The Mellotron Group

Hey hey,

There seems to have been a lot of Orchestrons resurfacing lately...I know of three that are shifting hands for impressive prices. Are they worth it ? Probably not. But is a Mellotron 400 with one tape frame worth 5 -6000 ? A lot of people wouldnt think so...

Anyways this discussion has made me think about how much I use mine and how it compolements the Mellotron. Also...the other week I got the latest "new" disc from Pea Hicks, The Marimba...and it sounds great. Not as much resonance as the Mellotron Marimba rolls. I think he will be doing Glockenspiel next which is a terrifying thought considering the instruments somewhat limited frequency range...

A couple of weeks back my band Nanook of the North mixed a track with the Orchestron choirs in the verses doubling the glockenspiel.

If you are curious to hear it you can download it here...

https://download.yousendit.com/ZW9Bek9nTXYzMWxMWEE9PQ

The orchestral stuff (harp, glockednspiel, french horn, cello and clarinet) is all real. Other keyboards are the Yamaha GX-1, Mellotron stringsection, solina organ (the bass), Mellotron vibes.

This isnt released yet so for private consumtion only, please...

have a great weekend...!

Mattias,

Roth Händle studios, Stockholm
www.youtube.com/user/RothHandle
www.myspace.com/Molesome
Current projects:
The Aristocrats (U.S) - Elephant and Castle - Antkowiak (Pol) - Nanook of the North - Bröderna Lejonhjärta, Stadsteatern - Den Girige, dramaten - Paul Sumner (U.K) - Akaba