stigmaBU: August 2007

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

[Tribute] - 1995 - Abbasalutely (A Flying Nun tribute to the music of Abba)

01 - ring ring
02 - mama mia
03 - dancing queen
04 - waterloo
05 - my love my life
06 - honey honey
07 - super trouper
08 - money money money
09 - knowing me knowing you
10 - when i kissed the teacher
11 - tropical loveland
12 - s.o.s.
13 - the name of the game
14 - on and on and on

73,66 MB

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

VA - Rime of the ancient sampler [Tribute to Mellotorn)

This CD is an initiative from Alan Fluff Freeman, the executive producer is Martin Smith and it's dedicated to Leslie and Norman Bradley and to the memory of Frank Bradley and Bill Franssen. All these aformentioned people contributed very much to the rise of the Mellotron in the late Sixties. The 8 page booklet contain a foreword by Alan Freeman and a story about the Mellotron, short but comprehensive and very pleasant to read.

The CD delivers 18 tracks in which we can enjoy the Mellotron in all its splendor: voices, electric guitar, violins, choirs, sound effects, harps, waltz, backward piano (!), Hammond organ, boys choir, flutes, vibes, 16 voice choir, female choir, oboe, trumpet, Spanish guitar, mandolin, strings, brass and saxes. These sounds are produced by several Mellotrons, a Birotron and Chamberlain and played by a lot of known progrock musicians like Michael Pinder, Sheila Maloney, Blue Weaver, Nick Magnus, Woolly Wolstenholme, Julian Colbeck and David Etheridge. The music is on a varied level (from boring New Age to wonderful prog) and contains some splendid pieces like "Deceivers all" from Woolly Wolstenholme (close to the early BJH sound), "Bradmatic" from Martin Smith (wonderful Spanish guitar/choir-Mellotron duel), "Mellow blues blues" from Blue Weaver (indeed, blues featuring the Mellotron) and "Julia" from Gordon Reed and "Lift" from David Kean, both with David Cross on midi- violin, very compelling! The final track "1964 Mellotron demonstration disc" from El Cumbanchero is a very entertaining and funny one, a person tells enthousiasticly about the numerous possibilities and you can hear guitars, violins, mandolin, several rhythms and an latin orchestra, "..what a thrill..."!

1. Matt Clifford: Then And Now
2. Bill Nelson: Mellotronix
3. Michael Pinder: Waters Beneath The Bridge
4. Patrick Moraz: Owner's Guide
5. Gordon Reed: Julia
6. Sheila Maloney: Berlin Boys
7. Blue Weaver: Mello Blue's Blues
8. Dereek Holt: Resurrection
9. Nick Magnus: Night Of The Condor
10. Wooly Wolstenholme: Deceivers All
11. Ken Freeman: Attack Of The Azimuths
12. Martin Smith: Engulfed
13. David Cross: Not So
14. Chris Taylor: Bradmatic
15. David Kean: Lift
16. Julian Colbeck: Heartfelt
17. David Etheridge: Mighty Tron
18. 1964 Mellotron Demonstration Disc: El Cumbanchero

87,89 Mb + 17,09 Mb
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