A review by tubegeek
How to Wreck a Nice Beach: The Vocoder from World War II to Hip-Hop, The Machine Speaks by Dave Tompkins

5.0

An ambitious, wide-ranging dive through the military-industrial-funk-hip-hop complex. Which I didn't know was a thing, and I suppose it's not, but this book makes a case that it sorta is. Combines tech and zeitgeist in a fresh, unexpected, and freewheeling manner. A lot of fun. I can't say I was able to predict what was coming in the next ten pages at any point, and the constant surprises were amusing and informative and outrageous more often (MUCH more often) than not.

Oddball outsider nonfiction. Great stuff.