01.27.01 The Outer Space flash movie

Check out this cool flash movie Jonathan Rosenbaum did using the Optiganally Yours song The Outer Space!

01.01.01 Optigan.com is one of Yahoo’s Picks of the Year for 2000

Optigan.com is selected by Yahoo as one of its Picks of the Year for 2000. Optigan.com was also featured by Yahoo on June 26, 2000.

01.01.01 Optigan in CMJ

The Jan. 2001 issue of CMJ has an article about strange/obsolete musical instruments in it. Pea contributed some info about the Optigan and some other instruments as well.

12.30.00 Spotlight On Optiganally Yours on Clear Vinyl

Cargo/Headhunter has just done a new pressing of the vinyl edition of Spotlight On Optiganally Yours. This time it’s on clear vinyl. All you vinyl fetishists out there can order a copy at www.cargomusic.com.

12.02.00 Optigan on national TV?

This one is from fellow optigoner Tom Herbers… “The band Low, from Duluth Minnesota has used Optigan on many of their recordings. The GAP is now using one of their tracks in a new holiday TV ad! The song is Little Drummer Boy and is from their Christmas CD EP and it features Optigan. Watch for the ad, I know it’s been showing on NBC and MTV and probably elsewhere. I highly recommend the Low Christmas EP. The first track on the EP, Just Like Christmas, is mostly Optigan and is a soon-to-be holdiay classic…”

11.21.00 Kahimi Karie SPIN! Remix CD released

Optiganally Yours remixed a song called “Pygmalism” by Japanese alt-pop star Kahimi Karie (the original song was written and produced by Momus). The track is included on a CD called “SPIN!” that is part of a larger overall product called “K.K. Limited Edition 2000,” which is basically a KK tote bag filled with 2 CDs, a live video, a t-shirt, pinback buttons and some photos. It’s a pretty impressive package! I’m not sure how many are being produced, but I think it’s safe to say that most KK or OY fans won’t have a chance to own one. If you want to hear the remix, it’ll probably turn up on Napster before too long!! Anyway, the CD also features remixes by DJ Spooky, Sean O’Hagan, and others. The package is available on the Polydor K.K. label.

11.14.00 Optigan: a Sound Investment???

So I was watching CNBC the other day, and a commercial for Robertson Stevens Investment Bankers came on… It was, of course, a typical mutual fund commercial, except for the fact that the background music was entirely Optigan- the Guitar In 3/4 disc, to be exact!

10.31.00 Human League tribute album featuring OY is released

“Reproductions: Songs of the Human League”, which is a Human League tribute album that OY appear on, was released today. For more information, click here.

10.05.00 OY Remix EP to be released on VroomSound

“Optiganally Yours: De-Composed” is an EP of remixes of OY songs that will be released soon on the Japan’s VroomSound label. The idea was to get remixes from both American and Japanese artists, who were all at liberty to choose any song from the OY catalog to work with. The lineup is as follows:

Lesser “Ether”
Brian Kehew (of Moog Cookbook) “Oar”
Lisa Bielawa (of The Philip Glass Ensemble) “Figaro”
Plus-Tech Squeeze Box “Mr. Wilson”
Fab Cushion “Held”
Vagabond Cinema Pops Arkestra “Remo”

PLUS if they can get it done in time, the Dust Brothers have also agreed to contribute a remix. If not, we’ll probably see their remix on a later OY release.

10.01.00 OY Remixes Kahimi Karie

OY was recently asked to do a remix for Japanese alternative-pop star Kahimi Karie. Since Rob was on tour in Europe with Pinback, Pea had to handle this one all by himself… He chose the song “Pygmalism,” which was written and produced for Kahimi by Momus. The remix, which will be released in the near future on the 3D Corp/Polydor label, doesn’t stick too strictly to the “OY Formula,” but OY fans should dig it nonetheless…