Hey kids, ever wonder how Jon Spencer gets all those wacky sounds out of that box on stage? Me too. It’s called a Theremin, and here he demonstrates it for a group of school children in a room that looks, unsettlingly, like The Black Lodge. Yeah, he humps it.
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He’s tonguing the antenna. Tonguing it. Awesome.
1 | Y2 June 4th, 2008 at 12:42 amWow.
Always wanted a theremin, but now I think it’ll haunt my dreams.
2 | Secret Owl June 4th, 2008 at 1:51 amCool. Michigan’s Mason Proper use a theremin both on their recordings and during their live shows.
3 | Ryan June 4th, 2008 at 8:43 amHe uses his foot!
You can find this on the Matador 10th Anniversary DVD Everything Is Nice. I don’t think the DVD is in print, but it’s around.
4 | DerekSunshine June 4th, 2008 at 9:45 amBEST VIDEO EVER!!!!!!!! what fucking kids show is that?
5 | alex June 6th, 2008 at 1:15 pmMan, I miss Jon Spencer. There was a time there in the mid-90s when the Blues Explosion was the hottest band on the planet. The last time I saw them was in 2001, and even then they were becoming a sad parody of themselves. Are they even still around? Is anyone still listening?
6 | alex June 9th, 2008 at 7:13 am