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Kanta wrote:JMJ uses the Theremin cause he enjoys playing it. And, I enjoy listening to him playing it.

That doesn't surprise me the slightest.

AnDrOiD wrote:

Kanta wrote:JMJ uses the Theremin cause he enjoys playing it. And, I enjoy listening to him playing it.

That doesn't surprise me the slightest.

It does not surprise me, either.

Equinoxe wrote: Anyone who thinks that those solos are good is obviously in awe of being a fan or tone deaf,you can almost feel the air of discomfort from Fans at a concert when he plays those instruments!

Ehm, I do like the Liberation Solos of Oxygene 5 and that's got nothing to do with me being a fan nor am I tone death. Plus, I never noticed that other people were I annoyed by it.

However, I rather thought his "pressing-a-thousand-knobs"-performance of Oxygene 12 during his Oxygene-1997-tour was a little bit silly.

I think the Theremin solo is a little bit outdated now, it's like the flute piece at the beginning of Oxygène II - I agree that it is a fantastic instrument but I don't think it was ever meant to be played on its own - the tone and colour is too harsh.

I think he should try it as a solo with some accompaniment so that there is something to blunt the harsh sound of the instrument. Or, try altering the sound with an effects unit such as a Kaoss Pad to try getting some weird but spacey effects out of it!