Optiganally Yours is a band formed around the Optigan

Optigan

The Optigan was an electronic keyboard instrument designed for the consumer market. The name stems from the instrument's reliance on pre-recorded optical soundtracks to reproduce sound...

, a toy organ

Organ (music)

The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with...

 produced by Mattel

Mattel

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 in the 1970s that plays the sounds of instruments that have been recorded onto celluloid disks. Pea Hix

Pea Hix

Dan Hicks, or Pea Hix, is a musician living in San Diego, California. He is half of Optiganally Yours, with Rob Crow. He was the man behind the found sound project Lucas & Friends and a member of lo-fi band Tit Wrench.- Discography :...

 wanted to form an Optigan-based cover band, but teamed up with Rob Crow

Rob Crow

Robertdale Rulon "Rob" Crow, Jr. is an American singer and multi-instrumentalist from San Diego, California known for the long list of bands and projects he is associated with, mostly in the genres of indie rock and math rock...

 to begin writing original songs for the Optigan.

Their second album, Exclusively Talentmaker, was actually recorded on the Chilton Talentmaker and the Vako Orchestron, two closely related organs that offer more chords and the ability to scratch

Scratching

Scratching is a DJ or turntablist technique used to produce distinctive sounds by moving a vinyl record back and forth on a turntable while optionally manipulating the crossfader on a DJ mixer. While scratching is most commonly associated with hip hop music, since the late 1980s, it has been used...

 the celluloid disks being played.

Studio albums

• Spotlight on Optiganally Yours, (Cargo/Headhunter), March, 1997

1. Down
2. Mr. Wilson
3. Compressor/Expander
4. Remo
5. Nighters
6. Wichita Lineman
   Wichita Lineman
   "Wichita Lineman" is a popular song written by Jimmy Webb in 1968, first recorded by Glen Campbell and widely covered by other artists. Campbell's version, which appeared on his 1968 album of the same name, reached #3 on the U.S. pop chart, remaining in the Top 100 for 15 weeks...
   
   
7. You're In My Heart
8. Hugs
9. Patio
10. Dr. Smooth
11. Stop Touching Me
12. Sleepytown Train
13. Johnny Largo On The Snowball Special
14. Beebo

• Exclusively Talentmaker, (Absolutely Kosher Records), April, 2000

1. Oar
2. Geppetto
3. I'm Bad At Sports
4. Waves
5. Poodleman
6. Donut
7. Nonpartisan
8. Held
9. The Last Ride Of The Pony Express
10. Ether
11. Song For Japan (only on the Vroom Sound version)
12. Figaro
13. Guitar Song
14. The Outer Space
15. Rake
16. Song For America (only on the Absolutely Kosher version)

Remixed albums

• Optiganally Yours: De-Composed (The Remixes), (Vroomsound), March 15, 2001

1. Mr. Wilson (Plus-Tech Squeeze Box Mix)
2. Figaro (Lisa Bielawa Remix)
3. Remo (Vagabond C.P.A. Mix)
4. Oar (Moog Cookbook Remix)
5. Held (Fab Cushion Remix)
6. Ether (Lesser Mix)
7. Stop Touching Me (Les Gibis Remix)

Compilation albums

Year	Album	Song
1997	Magic Bananas, (Loudspeaker)	With the song "Spanish Flea"
	Orchestral Interpretations In The Dark, (Bliss & Fetish)	With the song "Genetic Engineering"
1998	Japanese Rhumba, (Yakuza Magazine)	With the song "Genetic Engineering"
	KXLU Live: Vol. III, (KXLU)	With a live version of the song "Spanish Flea"
1999	Peterbelly Magazine (Issue #2), (Peterbelly Magazine)	With the song "Powerhouse A"
	Pop In Clap, (Vroomsound)	With the song "midori2tree"
	East Timor (Benefit Album), (Idols of the Marketplace)	With the song "midori2tree"
2000	The Powerpuff Girls: Heroes & Villains, (Rhino)	With the song "Walk & Chew Gum"
	Reproductions: Songs of the Human League, (March Records)	With the song "Empire State Human"
2001	SPIN! Remix (an album by Kahimi Karie)	With the remix of the Kahimi Karie song "Pygmalism"