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My children, a bit late to television, have been playing catch up a bit. Felix watches various programs on the "Noggin" channel that his friends got tired of well over a year ago. This doesn't bother me particularly, because, with the exception of the Max and Ruby show (so annoying and where are Max and Ruby's parents anyway-- you can see them in the family portrait over the living room sofa bu they never stop by, although given what an officious priss Ruby became and how unspeakably irritating Max is, it is hard to blame them) I don't mind these programs. The songs tend to get stuck in my head, but that's probably inevitable in this sort of programming. (Beware Wonder Pets for earworms.)
Anyway, Blue's Clues was on the other day and suddenly I felt quite haunted. It took a while to put my finger on it, since there was nothing about the episode that warranted this weird feeling (making banana bread) until I pulled my head out of the newspaper and realized that there was a lot of theramin in the soundtrack.
Years and years ago, I caught a terrific documentary about the invention of the theramin, its creator's love affair with the woman who mastered the instrument, and all sorts of cold war intrigue. If you have a chance to see Theramin: An Electronic Odyssey, and you do because it is easily available, try it and see where the Beach Boys got the weirdness underneath the fizz of "Good Vibrations."
Purists may prefer to hear Clara Rockmore, mistress of the theramin, working some of her magic.
posted by Elise at 4:23 AM
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Thank you for introducing me to a new musical experience!
5/24/2009 12:51 PM
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