The Optigan® was recently featured in Tower’s Pulse Magazine. We will post a .pdf of the article here shortly.
The Mark Vail affair
Anyone who has read my original “Optigans Anonymous” article may remember that one of the first people I tried to contact for information about the Optigan® was Mark Vail- the Vintage Synth columnist
OY new album released
Absolutely Kosher Records (street date 04/25/00) Vroom Sound Records Japan (street date 04/15/00) Well, it’s been a long time coming, but the much-anticipated sophomore effort from Optiganally Yours i
OY to appear on Powerpuff Girls compilation CD
Fans of Cartoon Network’s “Powerpuff Girls” take note: there’s a new CD of “songs inspired by the Powerpuff Girls” being released on Kid Rhino Records, and Optiganally Yours was asked to contribute a
OY cover The Human League
OK, so even though Rob hates The Human League, Pea roped OY into contributing a track to an upcoming HL tribute album on March Records called “Reproductions.” (Dedicated OY fans will note that a few y
OY on an East Timor Benefit Album
Recently we submitted our song “midori2tree” to another compilation album (it first appeared on Vroom Sound’s “Pop In Clap” comp). This album is a benefit for East Timor. Here’s the info they sent us:
Keyboard Magazine article
The Optigan® was recently featured in Keyboard Magazine. We will have a .pdf of the article posted here shortly.
Sound On Sound Magazine article
The Optigan® was recently featured in Sound on Sound Magazine. It was mentioned in two articles, one about Blur and the other was a how to build a website article (featuring the optigan.com website!).
The Kraftwerk Connection
A recent issue of Keyboard Magazine contained a letter to the editor which pointed out that the haunting vocal choir sounds on the early Kraftwerk albums Radioactivity and Trans-Europe Express did not
Steve Hackett & the Optigan
Steve Hackett & the Optigan® Some of the earliest email I ever received regarding the Optigan® concerned the appearance of our little brown friend on the song Sentimental Institution by ex-Genesis