Bach Switched Off

[Mulboyne]

BBC: Synthesiser pioneer Dr Moog dies
Synthesiser pioneer Dr Robert Moog has died at his North Carolina home aged 71, four months after being diagnosed with brain cancer...more...

[Socratesabroad]

Sad to hear...I actually was given the Switched Off Bach album back in middle school (yes, when dinosaurs roamed the earth and we walked uphill to school - both ways).

SwOB was a good respite from the synth-heavy pop music at the time and got me into more traditional classical music, but it still holds fond memories for me.



The 20 albums that shaped the future of music
BY RICHARD MARTIN AND MICHAELANGELO MATOS
The Seattle Weekly

16. Wendy Carlos, Switched on Bach (CBS/Sony, 1968)--A sort of plug for her friend Bob Moog's new invention, this interpretation of Bach masterworks caused a fury among purists, who watched in horror as it became the first classical recording to sell a million copies. The public embraced the warm sounds of the analog synth, and the disc has taken on new levels of meaning as the Moog has gone on to power the krautrock, electronica, and indie-rock movements.

[electrocat]

sad, sad. His synths shaped the sound of music. I used to dream of owning a minimoog.. now i use a virtual minimoog (software synth).

[Captain Japan]

10 years ago Big Briar (the company that peddles Moog kits) ran an ad for theremins in the back of, I think, Grand Royal magazine. I ordered one. It required a little soldering, glueing and painting but it was well worth it.

Etherwave® Theremin, Standard
The theremin is one of the oldest electronic instruments, and the only one known that you play without touching. Moving your hands in the space around its antennas controls pitch and volume. Like the Ethervox, the Etherwave is an authentic adaptation of inventor Leon Theremin's original design.

The Etherwave is a quality theremin with a design that retains many characteristics of the original theremins, including a five-octave pitch range and reliable spacing between notes for sophisticated playability. Antennas are nickel-plated 3/8" brass tube and cabinets are furniture-grade hardwood, finished black. The Etherwave is fitted with an adapter for mounting on a standard microphone stand and is designed for use with a musical instrument amplifier such as the Moog TB-15.

All Etherwaves in the ship with two video tutorials on one DVD: Clara Rockmore: the Greatest Theremin Virtuosa, and Mastering the Theremin, featuring Lydia Kavina.

Here's the Web page:
http://www.bigbriar.com/index.html

I can't say I can play the sucker too well. But it is a really interesting piece.

[Socratesabroad]

10 years ago Big Briar (the company that peddles Moog kits) ran an ad for theremins in the back of, I think, Grand Royal magazine. I ordered one. It required a little soldering, glueing and painting but it was well worth it.

I can't say I can play the sucker too well. But it is a really interesting piece.

Maybe one of your fellow Theremin players was the one involved in this...

This American Life
Classifieds

Musicians Classifieds. Sometimes in the classified ads one person will be seeking something that another person will be offering. This is especially true of the musicians section of the classifieds, where there might be a drummer seeking a band, and on the same page, a band seeking a drummer. We play match maker, and form a one-day band out of the musicians in the classifieds.

The one-day band's (including Theremin) cover of Billy Joel's 'Rocket Man.'
ftp://ftp.thislife.org/mp3/rocketman.mp3
http://www.thislife.org/ftp-root/mp3/rocketman.mp3