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Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Mark V owners

From: "Paul Tillotson" <felixkrull2u@comcast.net>
Date: 2008-01-09

   I think it was on the David Kean produced Mellotron "The Sounds/ The Workings" VHS tapes there's footage of both Kean and Moraz playing some of the sounds on this frame. There are several pipe organ riffs from Chris Squire's solo album that Moraz contributed to as well as some of the odd synth noises from Moraz first couple solo albums.
   PT M400 #1226 
----- Original Message -----
From: Mattias
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 9:05 AM
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Mark V owners

Hey hey.
 
Thanks for asking...I was sort of surpised noone was interested.. .The stuff on the Moraz tapes was a bunch of fast runs on a church organ, some big vocal arrangements and chords. There were some rhythmic stuff as well more in a atmospheric vein...Reverby random hits.
 
We also listened to the Black sabbath tapes and as mentioned the roxy music ones...
 
Markus has all of the Mellotron sounds as well Chamberlin sounds from first generation tapes. He did a full run through checking all the mastertapes in 2006, exactly 50 years after they were first recorded, choosing the best takes et.c as well as finding older generations and better copies of the sounds. Very interesting hearing the Chamberlin 3 violins in comparison to the MK II ones.
 
He has also a bunch of unused rhythm and fills for the MK II and loads of very very esoteric sounds. He has also sounds for a sort of mini Mellotron that apprently never happened.
 
For my new tapes I got the ...
 
#1 Chamberlin Flute, Chamberlin bass clarinet, Twist in C (from the MK II), Slow waltz (MK II),
 
#2 Chamberlin Gino Vanelli double bass and celloes, Tubular Bells, Electric guitar chords, Bolero (MK II)
 
Not necessarily your average second frame selections but I know I will be using them.
 
To quote Beck...Somethings gonna change...I can feel it.
 
Mattias Olsson
Roth Händle Studios, Stockholm
www.roth-handle. nu
http://www.myspace. com/57224022
 
 
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 12:36 PM
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Mark V owners

Mattias,

interesting stuff (wondering that nobody is asking, so I will): can you describe what
exactly is on that Moraz live tapes for Yes? Perhaps if you are not a big Yes fan, you don't
know where they used the bits, anyway, I would like to find out for what parts Patrick
Moraz has used the mellotron as a playback gear :-) I have this 1975 London concert
video ( I guess the only video with Moraz during Yes) but never recognized any third hand
keyboard lines out of the blue, but maybe the camera didn't recorded him in that moment.

Markus = Markus Resch? Does he own all the original recordings made for Mellotrons?

Greetings, Thomas

--- In newmellotrongroup@ yahoogroups. com, "Mattias" <Mattias.olsson5@ ...> wrote:
>
> Weird coincidence. ..
>
> I listened to the Roxy Music strings last night at Markuss while choosing new sounds
and I even added a Brian Eno sound effect on to one of my new frames...
>
> The Roxy Music set had loads of strings (most probably all from the same songs)...some
synth stuff and then short vocal phrases. Not being a big Roxy Music fan I can't say from
which songs...
>
> We also listened to the Yes live Moraz tapes which is interesting and kind of sad. Fast
organ runs et.c
>
> Always interesting though...
>
> Mattias Olsson
> Roth Händle Studios, Stockholm
> www.roth-handle. nu
> http://www.myspace. com/57224022
>