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post #1 of 16
3/5/11 at 9:21am
Thread Starter 
I always get the same thrill when listening to Theatre of Tragedy - Assembly. Particularly the song Motion at the end. The same happens with Mike Oldfield's Five Miles Out. I seem to have a weak spot at vocoder'd vocals. redface.gif

What albums there are that sport a healthy dose of vocoders?
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post #2 of 16
3/5/11 at 2:56pm

First thing that comes to mind would be The Man Machine by Kraftwerk... a must have album, vocoder or otherwise. Might sound a bit dated these days but it's a classic album.

 

Another classic song comes to mind that features the vocoder is "O Superman" by performance artist Laurie Anderson. It's a 8-minute minimalist performance art exercise that unexpectedly became a huge hit in 1981.

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post #3 of 16
3/5/11 at 4:43pm

Neil Young - Trans

 

 

maybe doesn't qualify as a great album, but there are a couple killer tunes -  "Transformer Man", and "Sample and Hold"...


Edited by TheWuss - 3/5/11 at 4:45pm
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post #4 of 16
3/6/11 at 1:12am
Thread Starter 
Ow man. Forgot about Kraftwerks pioneer status. Although I haven't heard the Robots before. Robots is such a classy presentation on the subject smily_headphones1.gif
Laurie Anderson sounds excellent as well. Oh god, so many good records to find. All these three songs sounded particularly excellent. Can be because of my good mood or it's the vocoder. biggrin.gif Thank you.
Keep them coming!
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post #5 of 16
3/7/11 at 7:19am
Thread Starter 
I almost forgot to show my "reference" song, what I thought of when starting this thread. Beautiful song with the vocoder!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-EdGnoZUpI (Theatre of Tragedy - Motion)

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Edited by progo - 3/7/11 at 7:22am
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post #6 of 16
3/8/11 at 8:00pm
Daft punk - Discovery
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post #7 of 16
3/9/11 at 10:22am

If you are into metal (and given that you like ToT, I assume so) you would probably like Cynic - Focus. It's a classic. And a masterpìece.

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post #8 of 16
3/10/11 at 7:29am
Thread Starter 
Thank you smily_headphones1.gif
I'm not into all metal, but ABSOLUTELY if there's a vocoder present! biggrin.gif
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post #9 of 16
3/14/11 at 1:17pm

Eiffel 65 - Europop

 

All Vocoder, all the time.

 

And I second the Daft Punk - Discovery recommendation.

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post #10 of 16
3/14/11 at 11:47pm
Try ELO's "Mr. Blue Sky."

A little cheesy, but I can't help but love that song.
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post #11 of 16
3/16/11 at 10:24am
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Thanks for your suggestions. redface.gif
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post #12 of 16
3/16/11 at 10:53am

"Sexy Boy" - Air

 

"I Wanna Be Your Man" - Zapp & Roger

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post #13 of 16
3/16/11 at 2:33pm

geno jordan - peachtree freak (peachtree street part III)

 

phil collins - in the air tonight

 

add n to x - king wasp

 

dieter moebius & conny plank - miss cacadou

 

herbie hancock - tell everybody

 

afrika bambaata - bambaata's theme

 

keith sweat - how deep is your love

 

jocelyn brown - somebody else's guy

 

afrika bambaata - looking for the perfect beat

 

new order - bizarre love triangle

 

boards of canada - in a beautiful place out in the country

 

n.w.a. - panic zone

 

cabaret voltaire - colours (club mix)

 

etc etc etc

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post #14 of 16
3/16/11 at 5:00pm

Listen to the 'Boards of Canada' recommendation below. So good.
 

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Originally Posted by melomaniac View Post

geno jordan - peachtree freak (peachtree street part III)

 

phil collins - in the air tonight

 

add n to x - king wasp

 

dieter moebius & conny plank - miss cacadou

 

herbie hancock - tell everybody

 

afrika bambaata - bambaata's theme

 

keith sweat - how deep is your love

 

jocelyn brown - somebody else's guy

 

afrika bambaata - looking for the perfect beat

 

new order - bizarre love triangle

 

boards of canada - in a beautiful place out in the country

 

n.w.a. - panic zone

 

cabaret voltaire - colours (club mix)

 

etc etc etc



 

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post #15 of 16
3/18/11 at 7:59pm

The Red Line by Trans Am

 

I Want it All:

 

 

 

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