Recombo DNA: The Story of Devo, or How the 60s Became the 80s by Smith, Kevin C.
Recombo DNA: The Story of Devo, or How the 60s Became the 80s by Smith, Kevin C.

Recombo DNA: The Story of Devo, or How the 60s Became the 80s

Devo may have become synonymous with the crass commercialism of 80s new wave, but many of their...
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Recombo DNA: The Story of Devo, or How the 60s Became the 80s by Smith, Kevin C.

Recombo DNA: The Story of Devo, or How the 60s Became the 80s

$45.18
Recombo DNA: The Story of Devo, or How the 60s Became the 80s by Smith, Kevin C.

Recombo DNA: The Story of Devo, or How the 60s Became the 80s

$45.18
Author: Kevin C. Smith
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description

Devo may have become synonymous with the crass commercialism of 80s new wave, but many of their guiding principles are firmly rooted in the idealism of the 60s. Taking a willfully non-traditional approach to the surprisingly conservative world of rock music, they sought inspiration instead from Dada and Pop art, comic books and homemade electronics, in the process crossing paths with everything from late 60s psychedelia and punk to krautrock and new wave. Recombo DNA is the first book to evaluate in the proper context the innovations and accomplishments of this truly groundbreaking band. Opening with the transformative effects of the May 4 1970 shootings at Kent State University--the aftershocks of which are felt throughout the book--author Kevin C. Smith traces the sounds and ideas that Devo absorbed and in turn brought to prominence as unlikely rock stars, dropping in along the way on recording in Germany with Brian Eno, post-apocalyptic filmmaking with Neil Young, and a Jamaican odyssey with Richard Branson. For anyone who has ever wondered where the band who fell to earth came from, here is the answer.



Author: Kevin C. Smith
Publisher: Jawbone Press
Published: 05/01/2013
Pages: 318
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.80w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9781908279392

About the Author

Kevin C. Smith has written for numerous websites and publications including PopMatters, Perfect Sound Forever, Tape Op, Synthmuseum, and the Storyscape Journal. This is his first book. He is also a musician, songwriter, and producer whose musical projects include The Artificial Sea and The Bureau Of Nonstandards. He holds a Master's degree in Research Psychology from San Francisco State University and a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh.


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