Tune of the Week: Theremin

Gaudi is a London based musician who has been crafting pop, electronic and reggae music for four decades. As of late, he has been championing the first electronic instrument: the Theremin. His 2020 album, “100 Years of Theremin (The Dub Chapter)”, finds him taking dub tracks produced by the UK’s cream of the crop (Adrian Sherwood, Mad Professore, Prince Fatty, Dennis Bovell) and adding theremin leads on top. The above is a more recent self produced version of the Lee Perry produced classic “Bird in Hand”. The combination of roots reggae and the haunting tones of the Theremin help to create something new out of things drawn from the past.