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It was postulated:

quoted 2 lines (i.e. guitar rock='20s and over, electronica=college age and

> (i.e. guitar rock='20s and over, electronica=college age and > under)?

Then TURBO wrote :

quoted 2 lines For example acts like Yello, Aon, Depeche Mode and Colourbox were

> For example acts like Yello, Aon, Depeche Mode and Colourbox were > a main staple in my listening diet in the 80's.

I wasn't going to jump in on this one (promise :-) ) but since I'm probably old enough to be your mother (that's you and you and YOU!), I must add that preceding the above bunch in the 80's there were phenomenally avant-garde and ahead of their times knob-twiddlers. Don't underestimate Brian Eno's effect - as well as the experimental Krautrock posse : Tangerine Dream, Faust, Amon Duul II, Phantom Band, Holger Czukay & Can, Cluster - etc. etc. People from that era are still around and collaborating on current projects (eg. Klaus Schulze with Peter Namlook - to mention just one.) And I haven't even said Kraftwerk! And isn't the theremin being 'rediscovered' all of a sudden? The Beach Boys made use of it on "Good Vibrations" - way back when. (According to an interview with Bob Moog in issue #4 of EQ, he's getting ready to launch a "state of the art MIDI theremin" this summer.) There have always been various 'streams' of music running alongside each other; although the trendy stuff that gets on the Top 40 might belong to a certain flavour-of-the-moment genre (call it punk/ska/new wave/post-punk/death metal/grunge/indie/alternative rock - blah blah blah) there has and hopefully will always be a variety of styles that those not subscribing to the radio dictates will explore. I * np: Black Dog's Spanners (no relation to Eno's "Spinner") :-)

On Mon, 6 Oct 1997, Irene McC wrote: } } And isn't the theremin being 'rediscovered' all of a sudden? The } Beach Boys made use of it on "Good Vibrations" - way back when. } (According to an interview with Bob Moog in issue #4 of EQ, he's } getting ready to launch a "state of the art MIDI theremin" this } summer.) I'd say so. Sonic Boom from Spectrum made good use of his Theremin during a recent performance here in Tucson. Among his modular gear, vocoder and other goodies he still managed to play it often. At one point, his hands were occupied on a keyboard so he backed his rear end near the antenna (there was only one for pitch) and voila! Even Jack Dangers sported a theremin during the Meat Beat Manifesto performance at Organic last year. Not to mention the theremin presence in Mars Attacks! ... | E r i c | [mail] franse@engr.arizona.edu | | F r a n s | [web] http://engr.arizona.edu/~franse | "The comfort you demanded is now mandatory!" - Jello Biafra

quoted 16 lines On Mon, 6 Oct 1997, Irene McC wrote:

>On Mon, 6 Oct 1997, Irene McC wrote: >} >} And isn't the theremin being 'rediscovered' all of a sudden? The >} Beach Boys made use of it on "Good Vibrations" - way back when. >} (According to an interview with Bob Moog in issue #4 of EQ, he's >} getting ready to launch a "state of the art MIDI theremin" this >} summer.) > > I'd say so. Sonic Boom from Spectrum made good use of his >Theremin during a recent performance here in Tucson. Among his modular >gear, vocoder and other goodies he still managed to play it often. At one >point, his hands were occupied on a keyboard so he backed his rear end >near the antenna (there was only one for pitch) and voila! > > Even Jack Dangers sported a theremin during the Meat Beat >Manifesto performance at Organic last year.

and Ryan Moore of Twilight Circus on the recent U.S. LPD / Twilight Circus tour. His was a miniature handheld theremin, really cool ... markw@southwind.net