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Re: 24 HOUR MELLOTRON MARATHON New Years Eve
Reply #30 - 1st Jan, 2009 at 12:06am
 
HAPPY NEW YEAR GMT'ers !!! Smiley
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Re: 24 HOUR MELLOTRON MARATHON New Years Eve
Reply #31 - 1st Jan, 2009 at 2:38am
 
Two and a half hours left to go Eastern, that'd be five and a half for you, HM...

Here's the "Melloman", a variation of the Mellotron using cassette tapes! A 2005 innovation, cool looking!

http://www.mysterycircuits.com/melloman/melloman.html
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Re: 24 HOUR MELLOTRON MARATHON New Years Eve
Reply #32 - 1st Jan, 2009 at 2:42am
 
And here's the Melloman opened so as to display the innards.

Meanwhile:

Currently playing track:
Mangala Vallis - Asha (Coming Back Home)

I'm really enjoying the show, HM! A lot of stuff a haven't heard before that I like--that it itself makes for a great broadcast for me--plus familiar favorites, an excellent broth!
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Re: 24 HOUR MELLOTRON MARATHON New Years Eve
Reply #33 - 1st Jan, 2009 at 2:53am
 
Dan Joy wrote on 1st Jan, 2009 at 2:38am:
Two and a half hours left to go Eastern, that'd be five and a half for you, HM...

Cool pix Dan...but you underestimate this session..it's
24 hours
, therefore I've got 17 1/2 hrs to go (not 5 1/2) 14 1/2 for you - much
MUCH
more Tron-age to come Wink

- Hm Smiley Smiley Smiley
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Re: 24 HOUR MELLOTRON MARATHON New Years Eve
Reply #34 - 1st Jan, 2009 at 3:10am
 
Is it just ME or do all these tracks have ... MELLOTRONS in them!?!?!?

Roll Eyes Roll Eyes Roll Eyes

Lips Sealed
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Re: 24 HOUR MELLOTRON MARATHON New Years Eve
Reply #35 - 1st Jan, 2009 at 3:11am
 
Heracleum Mantegazziani wrote on 1st Jan, 2009 at 2:53am:
Cool pix Dan...but you underestimate this session..]


I only meant it was five and a half hours until your new years!
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Reply #36 - 1st Jan, 2009 at 3:20am
 
D'oh ...my bad Shocked...now 4 2/3 for me 1 2/3 hr for you - HNY!!!
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Re: 24 HOUR MELLOTRON MARATHON New Years Eve
Reply #37 - 1st Jan, 2009 at 3:23am
 
Currently playing track:
Cyrille Verdeaux & Clearlight - First Movement

This sounds great! I used to have it on vinyl. Sounds like a good remastering job has been done on it.
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Re: 24 HOUR MELLOTRON MARATHON New Years Eve
Reply #38 - 1st Jan, 2009 at 3:30am
 
One of my favourite pieces of music bar none!! Glad you like it - still have the vinyl - bought the import new back in the day (1973) Cool
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Reply #39 - 1st Jan, 2009 at 3:31am
 
A Mellotron with a minmoog on top...

ooohhh,  sexy!!!
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Re: 24 HOUR MELLOTRON MARATHON New Years Eve
Reply #40 - 1st Jan, 2009 at 3:40am
 
Heracleum Mantegazziani wrote on 1st Jan, 2009 at 3:30am:
One of my favourite pieces of music bar none!! Glad you like it - still have the vinyl - bought the import new back in the day (1973) Cool


There's a version of the later part of that piece, the piano-dominated part, with Gabriel-esque vocals added, it's credited to "Clearlight" and it's the last track on the 1st disc of the 006 KALEVALA project. Don't know exactly how the contemporary Clearlight relates to the old.

God, I wish I'd kept my vinyl!!!!
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Re: 24 HOUR MELLOTRON MARATHON New Years Eve
Reply #41 - 1st Jan, 2009 at 3:41am
 
M-Audio Gforce MTRON 9910-40684-00 Mellotron emmulator

Easily affordable - under $100 (!)
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Re: 24 HOUR MELLOTRON MARATHON New Years Eve
Reply #42 - 1st Jan, 2009 at 3:54am
 
Here's the 2002 Mellotron book by Frank Samagaio. It might be somewhat out of date as they've started making Mellotrons again since then, and software Trons have been coming out like the one you posted. I think you've already linked us to the new Mellotron book, the one by Nick Awde.

MEANWHILE, here's a link to a BBC4 Mellotron video. I haven't checked it out yet, but my friend says it features Peter Sinfield, Bill Bruford, and Rick Wakeman!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/musictv/progbritannia/video/prog2/
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Re: 24 HOUR MELLOTRON MARATHON New Years Eve
Reply #43 - 1st Jan, 2009 at 4:01am
 
Currently playing track:
Harmonium - Depuis l`automne

All right!

An exquisite piece of music--and one of the great wraparound album covers!
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Re: 24 HOUR MELLOTRON MARATHON New Years Eve
Reply #44 - 1st Jan, 2009 at 4:03am
 
Excellent vid Dan - wish there was more of it! Tony Banks (Genesis) spoke as well...quick little archival shot of a young Wakeman playing...there should be a DVD out there of this! Cool
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