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June 11, 2007

Theremins: We Think They're Crazy

Never wanted one of these touchless instruments more than after watching it get all Cee-Lo here, but of course it's gonna sound awesome when it's being played by an impeccably postured robot.

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I've wanted one of those things since I first saw Jon Spencer rock the theremin, but I need more closet space first I think.

Posted by: tk. at 06/11/07 7:04 PM  | Reply
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a two-part question....where can I get it and how much?

Posted by: frank at 06/11/07 8:40 PM  | Reply
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you kids are gonna give yourself headaches.

Posted by: uh at 06/11/07 8:56 PM  | Reply
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Neat, neat, neat. But also a reminder how very, very sick I am of that song.

Posted by: Rich at 06/11/07 9:08 PM  | Reply
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Moooooooog.

Posted by: Blu at 06/11/07 9:35 PM  | Reply
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Hadji?

Posted by: red at 06/11/07 10:17 PM  | Reply
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Hey icky thump is streaming at MTV.com tomorrow, they just put out a message on thewhitestripes.com.

Posted by: Jack at 06/11/07 10:45 PM  | Reply
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Hey icky thump is streaming at MTV.com tomorrow, they just put out a message on thewhitestripes.com.

Posted by: Jack at 06/11/07 10:47 PM  | Reply
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that makes me miss man... or astroman? a whole helluva lot.

Posted by: ryan at 06/11/07 11:17 PM  | Reply
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i went to high school with that kid. he used to play the oboe. he was pretty good at that too.

Posted by: nathan at 06/12/07 12:33 AM  | Reply
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http://www.moogmusic.com

there's a cheap kit one made by paia, but it is a cheap kit. moog is the clearly the best one. they also have books on how to use the thing, which will all teach you that perfect posture is essential.

Posted by: rastafarianlibrarian at 06/12/07 8:06 AM  | Reply
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props to this dude, former oboist though he may be. theremin is really, really, really difficult to play so precisely.

Posted by: wow at 06/12/07 10:50 AM  | Reply
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check out The Octopus Project. Yvonne does quite a job with said instrument.

Posted by: sonic itch music at 06/12/07 12:16 PM  | Reply
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Saw this yesterday over at copy, right? and was impressed. Did become very jealous though.

Posted by: Andrew at 06/12/07 1:48 PM  | Reply
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How can something be so cool to watch and so annoying to listen to...

Posted by: thum happens at 06/15/07 9:23 AM  | Reply
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Randy here, theremin player from the video. I just found this blog through google. I just wanted to clear something up. I played bassoon, not oboe. They're from the same family of double reeded instruments, but definitely not the same instrument. For some reason people get these two confused.

Posted by: Randy at 06/26/07 1:12 AM  | Reply
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