Experience / Films
Theremin Sounds
Curious what a theremin sounds like? You've come to the right place!
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Into the Ether radio show
Thereminist Hypnotique put together this 90 minute radio show with submissions from the likes of Carolina Eyck, Lydia Kavina, Eric Ross, and several members of the LEVNET mailing list. A mu
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Thereminvox.com Audio Library
A great website with lots of audio samples
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Charlie Lester's Theremin Sounds
Thereminist Charlie Lester shares some theremin songs
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Pamelia Kurstin on All Things Considered (July 25, 2002)
The NPR show All Things Considered ran a report on a multimedia work by renowned thereminist Pamelia Kurstin.
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Bob Moog on Fresh Air (March 1, 2002)
Terry Gross interviews the father of the synthesizer.
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Carolina Eyck Sound Samples
Carolina's website features samples in MP3 format.
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Video: Watch Leon Theremin give a lesson!
This site features a rare video of Prof. Leon Theremin giving a theremin lesson in February, 1991. You'll need Apple Quicktime to view the movie.
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Eric Ross sounds and videos
Avante garde thereminist Eric Ross has posted some sound and video links of his performances.
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Barbara Bucholz: "Theremin: Russia with Love"
A bold album featuring Barabara playing a tVOX Tour theremin on every track. The musical styles covered range from jazz to ambient to "new" music.
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Inactivists MP3s
The Inactivists have shared some songs from their upcoming album here.
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Lewis Berman's classical theremin songs
Lewis has shared some great recordings of classical music played on the theremin. Check back often for updates.
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Video: Carolia Eyck plays Romanze
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Audio: 1938 interview with Lucie Rosen (mp3)
This recording, found by J. Hummel, is a restored taping of an interview with Lucy Bigelow Rosen, held in 1938
for the Dutch Philips East Indies Broadcasting station (PHOHI). You don't hear her play, but she explains to the listeners about the theremin and mentions the Ondes Martenot and the
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performancekr
Thereminist Kip Rosser plays jazz, classical and popular music. Selections change regularly, so visit often.
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Bionic Genius - The Theremin Show
Podcast featuring Project Pimento and Pamelia Kurstin
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Audio: Compare the E-Winds S theremin to the Etherwave and Etherwave Pro
This Japanese website features several MP3s of the E-Winds S theremin, the Moog Etherwave, and the Moog Etherwave Pro.
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Destroy All Humans soundtrack
Composer Gary Schyman's personal website, featuring full length MP3 downloads of the score to the video game, "Destroy All Humans". DHA is set in the campy 1950's scifi genre and a theremin is used throughout the score.
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The Funeral March by Kevin Sinnott
Kevin wrote this song and performed all parts on a Kees Enkelaar theremin. If you've been wondering what this model sounds like, this is a great example of its versatility.
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*** Spellbound - a Theremin Podcast ***
A weekly theremin radio show you can listen to live over the Internet!
Every possible kind of theremin music from around the world is included.
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Theremin Magic on Amazone
12 new theremin songs by Pekkanini, can also be found at iTunes.
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A Theremin Christmas Pudding
Peter Pringle's album of 23 classic Christmas hymns and instrumentals - free to download!
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The Story of the Theremin (BBC)
Bill Bailey tells the story of the electronic instrument known as the Theremin. It's a slightly fantastic tale, involving a cast of characters that includes Lenin, Stalin, the FBI, the KGB, Alfred Hitchcock and The Beach Boys. Contributors include Leon Theremin's biographer Albert Glinsky, Alison Goldfrapp and film expert Mark Kermode. Part of Radio 4 on Music, re-releasing the best of Radio 4's music back catalogue