Simian Mobile Disco reveal the sources of their favourite sounds

Jas Shaw and James Ford celebrate the hidden world of twips, zongs and spring reverbsClick here for an exclusive stream of their new album Unpatterns808 Kick DrumThe Roland TR-808 is the classic drum machine.It was both hip-hop and house, it formed and invented a lot of club music. People recreate that sound to this day, but when you hear a real 808 doing it, you can still tell. It's an analogue machine, which means a new sound is generated every time it's played, every one is different. You can...

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