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Micah Whetstone

Posted on May 19, 2010 at 03:49 PM

very well-crafted & mighty informative.

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Caption: Director Dianna Dilworth
  • "Mellodrama: the Signature Sound of Progressive Rock"
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  • Summary: The Mellotron was the sound of progressive rock and space music in the 1970s. Before digital synthesizers, it was an instrument that played back the sounds of orchestras, choirs, and more to generate the grandeur of The Moody Blues, Tangerine Dream, King Crimson and more. Dianna Dilworth has chronicled the birth of the Mellotron, going back to the late 1940s and the Chamberlin keyboard as well as its current revival. We talk to her about these instruments and their epic journey.

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