Sound Behind the Song Archives

Mike Sparks March 3, 2021

“Acid Tracks” spread like wildfire from Chicago across the globe. Learn how the TB-303 gave birth to a smiling generation of clubbers.

Ari Rosenschein March 3, 2021

Josh Wink honed his craft in Philly warehouses. From raves to radio, his TB-303 anthem “A Higher State of Consciousness” became a classic.

Arielle Silver February 17, 2021

“Caribbean Blue” by Enya is a tapestry of layered vocals over a bed of JUNO-60 pads. Its sounds evoke the pull of nature on the human psyche.

Benjamin Heywood February 17, 2021

With a JUNO-60 and an army of Roland samplers, Animal Collective created an unforgettable melodic kaleidoscope: “My Girls.”

Mike Sparks February 17, 2021

“Blue Drive” moves like a meditative improvisation, with no calculated beginning or end. Oneohtrix Point Never guides us using the JUNO-60.

Kat Bein February 17, 2021

Talk about ’80s music, and a-ha’s era-defining hit single “Take On Me” comes to mind. Get the story of this classic and the JUNO-60’s role.

Alexander Dias February 17, 2021

Starkly beautiful, “Can You Feel It” is an iconic piece of 20th-century dance music. Mr. Fingers created it solely on the JUNO-60 and TR-909.

Joseph Schafer October 1, 2020

“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.

Alexander Dias October 1, 2020

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.

Alexander Dias October 1, 2020

Detroit’s enigmatic duo Drexciya submerged themselves in Afrofuturist myth. “Rublicks Cube” is a transcendent TR-606 classic.