Mellotronists

In a message dated 12/30/2003 12:58:58 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
sdavmor@... writes:

> I was wondering about this project last night.  Is there sufficient
> material submitted to finally put this into play?  Is the "Son of
> Rime..." CD going to happen?  With the long-overdue Systems Theory
> album getting out the door (January), I was doing some placement of
> tunes onto sampler compilations, and this project came back into
> mind.  I got to thinking that we might want to slip in another track
> in lieu of "The Cool Vibe Of Asia C.", since it's going to be on our
> album, and we'd rather have a not-yet-on-an-album track on a sampler/
> compilation set.  Or alternatively, we're willing to offer another
> cut in addition if there's not yet enough material to warrant release
> of "Son of Rime...".
> 

I suppose that I should let everyone know what's going on here.  For now, it 
looks like there will be no "Son of Rime..." CD.  The songs are still 
available for downloading from the tronsounds website, as they have been from the 
beginning.   Several problems have come up this year which lead me to this 
conclusion.  They are (in no particular order):

1)  Lack of sufficient material.  We really need more tunes to choose from, 
but I haven't received anything in a long time.

2)  Loss of our source of CD production.  One of our list members had 
originally offered to produce free copies of the CD in a professional CD production 
facility where he worked.  Unfortunately, he has changed jobs and can no longer 
offer this service.

3)  ISP problems with the tronsounds web site.  This year, the two owners of 
my ISP decided to battle each other for control of the business, leaving me 
and hundreds of other users with an unreliable service.    The web site was down 
for months and remains unreliable.  The procedure for updating the website 
has changed, and I'm no longer sure how to update it.  I would like to switch to 
a new ISP, but I have prepaid for a year, and can't really afford to switch.

4)  Personal issues.  I have worked on this project and the website during my 
spare time.  Some of you who know me better are aware of the fact that 2003 
has been a very challenging year for me, particularly the last couple of 
months.  Something had to give, and unfortunately, this was it.

I started this project as a way that the members of the Mellotronists list 
could share their original Mellotron material with each other, and that part has 
been successful.  I know (from looking at the web stats) that people all over 
the world have been downloading these songs from the tronsounds web site.  I 
have really enjoyed many of the songs which have been submitted (including 
"Asia C"). I wish that we had more tunes and the production capability to provide 
free CDs for everyone, as was originally intended.  

Who knows what the future will bring?  I'll try to keep the website up, if I 
can, so that we can continue to hear the tunes, at least.  Anyone can burn a 
CDR from the tunes that are out there, if they want.  

I hope that answers the questions regarding "Son of Rime...".  I haven't 
totally given up on it, but please don't expect anything other than what is 
already on the web site.  Thanks for the interest, and thanks especially to those of 
you who have submitted something.  At least your tunes are being heard.


Ken M.