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Jonzun Crew – “Ground Control”

I posted another track from this same record toward the end of last year, but this record is just too good to only post one track. “Ground Control” has a much different vibe than the anthemic “We Are the Jonzun Crew,” although it still has the Jonzun Crew‘s signature vocoded vocals. If you can find this record, buy it.

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Synthpop Sorcery: Yellow Magic Orchestra’s 1980 TV Performance is Pure Gold

May 30, 2024 No Comments

I could watch early Yellow Magic Orchestra videos all day. This live performance of “Technopolis” and “Rydeen” aired on Japan’s late-night music program “Yoru no

The Secret History of the Vocoder

July 24, 2019 No Comments

Great short produced by The New Yorker a few years back. If you like this, check out Dave Tompkins’ 2010 book How to Wreck a

Trans Am – I’ll Never

May 24, 2014 No Comments

From the new album, Volume X on Thrill Jockey.

Galactaron – “First Contact”

May 2, 2012 No Comments

Galactaron by Galactaron From: Minneapolis, Shanghai, SpaceAlbum: Galactaron (Interscope Digital Distribution – 2011)Genre(s): electronic, pop, vocoderRecommended if you like: vocodersWebsite: www.galactaron.comBuy: Bandcamp

MC Fosty & Lovin’ C – “Radio Activity Rapp”

March 21, 2012 No Comments

From: The West CoastAlbum: Radio Activity Rapp 12″ (Rappers Rapp Disco Co. – 1984)Genres: Old School, West Coast, Hip Hop, Vocoder, ElectroRecommended if you like:

Rockets – “On the Road Again”

November 17, 2011 No Comments

Synthy French disco from 1978. A great vocoder-heavy cover of the classic Canned Heat track of the same name.