Destroy Rock & Roll

Destroy Rock & Roll
Studio album by Mylo
Released	24 May 2004
Genre	Downtempo Electronic
Length	55:01
Label	Breastfed BFCD001
Producer	Myles MacInnes
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Destroy Rock & Roll is the first album by Scottish record producer and DJ Mylo, released in 2004. The album was re-released in 2005, containing a new remix of "Drop the Pressure", called "Doctor Pressure" (Vs. Miami Sound Machine), which was also released as a single. It was named the 21st best album of the decade by Resident Advisor.^[1]

Overview

The album has peaked at #26 on the UK Albums Chart.
The fold-out CD insert reads as follows:

• All tracks written and produced by Myles MacInnes.
• Additional engineering & mix by William Threlfall and Kevin Kennedy. Additional production on tracks 1, 2 & 5 by John Clark, Kevin Kennedy & Linus Loves. Additional production on track 3 by Kevin Kennedy. Additional production on track 5 by William Threlfall. Additional production on track 14 by William Threlfall and Kevin Kennedy. Guitar on track 1 by William Threlfall. Additional production & parts on track 11 by Anu Pillai (Freeform Five). Vocals on track 11 performed by Tamara Barnett Herrin. Anu Pillai and Tamara Barnett Herrin appear courtesy of Ultimate Delema Records.
• Recorded in Scotland.
• All tracks published by Breastfed Songs.

Track listing

1. "Valley of the Dolls" – 3:26
2. "Sunworshipper" – 3:26
3. "Muscle Cars" – 3:39
4. "Drop the Pressure" – 4:15
5. "In My Arms" – 3:46
6. "Guilty of Love" – 3:06
7. "Paris Four Hundred" – 3:32
8. "Destroy Rock & Roll" – 4:07
9. "Rikki" – 3:18
10. "Otto's Journey" – 3:58
11. "Musclecar (Reform Reprise)" – 3:53
12. "Zenophile" – 4:08
13. "Need You Tonite" – 4:51
14. "Emotion 98.6" – 5:36

Limited Edition bonus tracks:

1. "Soft Rock" - 4:01
2. "Doctor Pressure" (Dirty Radio Edit) - 3:24 (Using a sample of "Dr. Beat, by Miami Sound Machine featuring Gloria Estefan.)
3. "Destroy Rock & Roll" (Tom Neville Clean Edit) - 4:43

The following singles have been released from the album thus far:

• "Destroy Rock & Roll"/"Sunworshipper" (April 2003)
• "Paris Four Hundred EP"
• "Muscle Car"
• "Destroy Rock & Roll"
• "Drop The Pressure" (October 2004)
• "Valley Of The Dolls"
• "In My Arms" (16 May 2005)

Song backgrounds

• Track 1 samples "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls" by The Sandpipers.
• Track 5 samples "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes and "Waiting For A Star To Fall" by Boy Meets Girl. The original recording is used on the UK release.
• Track 6 samples "Guilty" by George Duke from his 1989 LP, Night After Night. The UK release samples the original recording.
• Track 8 is based on samples of "Invocation for Judgement Against and Destruction of Rock Music" by the Church Universal and Triumphant. The UK release samples the original recording while the US release features a replay.
• Track 11 is remixed by X-Press 2 and Anu Pillai from Freeform Five. "They loved the record so much they both called up asking to remix it for free."
• Track 12 samples "Where I am Going?" by Dusty Springfield, from her 1967 album of the same name.
• Track 13 samples "Stay With Me Till Dawn" by Judie Tzuke.
• The beginning of the limited edition track 15 samples the opening of "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" by Starship.

Personnel

• Kevin Kennedy – programming, producer, engineer, mixing, instrumentation
• Myles MacInnes – producer
• Aldo Martin – producer
• Phantom – art direction, design
• Anu Pillai – producer
• Dan Russell – vocals
• William Threlfall – producer, engineer, mixing
• Tom Urie – vocals

External links

• Mylo's Official Website
• Breastfed Recordings official site
• Destroy Rock & Roll at Metacritic

References

1. ^ "Top 100 albums of the '00s". Resident Advisor. January 25, 2010. http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?1144. Retrieved March 19, 2010.