Crash Test Dummies On The Optigan & “Toy” Instruments
CRASH TEST DUMMIES HABLANDO SOBRE “OPTIGAN” was uploaded by: topartistpromotion
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New Surf Rock Optigan Disc
New 2010 Optigan Disc – SURF ROCK! was uploaded by: peahix
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New Piano Optigan Disc
NEW 2010 Optigan Disc – PIANOSCAPE was uploaded by: peahix
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Hell Freezes Over – Five New Vako Orchestron Discs Announced!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQHxFV9LHq0 Did hell freeze over today without anybody telling me? Optigan.com’s Pea Hicks today announced FIVE (5 count ’em) new Vako Orchestron discs. VIOLIN and PIPE ORGAN are Orchestron originals, newly remastered. STRING ENSEMBLE is a previously unheard scale taken from the original Optigan / Orchestron master tapes. TREMOLO ELECTRIC GUITAR and PIANO are newly… Read More Hell Freezes Over – Five New Vako Orchestron Discs Announced!
Musique Concrète Optigan Disc Call For Submissions
Submit! Submit! Optigan.com’s Pea Hicks has issued a Call for Submissions for an upcoming Optigan disc, Musique Concrète: In December 2010 we plan to release an experimental Optigan disc called “Musique Concrète,” which will essentially be a collage of 57 sound loops in the tradition of early electronic studio tape music. We’re completely disregarding the… Read More Musique Concrète Optigan Disc Call For Submissions
Secrets Of The Optigan
Optigan.com’s Pea Hix demonstrates how the memorable music from this recent Chrysler Town & Country, above, was created using sound from an Optigan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWrGUJzA3a8 The Optigan was a home keyboard that was a proto-sampler. It used a photomechanical playback mechanism to read soundwaves from film disks.
New Optigan Disc Turns A Bizarre 70’s Music Toy Into The Philip Glass Ensemble
Optigan.com has announced a new Philip Glass-inspired Minimalism Optigan disc, featuring the vocal talents of Tara Busch:… Read More New Optigan Disc Turns A Bizarre 70’s Music Toy Into The Philip Glass Ensemble
New Marimba Vako Orchestron Sound Disc
NEW 2009 Vako Orchestron Disc – MARIMBA! was uploaded by: peahix
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Coming Soon: Optigan Minimilism Sound Disc
Optigan.com has announced plans for a new Optigan disc, based on the work of minimalist composer Philip Glass: “Minimalism” is sort of a generic working title. It’s very specifically and shamelessly Philip Glass Ensemble (circa late 70s / early 80s) style chord patterns. But I don’t want to call it “Philip Glass” for potential legal… Read More Coming Soon: Optigan Minimilism Sound Disc
Remastered Vako Orchestron Disc: Solo French Horn
2009 Remastered Vako Orchestron Disc – SOLO FRENCH HORN was uploaded by: peahix
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