Electronic Music: A History

• Thursday, January 24, 2008
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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.’

• 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

  

• 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

  

• 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

  

• Battles anyone?

  ~ by Jackson 1/26/2008

  

• mmmmmm, those ecstasy tablets look delicious

  ~ by Murphy 2/7/2008

  

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