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The aural textures of the album lean heavily on the use of drum machines and synths, showcasing the artist's desire to play with the popular tools of the trade at that time.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 28 June 2025
Drummer Greg Errico had gotten fed up with the discord within the group and left earlier in ’71 midway through the Riot recording; rather than immediately replace him with a new stickman, Stone decided to fill out the remaining tracks with the rudimentary early drum machine and its genre presets.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 13 June 2025
Hay was fiddling with the drum machine and keyboard.
—Kate Knibbs, Wired News, 20 May 2025
Breland also noted that the genre has expanded from just doing things like adding trap music-friendly sounds from Roland TR-808 drum machines.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 28 June 2025
Drummer Greg Errico had gotten fed up with the discord within the group and left earlier in ’71 midway through the Riot recording; rather than immediately replace him with a new stickman, Stone decided to fill out the remaining tracks with the rudimentary early drum machine and its genre presets.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 13 June 2025
Hay was fiddling with the drum machine and keyboard.
—Kate Knibbs, Wired News, 20 May 2025
Breland also noted that the genre has expanded from just doing things like adding trap music-friendly sounds from Roland TR-808 drum machines.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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“Drum machine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drum%20machine. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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