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Points: 4252 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 28 2007 at 05:27
i have a virtual mellotron - it sounds great, takes up hardly any room, there are no messy tapes and the notes can go for longer than 8 seconds, and its not expensive!Big%20smile
 
 
 
Mello-T downloadable ReFill

For the ultimate in lo-fi nostalgia, this accurate sampling of the vintage Mellotron® and Chamberlin® tape-based keyboards brings an incredible sound sought after by so many musicians these days.

From the classic "Strawberry Field Flutes" to the ominous "Tron Choirs" to the moody blue sound of violins and strings, this value packed refill brings thousands of dollars worth of collectible vintage "Trons" to Reason's NNXT sampler.

 
not like the real thing obviously but a lotta fun..Wink
 
http://www.propellerheads.se/       for sound demo
 


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Well Sean, I play guitar and a tiny bit of keyboards (just a few chords), for me it was so special to play on a Mellotron and last year it finally happened for me, I visited a friend who ownes a Mellotron M400 ("that white piece of furniture"), if you press a key in the choir-section, it's keyboard heaven like Afterglow on Seconds Out by Genesis, the flute section was just like Strawberry Fields Forever and the violin-section is just like the bombastic eruptions by King Crimson, goose bumps! It was my dream to play on a Mellotron, I had already played a bit on a Hammond B3 organ and a Minimoog synthesizer but the Mellotron was the most impressive, it is also the most unique vintage keyboard, you can be a virtuosic Grand piano player but playing on a Mellotron is different, it requirs a totally other approach and technique, as Rick Wakeman said "the Tarantula grip" Wink
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as a keyboardist and prog fan i wish i could play one sometime, even though i can't afford one.
my favourite mellotron performance is on king crimson's epitaph.
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Another great Italian Seventies progrock album with wonderful vintage keyboards (including the Mellotron) is Opera Prima by Rustichelli & Bordini, .. if you are up to the emotional vocals Wink
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Ouah, that's great! I also manage a CD reviews website, so I imagine it would be great to read that!

I find it's a fantastic album, I'm really into PFM, Le Orme, Banco also but I don't find what give me shivers in Zarathustra...
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Well Anaon, Zarathustra by Museo Rosenbach was one of the first bands I reviewed on Prog Archives and even I received a grateful PM from their drummer after he had read my review, I am still very proud on that! The titletrack is one of the most beautiful epics I have ever heard, what a tension, what a compelling shifting moods and ... what a majestic Mellotron sound Clap
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Thanks Thumbs%20Up it's some sweet pop, it's nice, she sings quite well but she is famous because she can play alone on stage, with a guitar and some effects for looping the other parts, I saw here on TV, it was quite impressive!

Anyway, it's a bit different from what I'm listening to at the moment: "Zarathustra" from Museo Rosenbach, I'm going sligthly mad about this album and mellotron parts in it, incredible!! Probably one of my favourite italian prog album at the moment.

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Congratulations to Anaon and thanks to Chopper for this pleasant intermezzo but I have never heard of KT Tunstall, what kind of music is that Wacko ?
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I liked her, now I love her LOL (I find it's not the worst of female singers these days by the way)
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Originally posted by Anaon Anaon wrote:

KT Tunstall? I wouldn't be so surprised...



Don't be, you're right!
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Sorry Chopper, new try, new chances:
 

Top 40 Albums : 23.09.2007

TW

LW

Wks

ARTIST TITLE (LABEL)

1 NEW
New%20Entry 		(-)

James Blunt

All The Lost Souls

(Atlantic/Custard)

2 1 (2)

Kanye West

Graduation

(Mercury)

3 4 (45)

Amy Winehouse

Back To Black

(Island)

4 2 (2)

50 Cent

Curtis

(Interscope)

5 NEW
New%20Entry 		(-)

Reverend & The Makers

The State Of Things

(Wall Of Sound)

6 3 (2)

KT Tunstall

Drastic Fantastic

(Relentless)

7 7 (3)

Plain White T's

Every Second Counts

(Angel/hollywood)

8 17 (2)

Luciano Pavarotti

The Ultimate Collection

(Decca)

9 NEW
New%20Entry 		(-)

Mark Knopfler

Kill To Get Crimson

(Mercury)

10 NEW
New%20Entry 		(-)

Phil Collins

Hits

(Virgin)

 
           I go for ...
9 NEW
New%20Entry 		(-)

Mark Knopfler

Kill To Get Crimson

(Mercury)

 
                           There is no band that is more close to Mellotrons
                            than King Crimson Wink, am I right?
 
 
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KT Tunstall? I wouldn't be so surprised...
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Mark Knopfler's new album by any chance??
 
I somehow doubt it's 'Phil Collins Hits'!!LOL
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Points: 20046 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 27 2007 at 16:21
No, James Blunt is just Cockney rhyming slang.

Sorry Erik, I did say Album, not Single.
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Anaon, it reminds me of In Dulci Jubilo (by Mike Oldfield) Wink
 
Chopper, challenging post, I just googled this:
 

The Official UK Singles Chart : 23.09.2007

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Wks

ARTIST TITLE (LABEL)

1 1 5

Sean Kingston

Beautiful Girls

(Beluga Heights/Epic)
http://www.seankingston.com

2 5 6

50 Cent/ Timberlake/ Timbaland

Ayo Technology

(Interscope)
http://www.50cent.com

3 2 10

Plain White T's

Hey There Delilah

(Angel/hollywood)
http://www.plainwhitets.com

4 3 7

Kanye West

Stronger

(Mercury)
http://www.kanyewest.com

5 4 4

James Blunt

1973

(Atlantic/Custard)
http://www.jamesblunt.com/

6 NEW
New%20Entry		 1

Babyshambles

Delivery

(Parlophone)
http://www.babyshambles.net/

7 10 4

Scouting For Girls

She's So Lovely

(Epic)
http://212.78.72.7/scoutingforgirls.co.uk/

8 21 6

Foo Fighters

The Pretender

(RCA)
http://www.foofighters.com

9 6 10

Rihanna

Shut Up And Drive

(Def Jam)
http://tinyurl.com/3admwk

10 9 14

Timbaland Ft Keri Hilson

The Way I Are

(Interscope)
http://www.timbalandmusic.com/

 
 
                        I also go for James Blunt, because of the 'vintage title' 1973 Approve
 
 
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Maybe James Blunt?
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Hum I thought about "jubilatoire", it's not the easiest of the words, even in french :D
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There is an album in the UK Top 10 at the moment which features a Mellotron. Big prize to the first person to guess which one I'm referring to.
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Points: 7659 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 27 2007 at 15:49
Anaon, I have had five years French at school, I am curious which French words you had in mind for the Mellotron Wink ?
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You should be really happy with this soundtrack, some parts are really... how could I say in english... well "beautiful", it's the best word for mellotron anyway... :)

I'll be there for the Hammond article for sure!! :)
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