new Manual arrived....

Thanks to Max Sentry we now have a PDF version of the original OM-300 manual.
You can download it for free here or from the Manuals/Schematics/Links section on the right.
Thanks Max for contacting me and taking the time to do this!

The only one missing now is the OM-36! I hope to have one in soon.

The Burning Hell

I found some more great omnichord sounds from a band I didn't know yet.

The Burning Hell is the alter-ego of ukulele player and all-purpose nerd Mathias Kom. While the band can occasionally bloom into a multi-instrumental monster with members all across Canada and Europe, The Burning Hell is now happily based in St. John's, Newfoundland. The essence of The Burning Hell is music to dance to while laughing about death and smiling out of the side of your mouth.

They're touring Europe right now, check them out!
http://www.wearetheburninghell.com/shows.htm

Omnichords, who plays and where?

Bands & musicians who have used omnichords in their music.

A-F

• A-HA, uses the Omnichord in their live performances of the song Holyground from the album Analogue (album) ( 2005 )
• Arcade Fire, "Ocean of Noise", from the album Neon Bible
• Au Revoir Simone
• the Burning Hell
• The Bens
• Björk
• Sarah Blasko "Amazing Things" from What the Sea Wants, The Sea Will Have
• David Bowie on Heathen
• Jarvis Cocker
• Elvis Costello
• DEVO's Oh, No! It's Devo album
• The Dixie Chicks 
• Dntel
• Bob Dylan
• Brian Eno  Check out the ENO & Cale Album 'Wrong Way Up'
• Eurythmics - Love is a stranger 
• Espers

G-M 

•  Gorillaz  - Clint Eastwood  
• The Gomorrah Lapse
• Half-handed Cloud released Halos and Lassos, in which nearly all the tracks use an Omnichord
•  The High Fidelity  In 2000 the band released The Omnichord Album; an album of songs featuring omnichords (as well as the occasional QChord).
• Kasabian 
  
• Daniel Lanois
• The Folk Implosion, "One Part Lullabye"
• Cyndi Lauper uses an Omnichord to assist with writing songs, and is in some recordings.
• Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins, "You Are What You Love"
• London Elektricity  released Power Ballads (2005) on the Hospital Records label, an album which involves omnichords. The cover art shows the artist, Tony Colman, holding a black and white Omnichord.
• John Mayer Room for Squares
• The Mae Shi "Body 2" from Terrorbird and "Remarkably Dirty Animals" and "Nickel Arcade" from Do Not Ignore The Potential
• The Magnetic Fields 69 Love Songs
• Metalmags 
• My Morning Jacket 
• de Novo Dahl 

 N-Z

• Oh Land - Video
• Pagan Wanderer Lu
• Dolly Parton
• Ariel Pink "She's My Girl" from House Arrest/Lover Boy (Haunted Graffiti 5-6)
• John Ringhofer (Half-handed Cloud) on Halos and Lassos
• SELF on the albums Breakfast with Girls & Gizmodgery  
• Silvertongue(NO)
• Stranded Mermaid (Sweden)  Video
• Ringo Starr
• That band from Holland  a band from Rotterdam that uses several Omnichords, 
• Trio "Tooralooralooraloo - Is It Old & Is It New"
• Ween
• Robbie Williams
• U2 - if you listen carefully, you can detect the omnichord in a lot of songs.

(source: a.o. Answers.com and many more!)

new repairs...

hi everyone,
Since I also co - host a group on facebook, I haven't come round to posting much stuff here, sorry :-) But here's some good news for my Canadian friends: Just found a new repairman in Toronto: Keith Robert Murray.  He's specialised in analog (and digital!) synthesizer repairs. check out his site and contact him there.  http://www.keithrobertmurray.com/

Matt Mahaffey on drums and Omnichord

I've seen him play before and he's great! It reminds me how versatile an omnichord can be. I must try this:-) It's the first 2 minutes of a 'Ted Talk' in which Matt explains the role of originality and creativity in living a sane and productive life as a professional musician. Oh yeh...

'My morning Jacket' in the back of a cab!

The Rhythm Junks new single with Q

This is the first track from the forthcoming album "Beaten Borders", out on March 1 2013.
The Rhythm Junks are a Belgian band  around master harmonica player Steven de Bruyn.
Steven is also a keen Qchord player and played his Q on stages from all around Belgium to China & Africa. For the people at Suzuki HQ : Yes they'll be playing in Japan this year! So check them out! www.therhythmjunks.com