Playing With Knives by Beat Frequency - experimental theremin music

Moog Etherwave theremin, Marshall Echohead EH-1 delay pedal, lobster knife, carving knife.

Happy Halloween.

(The knives serve a musical purpose - touching the metal blade causes an abrupt change in pitch or volume.)

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Moog
• Halloween
• Theremin
• video
• contest
• 2010
• Moogfest 2010
• theremine
• テルミン
• electronic
• music
• knives
• beat frequency
• gordon charlton
• thereminist
• beatfrequency
• gordoncharlton

[mnology]

The knives are awesome. Does the steel modify how the Theremin acts as opposed to using hands? Great sounds, my cats are freaking out while this is playing, so thanks :D

[GordonCharlton]

@mnology Not directly - all the theremin cares about is the presence of earthed conductors, whether they are made of flesh or steel. The knives enable me to make near instantaneous jumps in pitch or volume as I noted in the info, which adds to the palette of sounds available to me, but at the same time it restricts the mobility of my hands, so I can't use the fingers of my pitch hand for fine pitch control, or flick the fingers of my volume hand past the side of the loop for a plucked staccato.

[rigginglizard]

Delightfully wicked and creepy. Gives new meaning to "playing with knives".

[GordonCharlton]

@DEZeMONSTER Thank you. I was aiming for a Halloween mood without relying on the usual clichés, so it's good to hear that.

[unclechristo]

excellent - or should I say - wicked...

[Germzap]

If i were locked in a room with this going on i would definitely go insane. The rich textures and different creepy pitches really sell this. I would love to have a haunted house with this in the background for Halloween. Mua ha ha ha....

[lisa1234z]

Very spooky imagery and sound! You can see how sensitive the Moog is to motion for a very refined effect.

[Brandon75689]

hahah, I love this

[fancynot]

well done, Mister Gordon !

[elementofart]

Rhapsody in red:) Thumbs up.