Watch Kevin Parker cover this Cat Stevens classic in the backseat of a car using Telepathic Instruments’ OrchidTame Impala’s Kevin Parker has showcased the brilliance of his Telepathic Instruments Orchid synth with a chilled out cover of Cat Stevens’ Wild World – just in time for the brand’s final drop of Orchids for the year.
In a new video series from Telepathic Instruments it calls In The Back Seat, Parker takes a limo ride around LA while performing the cover of his choice on the very instrument he invented. Even with the honk of a nearby horn in traffic, it’s a soulful cover that shows just what the Orchid can do.

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The Orchid was first launched by TI back in January 2025. Its first drop was limited to just 1,000 units, and sold out in under three minutes. A further 3,000 were released in May, and a global launch kicked off in October. Mostly known for its intuitive chord-generating ability, it received a 9/10 from us at MusicTech. According to the brand, the synth is about to undergo some developments next year.
You can check out Parker’s cover with the Orchid below:

TI announced last week that it wouldn’t be participating in Black Friday deals, but rather launched a final drop of Orchids, marking your final chance to grab one until April 2026.
In a statement shared via email, it said, “This BFCM we’re not going to run any flash sales, dynamic pricing or fever-dream discounting tactics. Instead, we’re opening the store for a few days. Then we’re going to take a beat. We’re going to spend time in the Garden, listening to our customers. Building a community. Improving our firmware. Looking for collaborators, not just customers.”
It continued, “Rather than spending our time thinking about how to tell new people about Orchid, we’re going to figure out ways we can improve it. It might not be great for our quarterly earnings, but we think it’ll be better in the long-run.”
You can purchase an Orchid now over at Telepathic Instruments, while stock lasts.
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