Destroy Rock & Roll

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Destroy Rock & Roll is the first album by Scottish record producer and DJ Mylo (real name Myles MacInnes), 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.

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 instrumentation on tracks 1, 2, 5-6, & 12 by John Clark, Kevin Kennedy & Linus Loves. Additional production on tracks 6, 8, & 12 by Kevin Kennedy. Additional instrumentation on track 5 by William Threlfall. Additional production on tracks 1-2 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:

• "Wolves of Miami/Muscle Cars"
• "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)
• "Otto's Journey" released as limited edition magazine 7"

Song backgrounds

• Track 1 samples "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls" by The Sandpipers.
• Track 2 samples "Si Tu étais Né en Mai" by Maxime Le Forestier.
• 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 Am I 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

• Abebe, Nitsuh (February 14, 2006). Destroy Rock & Roll, Pitchfork Media
• DiGravina, Tim. Destroy Rock & Roll at AllMusic
• Walters, Barry (January 23, 2006). Destroy Rock & Roll, Rolling Stone