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Mylo - Destroy Rock & Roll

Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Leftfield, House, Synth-pop
Year:
2004

Tracklist

Valley Of The Dolls 3:30 X
Sunworshipper 3:26 X
Muscle Cars 3:39 X
Drop The Pressure 4:15 X
In My Arms 3:46 X
Guilty Of Love 3:06 X
Paris Four Hundred 3:32 X
Destroy Rock & Roll 4:07 X
Rikki 3:18 X
Ottos Journey 3:58 X
Musclecar Reform Reprise 3:53 X
Zenophile 4:08 X
Need You Tonite 4:51 X
Emotion 98.6 5:36 X

Versions

Title, FormatLabelCat#CountryYear
Destroy Rock & Roll (CD, Album) Breastfed Recordings BFD007CD UK 2004
Destroy Rock & Roll (CD) Hussle Recordings HUSSYCD009 Australia 2004
Destroy Rock & Roll (CD) V2 Music France VVR1030202 France 2004
Destroy Rock & Roll (CD, Album) Breastfed Recordings, Vale Music BFD007CD, VLCD 3091 Spain 2004
Destroy Rock & Roll (CD, Album, Promo, Car) V2 Records, Inc. VVR1030202P Europe 2004
Destroy Rock & Roll (2xLP) Breastfed Recordings BFD007LPX UK 2005
Destroy Rock & Roll (CD) Epic Records (Japan) EICP 528 Japan 2005
Destroy Rock & Roll (CD) V2 Records, Inc. VVR1033448 UK 2005
Destroy Rock & Roll (CD, Album, Ltd, RE) Breastfed Recordings BFD007ACDX UK 2005
Destroy Rock & Roll (CD, Album, RE) Breastfed Recordings BFD007ACD UK 2005
Destroy Rock & Roll (CD, Album, RE) V2 Records, Inc. VVR1033458 France 2005
Destroy Rock & Roll (CD, Album, RE, Ltd) Breastfed Recordings BFD007ACDXL UK 2005
Destroy Rock & Roll (CD, Ltd) V2 Records, Inc. VVR1035942 Europe 2005
Destroy Rock & Roll (CD) RCA 82876 72666-2 US 2006
Destroy Rock & Roll (CDr, Promo) Breastfed Recordings none UK  
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Rated 5/5
Review by ShampooCell May 26, 2007 (edited over 2 years ago)

referencing Destroy Rock & Roll, CD, 82876 72666-2

I can say without qualification that this will go down as my favorite album of the decade. It's strikingly brilliant through and through, start to finish. Mylo will get your ass out of your seat and dancing, and if you're not the dancing type, you'll wiggle in your chair a bit and sway to the music.

This is everything that electro should be -- pumping, danceable and catchy. "Guilty Of Love" is the standout track to my ears, and sadly it has thusfar failed to get as much attention as some of the others. The Popular Computer remix of "In My Arms" is the other standout in this album of standouts.
Review by ethan May 12, 2006 (edited over 3 years ago)

referencing Destroy Rock & Roll, CD, 82876 72666-2

About a two-and-a-half-year wait for this to finally see a U.S. release; for me, though, it was worth the wait. Mylo really came out of nowhere to move dancefloors all over the world with a CD that is chock full of hits. I cannot for the life of me get "Sunworshipper", "Musclecars", and especially "Guilty Of Love" out of my head - even if I was lobotomized. Some of the sounds he uses may be repetitive; but remember, this was made on a G4 with probably only a few software programs. If Mylo's a millionaire, or at least if he has some cash to spend, hw can buy more gear to create more effects and avoid recycling for the sophomore disc. That's just a minor quibble to me. Very unexpected first impression from this Scot. See? Even YOU can make a good record if you try hard.
Rated 5/5
Review by distantHum Apr 21, 2006 (edited over 3 years ago)

referencing Destroy Rock & Roll, CD, 82876 72666-2

Although some have noted that track 8 samples Negativland's "Michael Jackson" from their classic "Escape From Noise", the sample source is actually the same for both songs: an obscure record featuring the infamous cult Church Universal & Triumphant (now also known as "The Summit Lighthouse").
On the record, their leader Elizabeth Clare Prophet, and other church leaders, lead worshippers through rapidly repeated prayers ("decrees") that the entire church says in unison - something along the lines of having a large room full of auction callers rapidly reciting the same passage.
The "Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney, etc" portion of the recitation is a condemnation of rock-n-roll read by a church leader, and is the only one of the "decrees" that is actually understandable.
A brilliant use of this sample - arguably better than Negativland's use of it.
Rated 5/5
Review by scoundrel Nov 27, 2005 (edited over 3 years ago)

referencing Destroy Rock & Roll, CD, Album, BFD007CD

DESTROY ROCK & ROLL, the debut album from Mylo, doesn’t really want to destroy anything. It seems to want to let some sunshine in, and right from the singsong opener, “Valley of the Dolls,” it succeeds brilliantly. “Sunworshipper” is a cruise down Pacific Highway 101 with the top down and the warm ocean wind in your hair, while “Muscle Cars” is the electro-house vehicle of choice. There’s a joyous 80s vibe to the album, from the string-laden “Guilty of Love” to the New Wave-influenced “Paris Four Hundred”—but it’s filtered through a modern sensibility that pokes fun at itself. For proof, listen to the religious fanatic of the title track layered on top of a dance beat—you can’t take a zealot who mispronounces Cyndi Lauper and David Bowie seriously. But to counter to irony, “Emotion 98.6” has an authentic sweetness to it. But the sparkling gem here is undoubtedly “In My Arms,” a deliriously charming 80s mash-up of the synth riff from Kim Carnes’ “Bette Davis Eyes” and the chorus from Boy Meets Girl’s “Waiting for a Star to Fall.” Marvelous through and through.
Rated 5/5
Review by blythy Sep 20, 2004 (edited over 5 years ago)

referencing Destroy Rock & Roll, CD, Album, BFD007CD

Mylo has firmly established himself as one of the best up and coming British producers, and Destroy Rock & Roll certainly reflects this.

It's hard to find a weak point on this album, in fact, I'd be as daring to say there isn't one. A delightful blend of upbeat and downbeat tracks ensure that this album will be in your system for weeks!