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“Closer” by Nine Inch Nails is built around a densely layered groove featuring the TR-606. The edgy track achieved great chart success for the band.
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Mr. Oizo’s “Flat Beat” was an infectious song written for a Levi’s® ad starring an orange puppet named Flat Eric. At its heart was the TR-606.
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