Tag: Theremin
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60’s chillwave dubtronica
So for those who think their ambient nu-gaze chillwave electronica dubbed out hipster doodles are somehow new (as millennials invented *everything* first dontchano :-P), here’s electronic and lounge pioneer Dick Hyman to school you along with Mary Mayo on vocal theremin duties. Yes some of this album is dated in a samba/lounge fashion, but this…
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Electronica on the go – Anton Maskeliade
Got an email from Anton Maskeliade from Russia about his new video for Chabrec (below) shot in an old Zaporozhets car, with live triggered visuals. Not sure why the fencing bit, but love the fact he’s using Leap Motion control, it’s like Theremin for the 10’s (Lev Sergeyevich Termen was also Russian, so it comes…
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Beamz meanz lulz
After this frankly cringeworthy Flo-Rida Beamz advert, I found this earlier video, with less ‘cool’ factor, same product, and some cheeky imp added some alternate music (Ligeti? John Zorn? John Oswald I think…someone after my own heart!) If you’re going to wave your hand around, get a Theremin, harder to play but you could get…
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DJ Lumpy – Midwife Crisis mix
Dj Lumpy Presents – Midwife Crisis by Djlumpyrulesok on Mixcloud Lovely mix by DJ Lumpy which he does every year for his birthday, listening to the laidback jazz, exotica & lounge music as the rain drums down, especially as it’s ‘Deep Purple’ performed on theremin by Dr. Samuel J. Hoffman, and it’s wonderful (which is…
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No matter what colour, you’re still my brother
Listening to DJ Lumpy’s excellent Brunch of Currants mix I heard Timmy Thomas’s ‘Why Can’t We Live Together’ and I’m sure I must’ve heard it before somewhere but was blown away…not only one of the first records to feature a drum machine (TR 77 possibly) it’s impassioned plea for unity still rides strong in today’s…
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I’m bringing Kazoo back…
I think I’ve featured the lovely Brett Domino and friend Steven here before with the stylophone beatbox, but here we have recorders, theremins, kazoos, ukes, iPhone apps and KEYTARS! Oh and Justin Timberlake as you’ve never heard him before… And here they do gagaga oh la la; and love their NOW 75 take on Jay-Z,…