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This isn't just a toy, some cool music has been made with it (well its original): Amon Tobin Long Stories: https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/amon-tobi

This isn't just a toy, some cool music has been made with it (well its original): Amon Tobin Long Stories: https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/amon-tobin-long-stories-interview-2019-8540149/ https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/amon-tobin-long-s... And Spotify if you want to listen: https://open.spotify.com/album/0X9PhyGtg7jJ6Ry4uOfkFa?si=HzGnXD6mS7SgqqzzKO5wVg https://open.spotify.com/album/0X9PhyGtg7jJ6Ry4uOfkFa?si=HzG...

mparlane 3y ago
Gorillaz owe their sound to the Omnichord https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wn0NtSNeQEQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wn0NtSNeQEQ
- ianlevesque 3y ago
  That’s amazing. Never knew.
- xanderlewis 3y ago
  I love how Zane Lowe unintentionally added to the loop with a Gorillaz-style vocal sample.
- randall 3y ago
  This is mindblowing.
- sonicanatidae 3y ago
  I thought that sounded like a drum machine. It turns out, it's mostly, because it was. Nice find, I never knew this for certain.
greenyoda 3y ago
Wikipiedia has a list of notable Omnichord users: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omnichord#Notable_uses https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omnichord#Notable_uses
Centigonal 3y ago
Steven Universe's early music also relies heavily on the Omnichord.
bazzargh 3y ago
I remember electronica noise band Add N to (X) using one in their live shows (along with whatever electronic junk they could scavenge, it looked like they had patch panels on guitar straps). TBH I'm not sure if they had an actual tour van or just raided skips near Radioshacks. Here's a clip - you can see what looks like an OM-100 at 9 1/2 minutes in on... Robot New York I think? It's all stuff off their Avant Hard album anyway. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9mM_ynzOtU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9mM_ynzOtU They were very entertaining live but I'm glad there's footage of them without the dodgy films they projected on the side wall on that tour.
- boppo1 3y ago
  >dodgy films What, like pornos?
  - driggs 3y ago
    Exactly. The fantastic song "Plug Me In" was a double entendre with a very NSFW video. A quick search shows that it's sadly lost to the modern internet. Great band!
jackhack 3y ago
Indeed! Daniel Lanois, musician and grammy award winning producer (U2, Neville Brothers, Emmylou Harris, etc.) uses the Omnichord extensively in his own music. He used it throughout the soundtrack for Slingblade. He even named one of the songs, Omni: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7HME3-TROg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7HME3-TROg And it's a big part of his song, The Maker. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-JtAcpKtYQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-JtAcpKtYQ (The rest of the soundtrack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cw_cbSkhe5w&list=PLtDcokwprigMyxG_NGt7yz0E88RFaHQAQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cw_cbSkhe5w&list=PLtDcokwpri...)
- LMYahooTFY 3y ago
  He also did much of the soundtrack for Red Dead Redemption 2 I believe
- dmix 3y ago
  My subwoofer loves that first link
LMYahooTFY 3y ago
Tim Henson also wrote some of Playing God on one he has.
PerryUlyssesCox 3y ago
Remember You, from Adventure Time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9BGFlDjRlo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9BGFlDjRlo
evanjrowley 3y ago
Amon Tobin fans unite!
Nihilartikel 3y ago
Definitely! I was listening to some Omnichord demo videos and then I recognized it in one of my favorite My Morning Jacket tracks. Very distinct intro, and I'm pretty sure he's rocking the Rock1 Preset here too: https://youtu.be/j3PciCWIGLE https://youtu.be/j3PciCWIGLE

mparlane 3y ago

Gorillaz owe their sound to the Omnichord https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wn0NtSNeQEQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wn0NtSNeQEQ

ianlevesque 3y ago
That’s amazing. Never knew.
xanderlewis 3y ago
I love how Zane Lowe unintentionally added to the loop with a Gorillaz-style vocal sample.
randall 3y ago
This is mindblowing.
sonicanatidae 3y ago
I thought that sounded like a drum machine. It turns out, it's mostly, because it was. Nice find, I never knew this for certain.

greenyoda 3y ago

Wikipiedia has a list of notable Omnichord users: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omnichord#Notable_uses https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omnichord#Notable_uses

Centigonal 3y ago

Steven Universe's early music also relies heavily on the Omnichord.

bazzargh 3y ago

I remember electronica noise band Add N to (X) using one in their live shows (along with whatever electronic junk they could scavenge, it looked like they had patch panels on guitar straps). TBH I'm not sure if they had an actual tour van or just raided skips near Radioshacks. Here's a clip - you can see what looks like an OM-100 at 9 1/2 minutes in on... Robot New York I think? It's all stuff off their Avant Hard album anyway. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9mM_ynzOtU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9mM_ynzOtU They were very entertaining live but I'm glad there's footage of them without the dodgy films they projected on the side wall on that tour.

boppo1 3y ago
>dodgy films What, like pornos?
- driggs 3y ago
  Exactly. The fantastic song "Plug Me In" was a double entendre with a very NSFW video. A quick search shows that it's sadly lost to the modern internet. Great band!

jackhack 3y ago

Indeed! Daniel Lanois, musician and grammy award winning producer (U2, Neville Brothers, Emmylou Harris, etc.) uses the Omnichord extensively in his own music. He used it throughout the soundtrack for Slingblade. He even named one of the songs, Omni: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7HME3-TROg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7HME3-TROg And it's a big part of his song, The Maker. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-JtAcpKtYQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-JtAcpKtYQ (The rest of the soundtrack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cw_cbSkhe5w&list=PLtDcokwprigMyxG_NGt7yz0E88RFaHQAQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cw_cbSkhe5w&list=PLtDcokwpri...)

LMYahooTFY 3y ago
He also did much of the soundtrack for Red Dead Redemption 2 I believe
dmix 3y ago
My subwoofer loves that first link

LMYahooTFY 3y ago

Tim Henson also wrote some of Playing God on one he has.

PerryUlyssesCox 3y ago

Remember You, from Adventure Time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9BGFlDjRlo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9BGFlDjRlo

evanjrowley 3y ago

Amon Tobin fans unite!

Nihilartikel 3y ago

Definitely! I was listening to some Omnichord demo videos and then I recognized it in one of my favorite My Morning Jacket tracks. Very distinct intro, and I'm pretty sure he's rocking the Rock1 Preset here too: https://youtu.be/j3PciCWIGLE https://youtu.be/j3PciCWIGLE