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Soviet synthesizer bridged occultism and electronic music. You can find traces of the occult throughout the history of electronic music.

Soviet synthesizer bridged occultism and electronic music

The occult obsessed Italian Futurist Luigi Russolo built his own mechanical instruments around 1917. The famous Moog synthesizer made an early appearance in Mick Jagger's soundtrack to Kenneth Anger's occult film Invocation of My Demon Brother in 1969. And in the late 1970s Throbbing Gristle built their own electronic instruments for their occult sound experiments, setting the stage for many of the occult themed industrial bands who followed. The witch house genre keeps this tradition alive today. How Inventor Paul Vo Created a Little Black Box That Could Change Guitars Forever. Hunted Creatures.