Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker invents new synthesiser The Orchid

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Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker has invented a new instrument – a synthesiser he has dubbed The Orchid.The Australian musician has been developing the chord generating tool for over a decade, and it will now be released via Parker’s Telepathic Instruments company, with the first limited-edition run being available to purchase from December for $549 (£437).You can watch a trailer for The Orchid below, and visit here for more information and updates on its sale here.The Orchid brands itself as being easy to use, with just 13 keys, along with voicing options, built-in speakers, a MIDI out port and a rechargeable battery.It boasts three synths – a polyphonic virtual analog subtractive synth, an FM synth for modulations and a “vintage reed piano emulation”.

Users can experiment with several modes, with the instrument supposedly accessible for creative music fans with no prior theory knowledge.In other Tame Impala news, they recently appeared on the track ‘Neverender’ by Justice, which has just received remixes from Kaytranada and Rampa.

The track was originally included on the French duo’s latest album ‘Hyperdrama’ in April.Kevin Parker also launched a new fashion range with the Parisian brand A.P.C.

in July that was described as “psychedelic minimalism”.Dua Lipa brought Parker out during her headline set at Glastonbury 2024 for a performance of Tame Impala’s ‘The Less I Know The Better’.