The theremin was invented as a Soviet science experiment, and later used as a tool for industrial espionage. Despite its origins, Hollywood embraced the electronic instrument in the 1950s. The ...

You know that sound that makes the hair stand up on the back of you neck? That “watch out because the alien’s huge, slimy tentacles are slithering closer and closer” sound? Lots of classic 1950s ...

The ethereal, pure sounds created by the electronic musical instrument echo the voice, but are controlled by the movements of the thereminist’s hands One night almost 10 years ago, I heard an ...

It’s been a full century since Leon Theremin created the electronic instrument bearing his name, and to celebrate Moog is releasing what must surely be the best-looking (and may be the best-sounding) ...

The sounds of the theremin, once the instrument of the future, have now been tingling our spines for 100 years. In commemoration, Moog is introducing its new limited-edition Claravox Centennial, named ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Click here to read the full article on SPIN. Analog music instruments were rendered largely outdated by the 1960s, anachronistic ...

"Theremin Hero," a video game in which amateur musicians play a toy version of the strange electronic instrument, akin to "Guitar Hero," may be an idea whose time will never come. Developed by a ...

2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the Theremin. It was way back in 1920 that Lev Sergeyevich Termen, better known as Leon Theremin in the west, first demonstrated one of the most important ...

One hundred years ago — when urban architecture was straining skyward, the radio was becoming a household item, and great strides were being made in aviation technology — Russian physicist Lev ...

Even if you're not familiar with the musical instrument called the theremin, chances are you've heard its ghostly sound. It's featured in "Whole Lotta Love" by Led Zeppelin, as well as some of the ...