The new documentary, Mellodrama, gets a big unveiling at the Big Sky film festival this week. Director Dianna Dilworth has interviewed several players including King Crimson co-founder, Ian McDonald to talk about this unique instrument. Check out the Mellodrama website for more information - especially the mouth-watering trailer.
This also seems like a good opportunity to remind people of Nick Awde's weighty tome, Mellotron: The machine and the Musicians that Revolutionised Rock. Packed to the gills with interviews about the folks who played the beasts and their fellow travellers, no serious devotee of "the sideboard from hell" should be without it. Check out Nick's Mellofest site and you can take a look at my review over on the blog.
This also seems like a good opportunity to remind people of Nick Awde's weighty tome, Mellotron: The machine and the Musicians that Revolutionised Rock. Packed to the gills with interviews about the folks who played the beasts and their fellow travellers, no serious devotee of "the sideboard from hell" should be without it. Check out Nick's Mellofest site and you can take a look at my review over on the blog.
