Movement MCS Percussion Computer Mk. I

The '''Movement MCS Percussion Computer Mk. I''' was an electronic sample-based percussion computer released by Movement Computer Systems in 1981. It was one of the earliest drum machines on the market to include sampled drums (amongst which was the Linn LM-1), also augmented with a graphics display. The drum machine itself was used by the likes of Vince Clarke, David A. Stewart of Eurythmics and Tom Bailey of Thompson Twins.

Phil Collins had owned a Movement Mk.1 computer, which he used to write and record the Hello, I Must Be Going album in 1982. He referred to it as the "English version of the Linn" drum machine. Percussion sounds from the Movement can be heard in "I Don't Care Anymore" and "Do You Know, Do You Care?". Otherwise, all the drum machine parts have been removed and replaced on the final record either with real drums or percussion.

In Spring 1983, Collins switched to the updated version, the Movement MCS Percussion Computer Mk. II.

Quotes on the Movement
"'I've got an English machine called the Movement, which is like the English Linn. I've got the original model [the Mk. I], but six months ago they promised me the new one [the Mk. II] in a week. I'm 'top of this list', supposedly. It's for a person who's not very good with manuals, which I'm not. It makes it very easy. 'First you do this'. Right. 'Then you do that.' You call it a name. You set how many beats to the bar you want and it makes it simpler. It just comes up on the screen like a computer. They've remodeled that and they're waiting for the parts from Japan. I've made my own little [drum sound] chips, so I've got my own 'In The Air'/'Intruder' sound on my own chips, which will be in this newer machine later on.'"