Bulky, heavy, ugly and decidedly unsexy to look at it might have been (especially the early models), but the Mellotron carved out its own niche in the progressive rock scene in the late 60s and ...

Toby Manning tracks the movement of Tangerine Dream during 1974, out of the rural and into the urban, out of space and down ...

In this excerpt from the liner notes to the anniversary release of Tangerine Dream's 'Phaedra,' we explore the making of the ...

It took keyboardist Mike Pinder’s purchase of a primitive, tape-based orchestral sampler, the Mellotron, and a lyric inspired by luxurious bed-sheets to revive their fortunes. “Nights In White ...

With the Birmingham-born polyphonic keyboard favoured by Rick Wakeman and King Crimson's Pete Sinfield - the Mellotron.