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A Cappella is a 1985 album by Todd Rundgren. The album is one of Rundgren’s most unusual in that every sound is the product of the artist’s voice. Rundgren employed overdubbing techniques and an E-mu Emulator (an early sampler), electronically manipulating the sound of his voice in order to mimic conventional rock instruments, handclaps, and other sounds. This unique approach to music making was later explored by artists such as Mike Patton and Björk. A Cappella was finished in 1984 and slated for release on Bearsville Records later that year but with Bearsville’s slimming artist roster and lack of succesful artists Bearsville didn’t want to take a chance releasing something they felt was too experimental and wouldn’t sell so A Cappella was shelved. The label filed for... Read on...