Listening to the Music the Machines Make

The Electronic Pop Revolution 1978-1983

By: Richard Evans

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Hardcover | 19 April 2023

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528 Pages

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24.13 x 15.88 x 4.45

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Listening to the Music the Machines Make is the revolutionary story of electronic pop from 1978 to 1983, a true golden age of British music. This definitive account explores how krautrock, disco, glam rock and punk inspired a new generation to rip up the rulebook and venture toward a new frontier of electronic music - one that laid the foundations for Hip-Hop, house, techno and beyond. Including an extensive collection of archive images throughout, Richard Evanss kaleidoscopic narrative draws on years of research, a plethora of archive press materials and the input of key figures, including Vince Clarke (Depeche Mode, Yazoo, Erasure), Martyn Ware (The Human League, B.E.F., Heaven 17) and Daniel Miller (The Normal, Mute Records). From the gritty and experimental to the camp and theatrical, this book charts the careers and impact of electronic pops earliest innovators and luminaries, from Devo, The Normal, Telex and Cabaret Voltaire to Soft Cell, Gary Numan, OMD, Duran Duran, Depeche Mode.

Industry Reviews

'A comprehensive and highly readable overview of a once-future' - Mojo; 'A scroll of chronological, interwoven, but often disparate stories featuring every purveyor of synthpop you can possibly think of... a must-read' - Record Collector; 'Evans' meticulous research is synthesized into a lively and informative narrative that finally grants the genre the respect that it deserves.' - Classic Pop

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