Roger Powell – Cosmic Furnace
The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 1973 album Cosmic Furnace.
Music from Cosmic Furnace
Artists on Cosmic Furnace
Gear Used On Cosmic Furnace
Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Roger Powell – Cosmic Furnace (1973). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.
Keyboards and Synthesizers used by Roger Powell on Cosmic Furnace
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Roger began using KCIs in 1975, if not earlier. A stock KCI can be seen in Roger's keyboard rig in this video from 1977: https://youtu.be/5_IAo9ehBvM
Roger stopped using the KCI in 1978, when he acquired a KCII. However, he can be seen with a KCI (unsure if it's the same one) in Utopia shows on the "Camouflage" tour in 1981. This KCI appears to have been modded with a pitch bend wheel and two additional red buttons (or knobs?) on the left hand side, and it can be seen in the attached photo. The "Swing to the Right" album was being recorded during this time, so it is likely that Roger used this KCI on that album.
This KCI appears to be one of the early prototype models; it has the flat wooden body used on the older Rock-si-Chords and Electra-pianos. The production model introduced a molded plastic body that would be used on RMI products from 1974 onward. It also has illuminated "stops" that were changed in the production version because Stevie Wonder, being blind, could not tell which ones were on or off when he was invited to play a prototype. A shot of the front panel of Roger's KCI where the buttons are visible can be seen in this video: https://youtu.be/NSzeIEI7gPY
