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With winter almost over, at least around my house, I thought I would post a final winter themed video for your enjoyment.

Found a really great video on Ted of Pamelia Kurstin playing a therimin.
Until I saw the video, I had never heard of a therimin. It a futuristic seeming instrument that is played without ever physically touching it. That’s right, you never actually touch the device. You play it entirely by moving your hands through the air.

Sounds pretty futuristic, right? Amazingly, this isn’t a new instrument. It was invented in 1919 by a Russian musician and inventor named, Léon Theremin. It was one of the earliest electronic instruments and was quite popular for a time. But fell out of use as more electronic instruments came on the scene.

The instrument has two antennas that adjust volume and pitch based on how far or close the players hands are to the antennas. So the musician literally moves his/her hands through the air in front of the instrument to produce the music. Watch the video below to see it in action.

Via Ted: Theremin, the untouchable music

Okay, I’ll admit the video is a little odd. To say the least. But I love the song. I found it on an indie music blog called , Audio Drums.
Since I found it, I’ve been listening to it almost nonstop. Something about the song just fits. The band consists of two artists, Greg Kurstin and Inara George.
Check out the band’s MySpace page for a sampling of their other music.

A new TV ad for the Ford focus where all the music is played on instruments made from car parts. Not sure what that says about the car, but it’s cool either way.

When I first saw this video I thought it was a joke. Then I found out it’s a real product. Why would you ever buy something like this? Not that I would recomend it, but you can check out the official site here.

Fogonazos has a great post about a place called The devil’s pool. It’s a naturally occurring pool at the top of Victoria Falls that at certain times of the year becomes safe to swim in.

I don’t know if I would want to get in the pool, but it really does look cool. Check out the original post for a lot more pictures of people swimming right on the edge.
Fogonazos: Swimming at the edge of Victoria Falls

Well, it’s Monday and this week is starting off like any other week. Very slowly and not all that exciting. As usual, it starts with me feeling rather foggy and having trouble concentrating. So I thought this ad for LiveScribe was appropriate.

First you had the horse and buggy drifting, and now you’ve got horse pulled ski jumping. Who’s idea was it to try this? It just seems a little odd.