We power up the revolutionary Roland TR-909 and its origins in electronic music culture. Featuring stories and music by Jeff Mills, Orbital, Portion Control, Skinny Puppy, and Underground Resistance.

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Ari Rosenschein (2020). "Dave Ogilvie on Skinny Puppy and the TR-909" https://articles.roland.com/dave-ogilvie-skinny-puppy-tr-909/ 

Ari Rosenschein (2025). “Underground Resistance, Submerge, and the Detroit Way” https://articles.roland.com/the-detroit-way/ 

Dave Jenkins (2019). “Roland TR-909: The history of the influential drum machine.”https://djmag.com/content/rolands-iconic-tr-909-we-chart-history-influential-drum-machine 

Mutha FM (2019). “The Iconic Roland 909 History” https://muthafm.com/the-iconic-roland-tr-909-the-history-of-the-influential-drum-machine/ 

Roland Channel (2019). Jeff Mills and the Roland TR-909 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peJDDtGH3yY 

Roland Channel (2024). "Somewhere in Detroit": Underground Resistance, Submerge, Techno and the Detroit Way https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ErxKvL_zzU 

Roland Channel (2017). Roland Boutique Paul Hartnoll interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peJDDtGH3yY 

Submerge Website https://submerge.com/ 

Tormentor Radio Show (2025). #13: Portion Control https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwZlS_HxUjE 

Waveshaper TV (2012). cEvin Key, Skinny Puppy Ep. 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hk3yUzlyjyg

LastFM: Portion Control https://www.last.fm/music/Portion+Control

LastFM: Skinny Puppy https://www.last.fm/music/Skinny+Puppy/+wiki 

LastFM: Orbital https://www.last.fm/music/Orbital

LastFM: https://www.last.fm/music/Underground+Resistance