RE: [Mellotronists] Delia Derbyshire
2003-10-20 by Andy Thompson
... From: doctorwho8@aol.com [mailto:doctorwho8@aol.com] Sent: 20 October 2003 14:38 To: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] Delia
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Re: [Mellotronists] Re: musical box
2003-10-20 by Don Tillman
... This is remarkably close to Bach s Brandenberg Concerto number 3, 2nd movement. Bach only wrote two chords for the entire second movement, the rest is
Re: [Mellotronists] musical box
2003-10-20 by Don Tillman
... Don t they, pretty much? Or is the guitarist really playing a plastic toy guitar behind a cardboard cutout of a Les Paul? :-) ... If he simply played a
RE: [Mellotronists] Re: OT-Birotron
2003-10-20 by Andy Thompson
... From: NormLeete@aol.com [mailto:NormLeete@aol.com] Sent: 20 October 2003 17:40 To: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] Re:
Re: [Mellotronists] Re: musical box
2003-10-20 by David Davis
Tsk, classical musicians ALWAYS say stuff like this, but they re not fooling me ;-) Are you seriously expectingly me to believe that if the 3rd trombone player
Re: [Mellotronists] Re: musical box
2003-10-20 by David Davis
Well don t worry y all, I m not that easy to insult, and moreover, having a chat about these kind of things is precisely why I subscribe to this list.. BUT
Re: [Mellotronists] Re: OT-Birotron
2003-10-20 by NormLeete@aol.com
Dear All, Trivia note: On the YesYears DVD rockumentary (their description not mine) there is footage of Wakeman in the studio with two Biros (can t do that
Re: [Mellotronists] Re: musical box
2003-10-20 by NormLeete@aol.com
bbc4! our telly runs out at bbc2! Norm
J-Tron used on any recordings?
2003-10-20 by charel196
Does anyone know if Justin Mayer s J-Tron has been used on any CD releases? It would be interesting to hear the sound quality.
Re: [Mellotronists] Re: the whimsical mix
2003-10-20 by Jerry Korb
... ________________________________________________________________ Hi KL and gang, Interesting mix of stuff on Mars , or Devil s Triangle. Toss a
Re: [Mellotronists] Re: musical box
2003-10-20 by Ken Leonard
Ya know, the way those King Crimson guys messed up Holst s Mars . Butchered, fried, sauteed, and simmered. Unlistenable! What s next? A disco version of
Re: [Mellotronists] Delia Derbyshire
2003-10-20 by doctorwho8@aol.com
I suggest anyone who has ever messed with Mellotron tapes (which is most of the people on this list) read the following site on how the original Doctor Who
Re: [Mellotronists] musical box
2003-10-20 by Rick Blechta
Don, I should have made it clearer that Pierre was the original keyboard player in the band and has not played with TMB for a long time. He carried two 400s
Re: [Mellotronists] musical box
2003-10-20 by Don Tillman
... Huh? The guy is playing a digital sampling keyboard hidden inside a fake Mellotron cabinet, and yet he s offended that folks think that some of the
Re: [Mellotronists] Re: musical box
2003-10-20 by MSB
And for anyone who appreciates electronic music and doesn t know who Delia Derbyshire is, see here:
Re: musical box
2003-10-20 by jonesalley
A point of greater import than immediately obvious. Is there anyone here who would not feel thoroughly honored and flattered that their music so moved someone
[Mellotronists] Re: musical box
2003-10-20 by Colin Crawford
[Mellotronists] musical box/Gabriel
2003-10-20 by Colin Crawford
Re: [Mellotronists] Re: musical box
2003-10-20 by ferrograph@aol.com
this is fascinating, this debate. I wonder how many of our favourite musicians secretly harbour a desire to have their works repeated in performance with this
Re: [Mellotronists] Pinch Roller Funtimes
2003-10-20 by kenmerb@aol.com
I just found a place where you can get some of the rubber rejuvenator I mentioned earlier, for possible use on pinch rollers. CAIG corporation sells it, and
Re: [Mellotronists] musical box
2003-10-20 by Rick Blechta
Yeah, but what if you never had the chance to see Genesis live? (By the way, did you?) What those who never saw them don t realize was that the music was only
Re: musical box
2003-10-19 by jonesalley
I am sincerely not trying to insult you, but you really couldn t have missed the point of my post more if you had deliberately tried to. And, the sad fact is
Re: [Mellotronists] Re: musical box
2003-10-19 by David Davis
Classical music is generally not written to be performed by the composer - he gets an orchestra to do that, who all dress like shop mannekins and are trained
Re: musical box
2003-10-19 by jonesalley
By that logic, then you should also feel that there should be no performances of the great classical music through history, or the staging of spectacles like
Re: [Mellotronists] musical box
2003-10-19 by David Davis
Yeah - tribute bands are just giving us commodified museum exhibits of past culture. If Genesis had done that in the first place, where would we be? It doesn t
Re: [Mellotronists] Pinch Roller Funtimes
2003-10-19 by kenmerb@aol.com
In a message dated 10/19/2003 6:36:38 AM Eastern Daylight Time, FDoddy ... Good point, Fritz. The question for me was, when were my pinch rollers last
Re: [Mellotronists] Pinch Roller Funtimes
2003-10-19 by Ken Leonard
... Yeah, and that s the problem with it. The saving grace is how often I ve ever had to do this---basically once on any given machine. I would like to try
Re: [Mellotronists] Re: Wakeman in concert.
2003-10-19 by fdoddy@aol.com
... Because, it s...uh... Texas? ;) Fritz....well, I ve never been to Spain, but I kinda like the music
Re: [Mellotronists] Pinch Roller Funtimes
2003-10-19 by fdoddy@aol.com
... Doesn t alchohol dry out rubber!!?? fd
RE: [Mellotronists] Re: Wakeman in concert.
2003-10-19 by Andy Thompson
... From: zappatx [mailto:mellotron@sbcglobal.net] Sent: 19 October 2003 05:14 To: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Mellotronists] Re: Wakeman in
Re: Wakeman in concert.
2003-10-19 by zappatx
Why is it that these people (Fripp, KC, S. Howe, Wakeman, Bowie) Never stop in Texas anymore??? Ahhhh! It blows! ... hitting West Palm Beach tonight. More
Wakeman in concert.
2003-10-18 by Phil Tortorici
Well, I m leaving in a bit to see the Rick Wakeman solo tour that s hitting West Palm Beach tonight. More later. Phil (#0.1119) I really don t think I ll be
Re: [Mellotronists] Re: OT-Birotron
2003-10-18 by Nic Lewis
... see my last posting! ... some work was done to add attack and delay but it was fairly basic. ... Because all the heads were mounted on a common bar,
Re: [Mellotronists] Re: OT-Birotron
2003-10-18 by Nic Lewis
... And they were in Dave Biro s prototype. ... I m not sure about Dave s originals, I know some later tapes were made by using two original recordings of
RE: [Mellotronists] musical box
2003-10-18 by Andy Thompson
... From: Rick Blechta [mailto:rick@rickblechta.com] Sent: 18 October 2003 15:45 To: Mellotronist s List List Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] musical box Hi Rick
Re: [Mellotronists] musical box
2003-10-18 by Rick Blechta
Gee Andy, I guess following through on your thought, no band should ever do cover tunes, either, unless they re going to rearrange them. Have you considered
RE: [Mellotronists] musical box
2003-10-18 by Andy Thompson
... From: Michael Peters [mailto:mpeters@csi.com] Sent: 17 October 2003 09:16 To: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Mellotronists] musical box Michael
Re: [Mellotronists] Re: OT-Birotron
2003-10-18 by Chris Dale
How true. The fidelity of Birotrons is less than that of Mellotrons and especially Chamberlins, but that s probably due to several things i.e. the master
Re: OT-Birotron
2003-10-17 by charel196
... the first ... were ever ... original prototype ... compact by ... head bar. ... (well ... not intended ... of the ... vertical ... flat. ... another time.
Re: [Mellotronists] OT-Birotron
2003-10-17 by Nic Lewis
Hi All, ... We (Birotronics) actually shipped 3 to them, I m not sure if any were ever paid for. ... They d have been fine if the design had stuck to Dave
Midi Mellotron?
2003-10-17 by danielhafley
Does anyone know of a Mellotron skeleton and keyboard with a sampler inside instead of tapes? I think this would be a great idea. It sounds like there might be
Re: [Mellotronists] what the blazes....?
2003-10-17 by Nic Lewis
Hi All, ... Cor! What a find! Nice one. I beg to differ on the genetic heritage however..........this beastie looks more like Mr Biro s original rather than a
RE: [Mellotronists] Musical Box/Mellotron
2003-10-17 by Andy Thompson
... From: mellotrongirl [mailto:mellotrongirl@hotmail.com] Sent: 17 October 2003 18:13 To: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Mellotronists] Musical
Musical Box/Mellotron
2003-10-17 by mellotrongirl
Someone in the area where they perform ought to try and get an interview with the band and see if indeed they are seeking the real deal . I know a band in the
re: Musical Box
2003-10-17 by Rick Blechta
I can. And have! ;) You just need three things: the correct notes, a two-keyboard tron (although one and a good Hammond will do, I suppose) and a honkin good
RE: [Mellotronists] musical box
2003-10-17 by Pishock, Jimmy
You are right, they are excellent! However, was it a real Tron they were using or just a skeleton with a midi keyboard on top? The last five times I ve
Re: [Mellotronists] musical box
2003-10-17 by J.K.Beresford
I agree they are good but when I saw them here in Sheffield earlier this year they didn t have a real tron. Just a white painted box made to look like a tron
Re: [Mellotronists] Mellotron Demo
2003-10-17 by Colin Crawford
On Friday, October 17, 2003, at 01:02 am, Rick Blechta wrote: So civilized, these Brits... Usually, yes, but it s the first time I ve ever heard the term used
musical box
2003-10-17 by Michael Peters
saw The Musical Box (Genesis cover band) here in Oberhausen, Germany yesterday night. If you liked Genesis back 30 years ago, go see this band when you have a
Re: Mellotron Demo
2003-10-17 by ceccles_ca
Good visual Ken. Thank you. I sent this link off to a few feriends. They say thanks too!! Clay