Inspired classic beats on classic machines, Rob Ricketts has set out to provide a "how to guide" for recreating his favourite 808 beats.

Yellow Magic Orchestra's fluent J-pop turned cold with this dazzling electro rendition of member Ryuichi Sakamoto's 1978 hit 'Thousand Knives'. Serious psychedelia that pushed the sound of the group further out into the ether than any of their contemporaries could even imagine.