@southpolesteve some of the details are wrong or I'm unsure about them and I disagree with many of the interpretive flourishes, but
@kellyhiser so this is a bit lengthy, but I am curious if this talk based around the theramin is actually legit http://idlewords.com/talks/our_comrade_the_electron.htm …
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@kellyhiser happy to be corrected on any inaccuracies you found in my Termen talk, even niggling stuff -
@baconmeteor also, some of the details about t's experiences in soviet Russia I'm unsure of. Have you read glinsky's bio of t? -
@kellyhiser yes, I read Glinksy’s bio along with Bulat Galeev’s “Soviet Faust” -
@baconmeteor cool. I was thinking about his interpretation of many T anecdotes as prob being mixes of truth and legend. -
@kellyhiser unfortunately I had to squeeze everything into a 20 minute talk, but the man is fascinating. I hope to translate the Galeev bio -
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@kellyhiser it’s a Russian biography of Termen postwar, with a lot of detail on electronic music, that I don’t think is available in English - 5 more replies
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@southpolesteve it's difficult to know the "truth" about his life in Soviet Russia because, well, Soviet Russia.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@southpolesteve yes, the basic story is legit. Termen was a genius inventor and had a crazy life.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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