VLVL2(3): The Corvairs--Theremin???

[Dave Monroe]

See ...

Glinsky, Albert.  Theremin: Ether Music and Espionage.
   Urbana: U of Illinois P, 2000.

Leon Theremin led a life of flamboyant musical
invention laced with daring electronic stealth. A
creative genius and prolific inventor, Theremin
launched the field of electronic music virtually
singlehandedly in 1920 with the musical instrument
that bears his name. The theremin--the only instrument
that is played without being touched--created a
sensation worldwide and paved the way for the modern
synthesizer. Its otherworldly sound became familiar in
sci-fi films and even in rock music. This magical
instrument that charmed millions, however, is only the
beginning of the story. 

As a Soviet scientist, Theremin surrendered his life
and work to the service of State espionage. On
assignment in Depression-era America, he became the
toast of New York society while passing data on U.S.
industrial technology to the Soviet apparat. Following
his sudden disappearance from New York in 1938,
Theremin was exiled to a Siberian labor camp and
subsequently vanished into the top-secret Soviet
intelligence machine, presumed dead for nearly thirty
years. Using the same technology that lay behind the
theremin, he designed bugging devices that
eavesdropped on U.S. diplomatic offices and stood at
the center of a pivotal cold war confrontation.
Throughout his life, Theremin developed many other
electronic wonders, including one of the earliest
televisions and multimedia devices that anticipated
performance art and virtual reality by decades. 

http://www.press.uillinois.edu/f00/glinsky.html

As well as ...

Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey (1995)

http://www.suntimes.com/ebert/ebert_reviews/1995/12/1011551.html

--- Richard Romeo <romeocheeseburger at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> speaking of gorgeous sounds, how 'bout the theremin?

And ditto here ...
 
> p.s.  saw soderburgh's Solaris last night--very much
> disappointed--

Not to mention bored.  Liked the cereal box, but ...

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