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From The Desk Of Soko: ’70s Farfisa (Huge Double-Decker Organ With Built-In Leslie)

SokoLogoFrench actress/chanteuse Soko just issued her lo-fi, Leonard-Cohen-cryptic, English-language debut, I Thought I Was An Alien (Community Music), She also delighted in the method-acting process she went though for Alice Winocour’s new docudrama Augustine. Soko will be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our brand new feature on her.

Farfisa

Soko: The one I have in Paris is my favorite organ I’ve ever played. I write most of my songs on it. As soon as I sit on it, I always come up with inspiring stuff that I want to turn into songs right away. It has the best drum-machine sounds ever, and amazing arpeggiators, too.

Video after the jump.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBKNVXgoljo