Barbara Buchholz's debut album "Russia With Love" was internationally acclaimed in 2004.

The magic of any other instrument is not as obvious as that of the Theremin. One must have an affinity to magic in order to simply play the Theremin. All other instruments, including the most exotic, are played by touching them, by blowing, bowing, hitting, plucking, scratching or pressing. The Theremin is the only instrument from which sound is enticed without touching it.

The Berlin-based musician, Barbara Buchholz, first made her name as a Jazz bass played, before discovering the Theremin and studying under Lydia Kavina in Moscow. 'I first saw a Theremin at the beginning of the 90s, when I saw Lydia perform Tom Wait's 'Alice',' explains Barbara Buchholz. 'This sound burned itself into my brain, but I was not in a position to create it at that time. There were no Theremins on the market, and I had no idea how I could get one or learn how to play it.
If the sound of the Theremin can be compared with any other instrument, then the singing saw. It has a magical sound, and Barbara Buchholz freely admits that she is in love with that magic. The LP title also sound magical. 'Russia With Love'', of course, draws an association to the James Bond film with almost the same title. But Barbara Buchholz breaks away from the romanticism of the Cold War and brings it into the present. 'My trips to Russia were necessary in order to get back to the roots and to explore the roots of the instrument. I got to know a lot of artists with who I work and will continue to work. I have never experienced another country with so many dichotomies. There is no middle ground in Russia. There are the poor and the rich, melancholy and punk, the dissonant and the beautiful. Nothing in between. My music is an echo of this time. Snapshots of various moods. The album was supposed to be more contradictory in the beginning, placing Punk next to the melodic side. We recorded wild noise improvisation, which in the end weren't used.'

Track Listing

• Coyote
• Sokolniki
• Eclipse
• Prospekt Mira
• Seaweed
• Hunting
• Ay Ne Ne
• Klarnet Karla
• Lullaby
• Hidden Melody
• Habtap
• Voyage
• Notchnoy Monolog

Additional Details

Label: INTUITION

Genre: Jazz

Language: English

Run Time: 46:17 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 09/26/25

UPC: 750447338227