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Songs That Contain Theremin In 1919 a Russian physicist named Lev Sergeivitch Termen invented a radical instrument that is played without touching it. The user moves her hands around two antenna to control pitch and volume. The result is an eerie, sci-fi sound that has been used in music as well as spooky movies of the 50s and 60s like "The Day the Earth Stood Still" and "It Came From Outer Space". Even though most people have never heard of a theremin everyone has heard the sound many times. This playlist contains songs that feature this wacked-out instrument. The most well-known theremin riff is probably found in the chorus of the Beach Boys "Good Vibrations" so listen closely.…
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26 - Doucet
ah yes Remembered one right away:
galaxy IV - don't lose your mind child
Here you can see the blues magoos actually using it on a live tv-show.
27 - Doucet
And I remembered even more: fifty foot hose used a lot of electronic instruments on their album in the sixties and Traffic sound a peruvian group uses some theremin too.
28 - Theremin_Ohio
Check out "The Night Terrors" of Melbourne, Australia. Their lead instrument is theremin, and the guy who plays, Miles Brown, also plays bass and writes the keyboard parts. Very atmospheric and dark sound bordering on straight up rock.
29 - chrisaiv
I've created a Spotify playlist of songs with theremin for everyone to enjoy.