1971: EMS Synthi A

The Synthi AKS has been used extensively by Brian Eno in his art rock and ambient albums. He particularly made prominent use of its signal-chain editing capability in order to add colour to his own voice as well as Robert Fripp and Phil Manzanera's guitar work. His early band, Roxy Music, supposedly requested that he join them after watching him tinker with the Synthi AKS for only a few minutes.[citation needed] ... Pink Floyd used the synthesizer to create the electronic riff of the track On the Run and to play the solo of Any Colour You Like on the 1973 album The Dark Side of the Moon. [more...]