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Farfisa (Italian: Fabbriche Riunite di Fisarmoniche) is a manufacturer of electronics based in Osimo, Italy, founded in 1946.The company manufactured a series of compact electronic organs in the 1960s and 1970s, including the Compact, FAST, Professional and VIP ranges, and later, a series of other keyboard instruments.
For the "Syncopated Pandemonium" section, Richard Wright usually played his Farfisa organ instead of pounding the keys on a grand piano with his fists as on the studio recording (the version on Pompeii being an exception) and Roger would smash on a gong. The "Celestial Voices" section started with just organ as per the studio version, but the ...
Farfisa refers to the manufacturer of the electronic organ that gives this song its distinct sound. Musically, the song revolves around a guitar riff that Glenn Tilbrook composed. He said of the riff, "I was particularly pleased with that guitar riff, which is a minor point in its favor."
Richard Wright's Farfisa organ and Echorec, used for live performances of the song Pink Floyd performed the piece frequently in concert from 1968 to 1973, and it became a live favourite. [ 16 ] Concert performances gradually became significantly longer than the recorded version, often around ten minutes, and some performances feature different ...
With the advent of synthesizers, organs such as the classic Farfisa seemed to be headed for obsolescence, but time proved otherwise. In the late 1970s, with older models going cheap, numerous punk rock and New Wave bands, such as Blondie, The B-52s, Suicide, and Talking Heads embraced Farfisas as substitutes for more sophisticated keyboards.
In performance with this group he played Farfisa and Hammond organs, adding a wide range of effects including phasing, tape echo, distortion and overdrive. In 1970 he took over the bass player role within the group, using the organ foot pedals.
The Hammond and Farfisa organ coda is similar to that found on the "Celestial Voices" section of "A Saucerful of Secrets". While the Hammond provides a stately foundation with an Em-Bm-D-A-G-D-B sequence, about 1/4 way into the coda Wright introduces the Farfisa which, run through a Binson Echorec platter echo , produces the swirly, trembly ...
The distinctive keyboards were played by Swan on a portable Farfisa organ belonging to Memphis session musician Bobby Emmons while Young's German Shepherd puppy, Bowser, tugged on his pants leg. [1] The vocals were recorded with a Neumann U 47, while Swan's Farfisa, Mike Leech's bass and Reggie Young's guitar, were all recorded direct.