With global recession imminent I feel an urge to hirkle and hunker down with some great vocoder music, although I'm not sure where to start. From its beginnings, who are the finest exponents?
― Tongham Hobbs, Thursday, 30 October 2008 17:55 (4 years ago) Permalink
vocoder top 25
― jordan s (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 30 October 2008 17:55 (4 years ago) Permalink
Wow. Uncanny, started only last week!
Reading thru, what no Walter/Wendy?
― Tongham Hobbs, Thursday, 30 October 2008 17:59 (4 years ago) Permalink
Why is everyone over there speaking in tongues?
― Moka, Thursday, 30 October 2008 20:24 (4 years ago) Permalink
robutt tongues
― dude, ALLLLL lighthouses are haunted. (PappaWheelie V), Thursday, 30 October 2008 20:54 (4 years ago) Permalink
http://120years.net/machines/vocoder/
― dude, ALLLLL lighthouses are haunted. (PappaWheelie V), Thursday, 30 October 2008 20:55 (4 years ago) Permalink
This is my favourite record with vocoder. It even has a vocoder ballad!
― Tuomas, Thursday, 30 October 2008 20:59 (4 years ago) Permalink
This one's quite good too.
― Tuomas, Thursday, 30 October 2008 21:00 (4 years ago) Permalink
King of the vocoder
― Siegbran, Thursday, 30 October 2008 21:09 (4 years ago) Permalink
― dude, ALLLLL lighthouses are haunted. (PappaWheelie V), Thursday, 30 October 2008 21:11 (4 years ago) Permalink
man parrish - heatstroke
― dan selzer, Thursday, 30 October 2008 21:46 (4 years ago) Permalink
Cynic - FocusOld - Formula
but nothing touches:
Klaatu's "Little Neutrino"
― Joe Pinot (rockapads), Thursday, 30 October 2008 21:48 (4 years ago) Permalink
"Pretty" Tony Butler.
― Josefa, Thursday, 30 October 2008 21:49 (4 years ago) Permalink
don't know if the talkbox use disqualifies Mr. Roger Troutman on technicality but at least deserves a nod of respect.
ryuichi sakamoto's "summer nerves" has some pretty delicious vocoding--same model herbie uses on "Sunlight" (and one of like 4-5 ever produced if i'm not mistaken)
where's startrekman when you need him, huh
― Bangelo, Thursday, 30 October 2008 22:15 (4 years ago) Permalink
I like it when folks do vocoder harmonies. Dynamix II does this really well.
Also, Maggotron is pretty great with the vocal effects, having the smurf-voice guy and the Darth-Vader voice guy do a kind of call-and-response (not sure if it's vocoder they are using though).
― Romeo Jones, Thursday, 30 October 2008 23:18 (4 years ago) Permalink
Stevie Wonder.
― Sven Hassel Schmuck, Thursday, 30 October 2008 23:24 (4 years ago) Permalink
Laurie Anderson
That track on the first Labradford album where they read the album credits.
― Hideous Lump, Friday, 31 October 2008 03:19 (4 years ago) Permalink
I like it when folks do vocoder harmonies. Dynamix II does this really well.Also, Maggotron is pretty great with the vocal effects, having the smurf-voice guy and the Darth-Vader voice guy do a kind of call-and-response (not sure if it's vocoder they are using though).― Romeo Jones, Thursday, October 30, 2008 7:18 PM (Yesterday) Bookmar
― Romeo Jones, Thursday, October 30, 2008 7:18 PM (Yesterday) Bookmar
Maggotron (aka DXJ) does use a vocoder. DXJ's aliases and catalog run deep and long. Probably the longest running in Miami.
Dynamix went through a number of incarnations between 1987 and now, so you really gotta figure out what you're after. This tune might be what most on this thread might be searching for once they wear out "Just Give the DJ a Break":
Dynamix II - Arrival Of Bass(check out those occasional Omar Santana edits in this version!)
The third in the Miami Electro bass vocoder trilogy is MC A.D.E., who's dark, DARK vocoder tone is many people's favorite.
How Much Can You Take
Da Train
― dude, ALLLLL lighthouses are haunted. (PappaWheelie V), Friday, 31 October 2008 05:16 (4 years ago) Permalink
uh, t-pain?
― Kevin Keller, Friday, 31 October 2008 05:17 (4 years ago) Permalink
t-pain uses (some say abuses) the auto-tune, no?
― dude, ALLLLL lighthouses are haunted. (PappaWheelie V), Friday, 31 October 2008 05:20 (4 years ago) Permalink
even he was calling it the Vocoder on the BET Hip-Hop awards. It's like do we give up and just let everybody called Autotune "vocoder" or do we act like pedantic music dorks and correct them every time it comes up? Of course you know what I'll say.
― dan selzer, Friday, 31 October 2008 06:11 (4 years ago) Permalink
"My Other Voice" by Sparks or "Moscow Discow" by Telex
― tea cake, Friday, 31 October 2008 08:13 (4 years ago) Permalink
I'm always psyched to hear good use of vocoder in metal. Thrones, Meshuggah, Voivod...
― Nate Carson, Friday, 31 October 2008 08:38 (4 years ago) Permalink
Autobahn, The Man-Machine - KraftwerkBehind the Mask, Technopolis - YMOThere's some nice vocoder work on Air's Moon Safari album.
― Former Golden Boy, Friday, 31 October 2008 09:20 (4 years ago) Permalink
"The Robots" is obvious, but otherwise it seems that the funk/electro scene has been better at using it than the synthpoppers. Great effect/instrument anyway (I have used it myself on a certain track too, you know...)
― Geir Hongro, Friday, 31 October 2008 09:36 (4 years ago) Permalink
Chris Morris.
Keep away from the guy with the funny eye.Keep away from the funny-eyed guy.
― Sven Hassel Schmuck, Friday, 31 October 2008 21:35 (4 years ago) Permalink
Keeping the Warp records link going, Plone did some amazing things on 'For Beginner Piano' before disappearing into obscurity.
― Sven Hassel Schmuck, Friday, 31 October 2008 22:03 (4 years ago) Permalink
Thanks for the recommendations.
Incidentally, why has no one has mentioned Wendy Carlos?
― Tongham Hobbs, Saturday, 1 November 2008 15:21 (4 years ago) Permalink
I don't know but Wendy Carlos is incredible. Still, my favourite of her stuff (Beauty In the Beast) isn't vocoder craziness. Clockwork Orange is a whirlwind of greatness though. My favourite thing about that movie by some difference.
― I know, right?, Saturday, 1 November 2008 16:26 (4 years ago) Permalink
http://www.imeem.com/exonsama/music/st8jaTwD/poni_hoax_hypercommunication_alter_ego_remix/
― willem, Saturday, 1 November 2008 18:28 (4 years ago) Permalink
No Schnauss, no cred.
― № 1 (libcrypt), Saturday, 1 November 2008 20:05 (4 years ago) Permalink
Easy Lee.
― what U cry 4 (jim), Saturday, 1 November 2008 20:07 (4 years ago) Permalink
... wall-to-wall vocoders... includes version of "On the Road Again", Canned Heat + Vocoders two of my favourite things!
― Hello, Good Evening and Expenses (Tom D.), Monday, 15 October 2012 12:47 (7 months ago) Permalink
can't believe Tuomas mentioned Jonzun Crew already. that was my mention. big up me instead.
― frogbs, Monday, 15 October 2012 13:39 (7 months ago) Permalink
Thought maybe revive was because somebody was reading How To Wreck A Nice Beach.
― Cosmic Fopp (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 15 October 2012 18:42 (7 months ago) Permalink
FUTURE obvs
― heiswagger (rennavate), Monday, 15 October 2012 19:31 (7 months ago) Permalink