Oli Freke, author of Synthesizer Evolution, has announced two new books in the series, "Vintage Synths" & "Drum Machines and Samplers".
Details on each follow.
Oli Freke, ‘Vintage Synths’
Following on from his 2021 book, Synthesizer Evolution: From Analogue to Digital (and Back), Oli Freke returns with a Synthesizer Evolution A6 zine series.
The invention of the synthesizer in the 1960s changed musical culture and music production forever, giving musicians whole new worlds of sound to play with. Vintage Synths celebrates that invention and its subsequent history by picking out 46 of the most influential, important or most interesting synths from 1939 – 1998. They each represent the introduction of a new technology, had particular impact, or maybe even formed the basis of entirely new genres.
Explore the most legendary synthesizers ever created, including the Minimoog, ARP 2600, Yamaha DX7, Roland Jupiter 8 and more, with detailed descriptions and the stories behind their development.
Buy from Velocity Press. £4, Shipping Internationally.
Oli Freke, ‘Drum Machines and Samplers’
Drum machines and samplers have something of a shared history and this zine celebrates their invention by picking out 46 of the most influential, important or most interesting from 1949 – 1996. Explore the most legendary drum machines and samplers ever created, including the Roland TR-808, Roland TR-909, Akai S1000, Fairlight CMI, Akai MPC60 and more, with detailed descriptions and the stories behind their development.
Buy from Velocity Press. £4, Shipping Internationally
This looks nice and is inexpensive. There is not much info on the Velocity Press site where it is sold. Is there another link where we could see what the pages look like inside - an example of a page? Also, the pic above is blue but the details on the site say it’s black & white. What colors are the books?
ReplyDeleteTime for everyone to get their Freke on.
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