Having spent the last couple of years without a Machinedrum, opting instead for the Octatrack, Analog Four and other bits and pieces, I have to say, it’s great to be back… To me, this is the machine that really made me fall in love with making music, it was the first piece of hardware I ever bought and I can’t believe I ever thought I could do without it… I don’t care that it doesn’t have micro timing or that it’s not analog - I love the robotic sound of the sequencer and the way it sounds - so sharp, metallic and punchy. I even love using the TM-1 and C6, a much more careful process that makes you really think about each and every sample. Don’t even get me started on the aesthetics, what a beautiful machine… It looks like it was made 50 years in the future.
In my opinion, the Machinedrum has never sounded so fresh- it’s not an 808, it’s not a 909, it’s a Machinedrum and that’s a fine thing in the age of the analog revival!