Beatrix Ward-Fernandez

Beatrix Ward-Fernandez: Trio

by Glenn Astarita
December 7, 2008

The theremin--one of the granddads of electronic instruments--gets a serious uplift via this program, recorded live in real time to convey the inherent attributes of this waveform instrument, sans studio processing. The majority of these tracks were intended for release on the obscure Purple Note label, but are now issued on the U.K.-based, avant-jazz Discus-Music.

Theremin performer Beatrix Ward-Fernandez executes a rather holistic approach while delving into numerous genre-busting frameworks. She augments the session by using a Moog Etherwave pro ...