LISTENING TO THE MUSIC THE MACHINES MAKE: INVENTING ELECTRONIC POP 1978-1983
RICHARD EVANS
OMNIBUS PRESS
★★★★
Four decades on from synth-pop’s absolute zenith, the genre is finally getting some long overdue credit thanks to authors such as Richard Evans. Listening To The Music The Machines Make, a lyric from Ultravox’s Just For A Moment and tongue-in-cheek reference to the dismissive criticism levelled at electronic music for decades, finally elevates it to be held in a similar reverence to its acoustic counterparts. Why is a musician playing a guitar held in higher regard than one with a synth? This book attempts to find out.