Gnarls Barkley 'Crazy' Played On A Theremin

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   darragh says Brilliant, theremins are notoriously hard to play, that this dude got any recognisable sound out of it is class, that he mimicked a vocal performance so well is close to incredible.

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   moovyphreak says That was fuckin' badass... and hilarious! There's a fascinating documentary about this unusual instrument and its creator titled Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey that I recommend everyone see. It might be hard to find in your local video store (unless they carry a bunch of alternative titles), but if you live in the States, Netflix and Blockbuster Online have it. Here's a trailer for the film.

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   ciphermedia says Coooool! When's your next theremin instalment coming? If you're interested in old electronic instruments in general, I saw a great documentary on Saturday night called "What The Future Sounded Like":http://www.whatthefuturesoundedlike.com/index2.htm about Electronic Music Studio's VCS3, which was the British rival to the Moog. "My post about it is here.":http://mog.com/ciphermedia/blog_post/83353

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   Spike says The guy in the black shirt was definitely playing a theremin, but what device was the guy in the red shirt playing? Which guy put together the "Grey Album"? A creative bunch, those.

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   Spike says P.S. Speaking of theremins, a while back, I saw Brian Wilson perform "Good Vibrations" in concert. The theremin solo was performed by a pedal steel guitar player, which, though it sounded basically the same, was a shirking of responsibility if you ask me.

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   LadyC says spike, i think it's a drum machine that you are referring to. i saw a documentary on wilson with the theremin and it really is a big part of what makes his sound so special, his unique appreciation and facility of making music. i never looked at the beach boys in the same way after discovering him... the theremin player was fantastic. i would love to own a moog one day, especially the theremin. it really sounds like ceelo! moovy, i know the doc well (thx to ashod a very interesting mogger since way back) and mentioned it here on my previous post http://mog.com/LadyC/blog_post/55517 part two is here http://mog.com/LadyC/blog_post/70342 on making a basic theremin, i am making more with my partner in crime, john, so stay tuned if you are into that.

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   LadyC says also that was danger mouse who did the gray album, see the doc i posted about previous about the movement of sampling.

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   Spencer Owen says The theremin player was really quite good; he's no Clara Rockmore, but who is? It's a pop tune and he did a phenomenal job. How did he get that particular timbre out of his theremin? It sounds like a human humming, which is the only thing that made me skeptical for a brief moment. But his motions are too exact.

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   Jonh Ingham says That is one talented theremin player. Very clever video as well. Never really noticed before (in a conscious way) that the bass part is 90% two notes. Those Barkley boys are real cards!

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