Electronic Music: A History

January 24, 2008

From Professor Leon Theremin to Kraftwerk to Richie Hawtin, we bring you a brief history of electronic music. And don’t worry, there’s not a whiff of that New Rave bollocks in sight…

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Professor Leon Theremin – In 1919, the Russian born technology nut invented the Theremin; one of the earliest known electronic instruments and a variant of which is still used today. The controlling is based on moving your hands within the fields of two metal antennae to get a unique sound. Countless contemporary bands have used the instrument, including Portishead and The Flaming Lips, but perhaps most notably Jimmy Page used one on Led Zep’s ‘Whole Lotta Love.’

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Hmmm, no Daft Punk mentioned? Or my personal favorite, Underworld? (Well, I don’t mind Underworld not being mentioned but Daft Punk is pretty big, isn’t it?) Well, nice collection anyways, great history lesson :D
~ by Moozze 1/24/2008 Report
Yep, I admit there are some omissions, but we could have gone on forever. Some perhaps that should have been included: Radiohead for Kid A, LCD Soundsystem etc etc...
~ by Gigwise 1/25/2008 Report
Well I never knew Theremin was named after someone, I always thought it was some foreign technical word. But then I always thought Moogs were called that cos they go ’moooooooooog’.
~ by BimboLimboSpam 1/25/2008 Report
Battles anyone?
~ by Jackson 1/26/2008 Report
mmmmmm, those ecstasy tablets look delicious
~ by Murphy 2/7/2008 Report