Vocation: Vocoder - The Ultimate Vocoder List

Welcome to my ultimate vocoder list - Vocation: Vocoder

A comprehensive and exhaustive list I am, with the help of a few friends, trying to make this the most definitive vocoder resource list of all time. When I set out to compile this list never ever did I expect to get to a total of 3,148 records and counting. So for those of you that view this list, it's a very handy resource to discover all those vocoder related tunes that you might not have heard or discovered yet. But be sure to give yourself a good few hours to spare - it's highly addictive!

Here you'll find all old school & new school 7" / 12" / EP / LP / CD vocoder tunes in all the following dance music genres: Italo-Disco, Electro, Electro Funk, Electro Rap, Detroit Techno, Boogie, Latin Freestyle, Disco, Funk, New Beat, House, Miami Bass, Rap, Synth-Pop, HI-NRG, Jazz, Hip-Hop, Pop, Soundtracks, Ambient, Electronica and - dare I say it - even Heavy Metal !!! The years covered are 1977 - 2021.

And yes, before anyone begins to wonder, I'll also let the talkbox in. The same goes for pitch-shift vocals, Speak 'n' Spell speech and all other kinds of robot voices/effects. Auto-tune related stuff will definitely NOT be added, however.

Now answer the following questions to see if you qualify as a vocoder freak: Do you love the vocoder? Do you have an unhealthy affinity towards robots? Do you have a big blow-up poster of the famous Roland TR 808 hanging on your wall? Do you think space is the place? Love all things Sci-Fi? Do you know all things vocoder related - even vocoder featured in '80s cartoons, computer games and TV adverts? Have you read Dave Tompkins' How To Wreck A Nice Beach? Have mad love for the year 1984? If you can answer "yes" to most of these questions, then you'll almost certainly be a vocoder freak, and you'll definitely be in vocoder heaven reading this (rather large) list!

I'll keep on adding to the list as and when I / my friends happen to think of them. Notice a record that is not currently on the list that you think should belong there? Be sure to let me know and I'll add it ASAP. I usually update the list at least a few times a month, so I would recommend checking back to check for regular updates. Feedback is always welcomed and appreciated, please feel free to get in touch.

Respect to all vocoder freaks.

Leon (aka 'justice808' & 'funk_wid_it')

Finally, a big shout out to all of the following: Bakema-NL, blowie (Colin), Bokkiebeh (Miquel), broose, dmp, EJ808 (Seb), encarnita (Fab), FunkCollector, heiniholzbein, Kai-Q, kme-213, MC ZROCK (Ingo), mixer167, moogacid, point (Christian), piano, theelectronicfriend, Tommy Koi and wulfgang (boggietroid). Many thanks for all your help, additional input and recommendations.

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Records not yet listed on Discogs:-

1.Dallas Street Band - 'Party Rock' (?) 198?
2.The Egyptian Lover - 'Instrumentals and Demos Vol 1 & 2' () 2017
3. The Fabulous Diamonds - You're Everything To Me (LINIC Records 7") 198?
4.'Galaxy High Cartoon Theme' (?) 1984 :) ;) :D

Hopefully, someone will be able to add any / all of these to the database asap.