Ross Garren & Andre LaFosse – CRANKY MACHINES
[bandcamp width=350 height=470 album=1128014064 size=large bgcol=ffffff linkcol=0687f5 tracklist=false] Mellotrons and Optigans and Space Echoes, oh my! A collision of nostalgic tones and deconstructi
Five Optigans For Sale in Tennessee
Our good friend and resident Optigrinch Brian Kehew writes:
If anyone is interested in becoming the queen or king of Optigans in Tennessee, I know where FIVE machines are sitting. Don’t come back to m
Laurie Anderson’s LANDFALL – Featuring Optigan!
Several years back, we lent Robert’s Optigan® Pro to Laurie Anderson, which she used in her piece with the Kronos Quartet called LANDFALL. The Optigan® was in Laurie’s studio at the time of Hurricane
Nice Series of Optigan® Repair Videos
We didn’t have anything to do with this series by James Bennett, but it looks to be a nice intro to Optigan® repair! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZhW99iLQWE&list=PLp_Er5shcLalgvXC5wj-nGl_uZya2
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: Behind ‘Phone Call’
Nice analysis of our friend Jon Brion’s Talentmaker work on this soundtrack.
Optigan® / OY Feature Story in Japanese Music Magazine “Map”, Summer 2000
Going through some old things, I came across this Japanese music magazine called “Map” that ran a feature story on the Optigan® and Optiganally Yours. I had completely forgotten it existed! I can’t re
Bob Moog References Optigan/Orchestron in 1985 Keyboard Magazine Article
The very first time I heard about the Optigan® and Orchestron was in this article penned by Bob Moog for the Sept. 1985 issue of Keyboard Magazine (with Jan Hammer on the cover).
Optigan® Featured on latest Sonic Talk episode
There’s some Optigan® chit-chat on the latest Sonic Talk episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRBWArSsnTI Many thanks for the kind words from Dave Spiers & company! To answer a couple of the q
Orchestron Vibraphone Disc Inspires New Song by Belgian Band OSTYN
Our good friend Dieter Vanmarcke alerted us to this track by the band Ostyn, which was built around an improvisation on our Vibraphone disc for the Orchestron! [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.