
Kanye constructed the songs using a classic Roland TR-808 drum machine, and the results are a pleasant shock: stark, spacey tracks, which owe far more to Eighties electro and synth pop than anything on hip-hop radio. 808s & Heartbreak (LP) Kanye West Currently Unavailable. Kanye constructed the songs using a classic Roland TR-808 drum machine, and the results are a pleasant shock: stark, spacey tracks, which owe far more to Eighties electro and synth pop than anything on hip-hop radio."Sonically, West pushes the envelope by relying on the drum machine from which the album takes its title, as well as the ever-popular vocoder.", "His lyrics he tempers with humour, and these enormous tracks, built like New Orleans blues-like dirges, have the soft touches of piano and chords given the full sustain.", 4 stars out of 5 - "808S AND HEARTBREAKS' bravery makes it feels honest.It is his most fascinating, and bewildering, record to date.", 4 stars out of 5 - "A chunk of emotional permafrost - a beautiful soundtrack for a long, harsh winter.He's found a way to turn numbness into art.", "His flair for wordplay remains gratifyingly intact.He offers this glimpse of the soul beneath the swagger, and we like him better for it." - Grade: A-, "Given the reduced palette with which Kanye is working, it's amazing there is such a spectrum of styles and influences covered.", 3.5 stars out of 5 - "Thankfully, there are those 808s. Kanye West: Executive Producer Larry Gold: String Arrangement, String Conductor Jim Gilstrap: Vocals J.

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"Sonically, West pushes the envelope by relying on the drum machine from which the album takes its title, as well as the ever-popular vocoder.", "His lyrics he tempers with humour, and these enormous tracks, built like New Orleans blues-like dirges, have the soft touches of piano and chords given the full sustain.", 4 stars out of 5 - "808S AND HEARTBREAKS' bravery makes it feels honest.It is his most fascinating, and bewildering, record to date.", 4 stars out of 5 - "A chunk of emotional permafrost - a beautiful soundtrack for a long, harsh winter.He's found a way to turn numbness into art.", "His flair for wordplay remains gratifyingly intact.He offers this glimpse of the soul beneath the swagger, and we like him better for it." - Grade: A-, "Given the reduced palette with which Kanye is working, it's amazing there is such a spectrum of styles and influences covered.", 3.5 stars out of 5 - "Thankfully, there are those 808s.
