Korg MS-20 - Musicians Who Have Used The MS-20

Musicians Who Have Used The MS-20

The MS-20 has been used by bands and artists such as Broadcast, Aphex Twin, Apoptygma Berzerk, Asterix (musician), Astral Projection, Erik Jon Proft (NYC), Deutsch-Amerikanische Freundschaft, Cosmic Spring, Felix Kubin, Elena Smith of The Fall, Fad Gadget, Liaisons Dangereuses, Soulwax, Air, Fartbarf, A Flock of Seagulls, Liam Howlett of The Prodigy, MSTRKRFT, Justice, Yuksek, Simian Mobile Disco, Neon Indian, Spleen United, Daft Punk, Juno Reactor, Hobotech, Gorillaz, Digitalism, Shapeshifter, William Orbit, Electrosexual, Simon Posford, Skinny Puppy, Greg Anderson, Stephen O'Malley, Information Society, novielo, Randall Dunn, Vince Clarke, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, David Scott Stone, Eliot Lipp, Chicks on Speed, Laibach, Scooter, Severed Heads, Safety Scissors, Skyphone, Trentemøller, Goldfrapp, Dubstar, KMFDM, Ernest Blackwell, Covenant, The Faint, Villa Rosa, Mr. Oizo, Kimouts, Zia McCabe of The Dandy Warhols, Foals, Friendly Fires, Klaxons, Röyksopp, Legowelt, Der Plan, The Presets, Depeche Mode, Erasure, Alphaville, Autechre, Einstürzende Neubauten, wumpscut:, Front 242, Front Line Assembly, Die Krupps, Kid606, Alec Empire, STIJN, Luca Anzilotti of Snap!, and Faint Signal.

Goldfrapp utilize the ESP module of the MS-20 for vocal effects on the album Felt Mountain. Aphex Twin claims to put many of his sounds through the ESP (External Signal Processor module). Mira Aroyo of Ladytron also uses an MS-20 on stage, topped with a number of effects pedals. Dutch minimal synthpop band The Actor used the MS-20 for their signature bass sounds from 1982 to 1985. Nicole Skeltys of Biftek and Steve Law of Zen Paradox and others played in an MS-20 only improvisational group called the MS-20 Arkestra in Melbourne.