Keyboardists John Medeski, Pat Sansone (Wilco), Robby Grant, and Jonathan Kirkscey have teamed up to release a new, collaborative LP entitled Mellotron Variations.
The album - out June 21 - was recorded live at Memphis' Crosstown Arts venue. At a later date, it will also be released as a concert film.
"I always loved that sound, the sort of mysterious, other-worldly, evocative nature of if," Sansone says of the quartet's experimental, improvisational sound.
"It's such a deep and rich paint box to pull from," he says later of the Mellotron, which all four musicians employ. "The possibilities are pretty limitless as far as the textures and the moods you can create. So it's really fun getting to do this with other like-minded Mellotron obsessives."
The band is also set to perform at Wilco's upcoming Solid Sound Festival.
For more information visit MellotronVariations.com.
Watch a trailer for the quartet's concert film below:
