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Re: Orchestrons...!

2009-11-14 by ClayE

Very nice arrangement Mattias!  Hope you do well with this.
I am now a Nanook of the North fan.

Clay

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, Mattias Olsson (Roth Händle studios) <Mattias.olsson5@...> wrote:
>
> 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
>

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