OK, it's been a while since I've done one of these, and I can't believe the theremin wasn't the first instrument I picked, but here is another exploration of non-traditional rock instruments rocking out.
Actually, tons of people use the theremin, these people even did a podcast about the theremin. So here's just a couple substantiated claims. Leave your own in the comments.
One Ring Zero - "The Ghost of Rita Gonzolo." This Brooklyn band is a big proponent of the theremin.
Muse - "Invincible"
Apparently Phish used to use a theremin regularly, but wading through the videos to find A/V evidence of it is beyond me right now.
The Decemberists use a theremin on the "Youth an Beauty Brigade" half of this song. You have to listen hard for it, but it's there. You can really hear it in the transition part of the song.
Pixies - "Velouria"
The Flaming Lips - "Crazy" (cover, but Wayne Coyne plays the theremin all the time)
Cornelius - random video
Portishead - "Humming"
Polyphonic Spree - "Hold Me Now." I'm kind of just guessing here, because it's hard to pin down individual instruments, but they have a full-time theremin player (Toby Halbrooks), so there must be theremin.
And this is actually really annoying to research, more so than the cowbell, because it's just so damn ubiquitous, that I'm just calling it quits now. Let me know what I left off. Point to videos or music files, or it doesn't count.
eh.www.amNY.com
PS For those keeping count (and I am), this is post 498.
Comments (1)
I think the Beach Boys used a theremin on "Good Vibrations."