"When I think of the original ARP Odyssey, I think of the YMO members Hosono and Sakamoto, and also of the thick, funky bass used by Herbie Hancock. Its design is simple yet refined, and I've been wanting to try using it. Although I had always imagined that it would be difficult to take advantage of in my current recording environment, I recently heard that a new ARP ODYSSEY would be appearing, and along with Shiraishi, the synthesizer programmer whom I work with (*1), I've been looking forward to it.

Now that I've actually been using it, I've been surprised in many ways. The size and new functionality are wonderful, but most important has been a feeling of freshness and enjoyment as if I were tweaking a synth in depth for the first time. It's full of primitive power, and I feel as though I want to keep playing with it forever. I was able to get funky sounds and ferocious sounds that don't exist on recent synths with their countless presets. The B-side of the single I released recently has a synth solo using the ARP ODYSSEY. I don't include synth solos very often, but it sounded so cool that I included this one anyway. I'm looking forward to using it live. (*2)."