Theremin: one of the coolest tings I've seen in a while

[devnulljp]

Pamelia Kurstin plays the theremin at TED.
Such a far cry from Jimmy Page's fiddling with this thing...
http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/218

[keeperofthegood]

That Ted.com site is not loading for me at all. I think this may be the same or similar from youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-ywH1Vj8_U

Classical Theremin sound fine :) Though I also like the very outlandish Gabby Lala:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3thRKRjnIn0

[Hamm Guitars]

ted.com is a great site. I've waisted whole days there.

[devnulljp]

ted.com is a great site. I've waisted whole days there.Here's the rss feed (http://feeds.feedburner.com/tedtalks_video)...there's always at least a dozen things on there I want to watch. I'd only really ever heard the theremin as the WooowOWWOWoeeoeoeAow thing from Ed Wood movies and Jimmy Page/Whole Lotta Love. Interesting to actually hear someone playing music with it.

[Hamstrung]

Thanks for the link to TED. Not only was that a really cool video that site is extremely interesting!!!

[DeleriumTrigger]

Pamelia Kurstin is pretty badass she recorded with Ulver on their last album.

More Theremin action, I present for your perusal Claudio Sanchez of Coheed and Cambria (my heroes) playing a Theremin with his hair during their 20 minute long encore jam "The Final Cut":

http://youtube.com/watch?v=a4oJZ1J7qx4

I saw them do this in Vancouver and it was amazing. Claudio and the keyboardist were having a back and forth theremin / keyboard dual I was just like :bow::rockon2::rockon:

[Robert1950]

I just went to Kursten's MySpace site. Oh yes. I listened to all her songs there. Afterward, I felt like I had just come down from a mild acid trip (it's been 37 years, there weren't many, but you don't forget them.) She says he plays what's going on in her head. I think the inside of her mind must be a wonderfully creative, but very weird place. You click to her site and in her picture she has her finger up her nose.

[nkjanssen]

...one of the most difficult instruments to play well. AND the only instument played without touching it.

Very nice clip. Thanks.

[keeperofthegood]

Leaves a person considering it...


http://www.moogmusic.com/theremin/?section=product&product_id=70

[zontar]

I've tried them, they're cool--but to play it like she does would take some dedication--and Page was more into the sound effects aspect of it--so in that context it was cool--but to play recognizable melody & harmony with it?

Even cooler.