women in electronica

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Hey, check out Strah Statham’s post on the women who paved the way for electronic music. She’s added a a Part II, here, as well.

You know about Delia Derbyshire, of course – everyone reading this should – but this post has six others, including Clara Rockmore…

…who worked with Léon Theremin to improve his new musical device (the theremin, go figure) to make it a true musical instrument. Unless you’ve heard her play before – I actually have – then you haven’t heard a theremin sound like this. Check it:

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