In fairness to the Orchestron -
Kraftwerk used it to splendid effect on their "Radio-Activity"
(puntastic!) and "TransEurope Express" albums -
these days they use crap bland digital string and choir sounds which
are just rubbish compared to the rickety grainy sound of the
Orchestron - in particular, TEE's high string melody is so beautifully
austere, whilst the end of "Radioactivity" (the song) sounds like a
choir of million-year-old-radioactive-monsters groaning and croaking.
DAVID
--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "Tony" <atm655@...> wrote:
>
> I personally played Patrick's triple Orchestron at the Vako facility
in St. Pete many years ago and the problem was obvious to everyone
involved.
> Much like the Mellotron it could be worked around by simply lifting
the key as in a tape rewind and press down on it again without much
trauma, but unfortunately that was not enough to save the instrument.
> Talking with Patrick about this very problem, he was very frustrated
with it and had sunk a lot of money into it.
> Still it was an interesting experience all around between Patrick
and Dave.
>
> Tony
> #510
>
> PS welcome back Mike!
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mike Dickson
> To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 4:15 PM
> Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] 10 Worst Keyboards
>
>
> That's interesting. Moraz was so (allegedly) over the moon about
it that
> he was prepared to stick his name up in the advertising for the
> instrument, etc etc. The problem with the Orchestron was that it
sounded
> ∗rubbish∗. What were they thinking? And more to the point, what
were the
> musicians thinking when they eventually heard it?
>
> Mike
>
> kinchmusic@... wrote:
> >
> > For me it's the Vako Orchestron. I bought it as a "replacement"
for a
> > tron I sold way back when. Lo fi...Huge disappointment!
> > Andy K
> >
> >
> >
> > ∗1. The Birotron (cool in concept; dismal in execution)∗
> > ∗2. Any pre-M1 Chamberlin (Excedrin cycling headache # infinity)∗
> > ∗3. Fender Rhodes∗
> > ∗4.∗
> > ∗5.∗
> > ∗6.∗
> > ∗7.∗
> > ∗8.∗
> > ∗9.∗
> > ∗10.∗
> >
> >
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