TV/Movie/Video Game themes & music that used the 909 but aren't on discogs
- Bill Nye the Science Guy (1993-1998 tv show)
- Booker T's theme from WCW and WWE (can you dig it sucka!)
- American Idol (2002-present reality show)
- Koopaling boss battle in New Super Mario Bros Wii (2009) & NSMBU theme in Super Mario Maker 1 & 2 (2014, 2019)
Putting the "non-dance" tracks in the front of the list as not many hip hop, downtempo, R&B, or rock tracks used the 909 (not counting dance remixes of certain songs). At page 5 (showing 25 tracks at a time) is where all the club/house/techno/etc records from 1985 onward start to kick in.
TV/Movie/Video Game themes & music that used the 909 but aren't on discogs
- Bill Nye the Science Guy (1993-1998 tv show)
- Booker T's theme from WCW and WWE (can you dig it sucka!)
- American Idol (2002-present reality show)
- Koopaling boss battle in New Super Mario Bros Wii (2009) & NSMBU theme in Super Mario Maker 1 & 2 (2014, 2019)
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