Eat Your Heart Out, Roger Troutman....
Author: Ink-Stained Wretch
Several decades before ZAPP ever hit the scene, there was a precursor to the Vocoder called the SONOVOX -- which became an instrument of high weirdness in the hands of musical whimsicalist Kay Kyser (of "Three Little Fishies in an Itty Bitty Poo" fame). Check out the "new miracle of electricity" in mp3 form here...
And read more about the SonoVox (with links to more examples) at the amazing blog Music For Maniacs, from which I blatantly stole this link.
i love that shit.
the link from the blog to http://www.kiddierecords.com/ looks cool too.
do you, feel like I do when I hear this or is it just the noise from theLudwig Van?