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For the musical instrument, see Mellotron.
Melotron is a futurepop and synthpop band from Germany.[1] In 1996 Andy Krueger, Edgar Slatnow and Kay Hildebrandt left their former band, The Vermin, to form Melotron.[2] The band found success with their first single, "Dein Meister," in 1998.
Until 2007, Melotron was a band with German-only lyrics. However, in their album Propaganda, "Broken" is sung entirely in English.
Melotron has performed at a number of major electronic and industrial festivals, amongst these the Wave Gotik Treffen festival in 1999,[3] 2003,[4] 2004,[5] and 2005 [6] and the M'era Luna Festival in 2001, 2003, and 2005.[7]
In the American television show Saturday Night Live, the recurring sketch "Deep House Dish" uses Melotron's song "Der Kosmonaut" as an opening.
Contents
Albums
- Mörderwerk (1999)
- Fortschritt (2000)
- Weltfrieden (2002)
- Sternenstaub (2003)
- Cliché (2005)
- Propaganda (2007)
Singles
- Dein Meister (1998)
- Der Blaue Planet (1999)
- Kindertraum V1 (1999)
- Kindertraum V2 (1999)
- DJ Traum (1999)
- Tanz mit dem Teufel (2000)
- E.P. Sode 3 (2000)
- Brüder (2001)
- Gib Mir Alles (2002)
- Folge Mir Ins Licht (2003)
- Kein Problem (2003)
- Wenn Wir Wollten (2005)
- Das Herz (2007)
There have also been re-releases for earlier works. Originally on Zoth Ommog, the band has also released albums on Synthetic Symphony, Bloodline and SPV, as well as Metropolis Records (in the United States).
References
- ^ http://metropolis-records.com/artists/?artist=melotron Description of Melotron by Metropolis Records
- ^ http://www.chaindlk.com/interviews/index.php?interview=Melotron Interview with Melotron
- ^ http://www.wave-gotik-treffen.de/english/past.php?reqYear=1999 List of bands that performed at Wave Gothik Treffen in 1999
- ^ http://www.wave-gotik-treffen.de/english/past.php?reqYear=2003 List of bands that performed at Wave Gothik Treffen in 2003
- ^ http://www.wave-gotik-treffen.de/english/past.php?reqYear=2004 List of bands that performed at Wave Gothik Treffen in 2004
- ^ http://www.wave-gotik-treffen.de/english/past.php?reqYear=2005 List of bands that performed at Wave Gothik Treffen in 2005
- ^ http://www.fkpscorpio.com/meraluna/festival_history.asp List of bands that have performed at the M'era Luna Festival
External links
- Official website
- Official MySpace site
- SHOUT! Online interview with Melotron (2002)
- Melotron - Live at «B2» (Moscow, 09.10.05)
- Melotron - Live at «B2» (Moscow 25.09.08)
Categories:- Synthpop groups
- German electronic music groups
- Participants in the Bundesvision Song Contest
- Electronic musical group stubs
- German musical group stubs
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