Intregrating OT / Rytm / AK within a traditional guitar band setup

Elektron Gear
#1

Hi guys,

I may well be about to become the lead singer in an established indie covers band. At the moment, they have a pretty standard setup - 1 guy on lead vocals, a lead guitarist who does backing vocals, a rhythm guitarist, bass guitarist and drummer. They play classic indie tunes from the 90s right up to the present day.

Anyway, if I get the gig, I want to ‘added value’ some extra texture into their sound and increase the number of tunes they can pull off by adding some Elektron goodness. So, does anyone have any experience of integrating the Octatrack, Rytm or Analog Keys into a traditional band setup? What kind of things can you do? What are the pressure points and drawbacks? What is the ‘holy crap, that’s amazing’ thing you can pull off live that wows the audience?

Any help would be appreciated so that I can try some stuff out at home and then bring ideas to the rest of the band. Initially I’d just be singing their current setlist, but I’m an ambitious guy and would want to build more stuff in over the next few months to keep things fresh. I’ve always been inspired by, for example, what Radiohead do in their live shows by changing up existing studio material.

#2

A few ideas, all based on the idea of interaction.

-set the mixer up so you can send a few of their instruments and/or your vox into your OT’s inputs. run them through OT effects controlled by the Xfader and go to town in a way that’s visually apparent to the audience.
-now sample them and slice them up etc. work some OT magic in real time.
-learn some of the lines they play on your AK. improv variations off them and trade lines back and forth with one bandmember or another. you can get lots of mileage out of a simple call-and-response strategy.