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Re: OT: Vocoder
Excellent..!! My Grandfather worked for Bell Labs and was involved
with the original "Voder"
>I'm not sure if this book has been previously mentioned or discussed
>on LD, but if not then I highly REVcommend getting a copy of and
>reading 'How To Wreck A Nice Beach'!
>(2010. Dave Tompkins. A former columnist for The Wire.)
>
>This book is INCREDIBLE as is also the LONG and convoluted history
>of the vocoder, the earliest origins of which go as far back as
>*1928*! And, a later form of the vocoder was something that
>contributed to helping defeat the nazis in WWII ! I had great
>difficulty in putting this book down to go to bed etc because it was
>SO interesting (and very entertaining!)
>that I just wanted to read, and read, and KEEP reading! It is
>really THAT GOOD! And, where else can ya find Kraftwerk / Florian
>Schneider, Sun Ra, Wendy Carlos, Whodini, Afrika Bambataa, Holger
>Czukay, and MANY MORE all under the same roof!? And, is a very
>worthy addition to just about any musician's / music lover's / etc
>library.
>Beautifully published hardback with also a lot of great photos and
>images! Enjoy!
>
>Cheers,
>Rev. Fever
>Portland,OR
>http://www,spiritone.com/~rvfever
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