All due props go to Robert Burke over at Blogcritic (and the Rhapsody Radish) for posting this at http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/02/16/085948.php. "In 1919 a Russian physicist named Lev Sergeivitch Termen invented a radical instrument that is played without touching it. The user moves her hands around two antenna to control pitch and volume. The result is an eerie, sci-fi sound that has been... [+]

All due props go to Robert Burke over at Blogcritic (and the Rhapsody Radish) for posting this at http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/02/16/085948.php. "In 1919 a Russian physicist named Lev Sergeivitch Termen invented a radical instrument that is played without touching it. The user moves her hands around two antenna to control pitch and volume. The result is an eerie, sci-fi sound that has been used in music as well as spooky movies of the 50s and 60s like "The Day the Earth Stood Still" and "It Came From Outer Space". Even though most people have never heard of a theremin everyone has heard the sound many times. This playlist contains songs that feature this wacked-out instrument. The most well-known theremin riff is probably found in the chorus of the Beach Boys "Good Vibrations" so listen closely." [-]