theremin
noun
the·re·min
ˈther-ə-mən 
: a purely melodic electronic musical instrument typically played by moving the hands in the electromagnetic fields surrounding two projecting antennae
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Drifting around the stage in billowing black silk drapery, Sumney pops in and out of scenes, singing with a mystical, human-theremin voice, accompanying himself on electric guitar.
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Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Their eponymous theme sets the tone with a churning brew of twinkling synths and ritualistic percussion, both of which are eventually subsumed into the supernatural (represented by the theremin) before a crash of guitar boils everything together into chaos.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2025
Think about those spooky sounds in old horror movies, that's a theremin.
—Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 11 June 2025
Ahead of that, a special event held in Episode 5 (out Feb. 14) will present an opportunity for more theremin playing, though Miss Huang will be irked to be snubbed again.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 9 Feb. 2025
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Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Their eponymous theme sets the tone with a churning brew of twinkling synths and ritualistic percussion, both of which are eventually subsumed into the supernatural (represented by the theremin) before a crash of guitar boils everything together into chaos.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2025
Think about those spooky sounds in old horror movies, that's a theremin.
—Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 11 June 2025
Ahead of that, a special event held in Episode 5 (out Feb. 14) will present an opportunity for more theremin playing, though Miss Huang will be irked to be snubbed again.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 9 Feb. 2025
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“Theremin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/theremin. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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