You know those seminal albums that are engrained in your ipod, reminding you of blissful youth, of warm summer nights smashing the back out of it. Mylo's 'Destroy Rock and Roll' is one of those for me.
Myles MacMannus quit Uni to write his debut over two years in his bedroom on the Isle of White. Taking influences of 1980's Tv show', pop anthems mixed with simple electro beats you could bounce around to.
Rumours has it Myles was staying above Pete Tong in Ibiza when he gave him a copy of 'Drop the Pressure'. Tongy was blown away and played it the next weekend on his Essential Mix.
Since then Mylo lived the dream, travelling the world as hottest producer in the dance genre. He first came to NZ for Deep Hard and Funky at the St James. He got a hard time for not being able to mix by some of the heads, but who cared – the tunes speak for themselves.
He was our first international act at R&V back in 2006. I went all the way to London and knocked on the agents door, made a stupid offer in UK pounds. In the twilight of first album he took it and came to our little party on the East Coast of NZ. I even got up on stage and danced with him!
Myles even came to my NZ showcase gig in London 'Endeavour'. He invited me around for dinner to hear the new album but never got back to my text.
That album has never been dropped since, amongst widespread speculation and anticipation of where he will take his unique disco electro pop next.
Will he ever drop it? Or will it become the Brian Wilson's Smile? Gun's Roses Chinese Democracy? Blackbird's East Coast Toast?
Looking forward to this one in Auckland later in the month!
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