Comments on: Boo!

Boo!

vronsky — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 16:06:49 -0800

Spooky halloween sounds via wfmu. "Talk about a budget label classic! I was first introduced to this LP by Jack Diamond. Side 1 is pretty standard horror sounds, but Side 2 is where the magic is found! I love these remarks by a friend which pretty much sums it up: "Side 2 of this album is unlike other Halloween sound effect records floating around in that it is all theremin! And get a load of those track titles?! It sounds as if someone let a 5 year old kid noodle around for a while. It's super scary!"

By: Mr_Zero

Mr_Zero — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 16:13:39 -0800

I jumped to the middle of side two, and my cat puffed up and flew out of the room. Super scary to cats apparently.

By: erikgrande

erikgrande — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 16:33:30 -0800

Side 2 is cracking me up. "A 5 year old kid noodling" is right, and for some reason I find it hilarious. Thanks for posting this.

By: slogger

slogger — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 16:34:33 -0800

Cool stuff. Although, sadly, my cats didn't react similarly.

By: flapjax at midnite

flapjax at midnite — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 16:38:26 -0800

Listening to side 2 right now. It's hilarious! A perfect use for the theremin. It's like the theremin was invented for this record. And Beware of the Blog is the best website in the history of the universe.

By: lisa g

lisa g — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:47:53 -0800

Exactly what I needed for the Halloween front porch tonight. Thanks!

By: OrangeDrink

OrangeDrink — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:12:34 -0800

Goddamn I love WFMU. Thanks.

By: HyperBlue

HyperBlue — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:34:11 -0800

Thanks for this. Right-click, Save As, Load Playlist, Play, Repeat. Sides one and two played throughout tonight's trick-or-treating extravaganza. After about 2 hrs of this you get inside the theremin and discover the most subtle of nuances in this master interpretation. After 4 hours paint begins to peel. Fun!

By: mygothlaundry

mygothlaundry — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 22:03:40 -0800

It works on dogs too, not just cats. I had it playing in a vain attempt to lure trick or treaters to the door and my dogs about went nuts. Brilliant - I should save it for those (extremely rare) circumstances when I really want my dogs to bark like crazy and run around in confused circles looking for the weird noise. The only other time they ever reacted like this was when I played them a sound from an AskMe thread that consensus decided (and I am too tired to look up) was a fox. Theremin - fox: you be the judge.

By: rlk

rlk — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 07:53:21 -0800

Experience has shown that if a 5-year-old kid is allowed to noodle around with a theremin he'll just grab hold of the antenna and listen to it squeal.