The Theremin is 100 years old, and Moog is celebrating with new Claravox instrument

The Theremin blew up 100 years of electronic musical instruments, so what better way to celebrate than honoring its grand diva, Clara Rockmore?

Spend an hour with Leon Theremin and all-star composers in Moscow, 1991

In a rare 1991 film, Lev Sergeyevich Termen joined an all-star assemblage of composers from Russia and the US in Theremin’s Moscow apartment.

Peter Kirn - September 4, 2020

The demonic musical Baby Bots of Moon Armada

Why should a synth be a metal box with some wooden endcaps? Why shouldn’t be a severed baby doll head with glowing red eyes and buttons in its skull? Moon Armada helps the forward evolution of synth form factors, and the results are … uh … adorable is the word?

Peter Kirn - February 25, 2019

Peter Theremin’s haunting music, on his great-grandfather’s invention

Peter Kirn - September 10, 2018

iAbyssal is a new light theremin synth for your iOS device

Ashley Elsdon - October 28, 2017

Could you spy on someone using a microwave oven as a mic?

Peter Kirn - March 14, 2017

Music and math unite, from Chowning to Rhythmicon

Peter Kirn - April 12, 2016

Google are giving away experiments to teach music and code

Peter Kirn - March 9, 2016

Watch Bob Moog play and talk about the Theremin

Peter Kirn - October 26, 2015

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