You ever wonder what it's like to see a Laser Harp (or a theremin) played live? here's someone playing TETRIS theme song, and one of Nine Inch Nails doing it! One of the most unique and interesting instruments out there, from one of my favorite musicians

in music •  8 years ago  (edited)


This is pretty fucking cool... but also for the fellow rock enthusiasts:

from Wikipedia- Theremin;

The theremin (/ˈθɛrəmɪn/[1] therr-ə-min; originally known as the ætherphone/etherphone, thereminophone[2] or termenvox/thereminvox) is an early electronic musical instrument controlled without physical contact by the thereminist (performer). It is named after the Westernized name of its Russian inventor, Léon Theremin (Термéн), who patented the device in 1928.

The instrument's controlling section usually consists of two metal antennas that sense the relative position of the thereminist's hands and control oscillators for frequency with one hand, and amplitude (volume) with the other. The electric signals from the theremin are amplified and sent to a loudspeaker.

The theremin was used in movie soundtracks such as Miklós Rózsa's Spellbound, The Lost Weekend, and Bernard Herrmann's The Day the Earth Stood Still. It has also been used in theme songs for television shows such as the ITV drama Midsomer Murders. This has led to its association with eerie situations. Theremins are also used in concert music (especially avant-garde and 20th- and 21st-century new music) and in popular music genres such as rock.

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whoa, i guess led zeppelin also used this for their music! thats cool