Oberheim Xpander - Famous Users and Example Uses

Famous Users and Example Uses

• Vince Clarke - On everything by Erasure until 2005. You can hear it very clearly on the 12" mix of "Sexuality", for example, at the start, and mid and low end parts (filter sweeps, etc.). He actually has two of them, and used them for the chorus tour in 1991 - 1992, which was mostly old analog synths.
• Sasha - Whose track "Xpander" was written in homage to the instrument. That supersaw style sound, originated using the Xpander's filtering and multi/unison and stacking capabilities.
• Nitzer Ebb - Extensive use for basslines on "Belief".
• Depeche Mode - Have two of them, and can clearly be heard on everything from It's Called A Heart and Black Celebration onwards
• Daniel Miller - Has one in the Mute worldwide programming studio
• Human League - All over the mid 80's period & onward albums
• Juicy Audio Productions(S R DHAIN) - Stars of Oryeon Album . Also film & T.V. work.
• Hans Zimmer - Sprinkled on various scores for films.
• Orbital - Everything from the first self-titled album Onward
• Tangerine Dream - Everything from Le Parc onward.
• The Chemical Brothers - Can be heard in a lot of their music post 1995
• Meat Beat Manifesto - In a lot of their remixes
• Nine Inch Nails - Including an Xpander modified for use with external inputs
• Clarence Jey
• Die Krupps