"It is an iconic part of so much pop and rock music, but it's also an instrument that's yet to be fully explored," says jazz keyboardist John Medeski. The way Medeski uses the instrument might sound ...
For Pat Sansone, the mysterious, ethereal and beautiful sounds of the instrument known as the Mellotron captured him early on. “I’m sure it came from my love for the Beatles as a kid. ‘Strawberry ...
KEYS WEEK 2023: The keyboard might be an unsung instrument compared to the sexier guitar, but in its various guises it has played just as important a role in the history of music. Here we're looking ...
"The Mellotron is an electro-mechanical, polyphonic tape replay keyboard originally developed and built in Birmingham, England, in 1963." That's the first sentence of the "Mellotron" entry on ...
Though initially conceived as 'The Chamberlin' by American Harry Chamberlin, there's something entirely British about the Mellotron. Indeed, the first instrument to carry the name was British born, a ...
Today, we’re honoring one of the great, pre-digital age instruments with the Top 10 Mellotron Songs. In an era in which you can recreate almost any sound on a laptop or smart phone, the Mellotron ...
A musical whim in Memphis has turned into a full-blown all-star project called Mellotron Variations. By Gary Graff A musical whim in Memphis has turned into a full-blown all-star project called ...
But in the spirit of the times, the group soldiered on with a forward-looking sound, aided by new blood and new songs. Their November 1967 album "Days of Futures Past" pioneered this entirely new ...
RedShark Replay: A profile of a true blast from the past, the Mellotron, which has become yet another tool to tap into the nostalgia of a bygone era. By Roland Denning. In its heyday, the Mellotron ...
Few instruments in modern music have endured such a tormented life as the Mellotron. In the mid-1960s, the analog, tape-driven keyboard was hailed by rock 'n' roll artists as an expansive musical tool ...
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"It is an iconic part of so much pop and rock music, but it's also an instrument that's yet to be fully explored," says jazz keyboardist John Medeski. Medeski is talking about the Mellotron. In ...