According to the site, the Mattel Optigan was used by:
"Optigannally yours, Blur, Tom Waits, Steve Hackett, Steve Fisk, Freddie Wadling, Celestine, AK-momo, Nanook of the North, Pineforest Crunch, Mitchell Froom, Elvis Costello, Aimee Mann, Rufus Wainright, Neil Finn, Jon Brion, The Clash, Sparklehorse." It has a beautiful sound to it.
Not that it matters, but it's actually spelled "optigan" as in "optical organ". I bought two in 2003, and had some fun with them before selling them to a fellow all the way across the country for a huge profit. They were pretty noisy, but light and fun. You can stack up multiple optical discs in them and play composite sounds and rhythms. My favorite sounds were the polynesian tiki stuff.
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