richwhite9 Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 Grab that buttered popcorn and Juicy Fruit and curl up with the one you love and watch the award winning 2009 documentary classic "Mellodrama: The Mellotron Movie" Released on DVD Last Week. Surprisingly fascinating. Philadelphia Weekly A study in the unpredictability of innovation. Rhizome An insiders view on the history of the Chamberlin and the Mellotron, which isnt always pretty. Echoes The Mellotron stays cool. Brian Wilson This is where sampling started. Jon Brion Mellodrama explores the five-decades-long rise and fall of the Chamberlin and its better-known successor the Mellotronthe first musical keyboards to play the prerecorded sounds of other instruments. Essentially the first sampler, its haunting sound has changed the production and texture of popular music, from the Beatles Strawberry Fields Forever and the Moody Blues Nights in White Satin, to Radioheads OK Computer and Kanye Wests Gold Digger. Featuring Mike Pinder of the Moody Blues, Ian McDonald of King Crimson, Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys, famed L.A. producer Jon Brion, Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick, singer-songwriter Michael Penn, author Brian Kehew, (Recording the Beatles), as well as members of Opeth, Bigelf, Maroon 5, and former employees of the Mellotron and Chamberlin companies. While the musicians tell their tales, the engineers and experts deliver the gear porn by taking you inside the captivating contraption. Mellodrama screened at over a dozen festivals throughout the world in 2009, including the CMJ Film Festival in New York, Buenos Aires Film Festival, Documenta Madrid, Portobello Film Festival in London, Atlantic Film Festival in Canada, Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, Indie Memphis, Tucson Film and Music Festival, and was specially programmed by Stephen OMalley of Sunn 0))) at the Lausanne Underground Film Festival in Switzerland. http://www.amazon.com/Mellodrama-Mellotron-Movie-Brian-Wilson/dp/B0030FQNP8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanS Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 Just in time for Valentine's Day What we record in life, echoes in eternity. MOXF8, Electro 6D, XK1c, Motif XSr, PEKPER, Voyager, Univox MiniKorg. https://www.abandoned-film.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 I suspect that the resulting divorce might have a detrimental effect on my future ability to relieve GAS... I once came close just by playing my "World of Motif XS" DVD on the "inside" TV! Studio: Yamaha P515 | Yamaha Tyros 5 | Yamaha HX1 | Moog Sub 37 Road: Yamaha YC88 | Nord Electro 5D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonysounds Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 Yeah, Id have to wait until everyone went to bed to watch that, just like REAL porn! Oh wait, you didnt say porn, you said romantic movie! Freudian slip! Hitting "Play" does NOT constitute live performance. -Me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana. Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 Thanks for the heads-up Rich. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to be available on Netflix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonysounds Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 Crap...I was just going to put it in que. Hitting "Play" does NOT constitute live performance. -Me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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