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THEREMIN

The Minimoog. The TR-808. The Wavestation. The history of electronic music is littered with legendary instruments. Some, however, have sadly disappeared without trace, drifting into the abyss of unsuccessful commercialism after promising (or not) starts. Others still have become cult classics, still championed by a faithful following determined to keep the dream alive.

About 100 years ago, Russian physicist Leon Theremin was working on a device made to measure the

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