Let the Music Play

A book on how legends like Prince, Chaka Khan and Sly and Robbie revolutionised beats and synths to create a blueprint for music today.

Let the Music Play: The Synth Invasion So Good Everyone Forgot It Happened will be laid out in 12 chapters over 320 pages, including 16 pages of colour pics. It will start in the 1970s, when synths were restricted to megastars like Stevie Wonder and Parliament/Funkadelic.