Destroy Rock & Roll
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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
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The fold-out CD insert reads as follows:
Limited Edition bonus tracks:
The following singles have been released from the album thus far:
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
record producer and DJ Mylo
Mylo
Myles MacInnes , better known by the stage name Mylo, is a Scottish electronic musician and record producer.-Career:...
, 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
Resident Advisor
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Overview
The album has peaked at #26 on the UK Albums ChartUK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
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The fold-out CD insert reads as follows:
- All tracks written and produced by Myles MacInnesMyloMyles MacInnes , better known by the stage name Mylo, is a Scottish electronic musician and record producer.-Career:...
. - 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 FiveFreeform FiveFreeform Five is London based DJ, producer, songwriter Anu Pillai. It was his remix of Isolee’s “Beau Mot Plage” in 1999 that alerted many to this production outfit....
). Vocals on track 11 performed by Tamara Barnett Herrin. Anu Pillai and Tamara Barnett Herrin appear courtesy of Ultimate Delema Records. - Recorded in ScotlandScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. - All tracks published by Breastfed Songs.
Track listing
- "Valley of the Dolls" – 3:26
- "Sunworshipper" – 3:26
- "Muscle Cars" – 3:39
- "Drop the Pressure" – 4:15
- "In My Arms" – 3:46
- "Guilty of Love" – 3:06
- "Paris Four Hundred" – 3:32
- "Destroy Rock & Roll" – 4:07
- "Rikki" – 3:18
- "Otto's Journey" – 3:58
- "Musclecar (Reform Reprise)" – 3:53
- "Zenophile" – 4:08
- "Need You Tonite" – 4:51
- "Emotion 98.6" – 5:36
Limited Edition bonus tracks:
- "Soft Rock" - 4:01
- "Doctor Pressure" (Dirty Radio Edit) - 3:24 (Using a sample of "Dr. Beat, by Miami Sound Machine featuring Gloria EstefanGloria EstefanGloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García de Estefan; known professionally as Gloria Estefan is a Cuban-born American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known as the "Queen Of Latin Pop", she is in the top 100 best selling music artists with over 100 million albums sold worldwide, 31.5 million of those...
.) - "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 & RollDestroy Rock & Roll (single)"Destroy Rock & Roll" is a song by British electronic musician Mylo. It was released as the second single from his debut album, of the same name, Destroy Rock & Roll. Produced by Mylo, the song samples the recording "Invocation for Judgement Against and Destruction of Rock Music", by religious...
" - "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 DollsBeyond the Valley of the DollsBeyond the Valley of the Dolls is a 1970 American schlock melodrama film starring Dolly Read, Cynthia Myers, Marcia McBroom, John LaZar, Michael Blodgett and David Gurian...
" by The SandpipersThe SandpipersThe Sandpipers were an American easy listening trio/quartet, who carved a niche in 1960s folk rock. They are best remembered for their cover version of "Guantanamera", which became a transatlantic Top 10 hit in 1966, and their Top 20 hit "Come Saturday Morning" from the soundtrack of the film The...
. - Track 5 samples "Bette Davis EyesBette Davis Eyes"Bette Davis Eyes" is a song written in 1974 by Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon and made popular by American singer-songwriter Kim Carnes.-History:...
" by Kim CarnesKim CarnesKim Carnes is an American singer-songwriter. She is a two-time Grammy Award winner noted for her distinctive raspy vocal style. Some people have called her "The Female Rod Stewart" due to her raspy voice....
and "Waiting For A Star To FallWaiting for a Star to FallWaiting For a Star to Fall is a song released by the pop duo Boy Meets Girl in 1988. A worldwide hit, it became the duo's signature song.-Background:...
" by Boy Meets Girl. The original recording is used on the UK release. - Track 6 samples "Guilty" by George DukeGeorge DukeGeorge Duke is a multi-faceted American musician, known as a keyboard pioneer, composer, singer and producer in both jazz and popular mainstream musical genres. He has worked with numerous acclaimed artists as arranger, music director, writer and co-writer, record producer and professor of music...
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 TriumphantChurch Universal and TriumphantChurch Universal and Triumphant is an international New Age religious organization founded in 1975 by Elizabeth Clare Prophet. It is an outgrowth of The Summit Lighthouse, founded in 1958 by Prophet's husband, Mark L. Prophet...
. The UK release samples the original recording while the US release features a replayReplayReplay may refer to:*Replay , a replayed match in between two sport teams to decide in case of tie or conflict resulting from scoring, officiating, fouling or other factors...
. - Track 11 is remixed by X-Press 2X-Press 2X-Press 2 is an English electronic and dance music duo. The members are DJ Diesel and DJ Rocky . Ashley Beedle left to pursue solo projects in 2009.-History:...
and Anu Pillai from Freeform FiveFreeform FiveFreeform Five is London based DJ, producer, songwriter Anu Pillai. It was his remix of Isolee’s “Beau Mot Plage” in 1999 that alerted many to this production outfit....
. "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 SpringfieldDusty SpringfieldMary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'BrienSources use both Isabel and Isobel as the spelling of her second name. OBE , known professionally as Dusty Springfield and dubbed The White Queen of Soul, was a British pop singer whose career extended from the late 1950s to the 1990s...
, from her 1967 album of the same name. - Track 13 samples "Stay With Me Till Dawn" by Judie TzukeJudie TzukeJudie Tzuke is an English singer/songwriter. She is most well known for her 1979 hit "Stay With Me Till Dawn", which reached no.16 on the UK Singles Chart.-Early life:...
. - The beginning of the limited edition track 15 samples the opening of "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us NowNothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" is a #1 hit song co-written by Albert Hammond and Diane Warren, recorded by Starship. Featured as the theme to the romantic comedy film Mannequin, it hit #1 in the Billboard Hot 100 on April 4, 1987 and reached #1 on the UK Singles Chart for four weeks the following...
" 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