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Gizmodo covering the Matryomin theremin

Matryomin Theremin

One can argue it's not really news that a site is reporting old news, but since Gizmodo is read by hundreds of thousands (if not millions) of folks every day, I'm going to give them bonus points and a nod for World Thereminization.

The mega-popular gadget blog is running a story about the Matryomin theremin today including a video from YouTube of Masami Takeuchi working his magic. Thanks for the exposure, Gizmodo!

If you're just learning about the theremin for the first time, welcome to Theremin World! To get started, why not check out our What's a Theremin? page, and then head on over to the forums or learn more about buying a theremin.

And if you're hungry for more Matryomin, check out this video of a Matryomin ensemple playing "Song of Mabel" or visit Mandarin Electon, where you can buy Matryomins or even cat costumes for your Etherwave!

Link: Matryomin Theremin Kicks Out Some Weird Jams (Gizmodo.com)

Jason

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October 30, 2007

2 comments

virani
virani - 6366 days ago
thanks for the link. And I'm happy to say that I'm going saturday for a few days in Japan, and that I will play there with Masami and the Mable ensemble (his matryomin band). I can't wait !
omhoge
omhoge - 6357 days ago
Very exciting news virani, please tell us how it goes. Are you taking your theremin too? Let us know of you get lessons from Mr. T.It's showing up on more mash-ups now too!Hope it's good for his business and helps make it easier to get one in the Occident.Theremin Dolls Play Symphony (http://www.sonicstate.com/news/shownews.cfm?newsid=5532)""Masami Takeuchi, a Japanese thereminist invented Matryomin in 1999 – a theremin built into a traditional Russian wooden doll, Matrioshka.Matryomin is a pitch controlled theremin capable of a five octave range. Masami Takeuchi tells us that the distance of 1 octave at Low-Middle range is pretty much the same as with Moog’s Etherwave theremin so if you have acquired the basic technique to play one of those, you can play Matryomin the same way.Mandarin Electron, a company directed by Masami Takeuchi, started manufacturing Matryomin on a commercial basis in 2003. Now, a 2nd generation model is available.""