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Revision as of 20:23, 27 May 2015
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Melt Yourself Down is the debut album of the London-based band of the same name.
Background
The group is led by Pete Wareham, the ex-member of jazz/punk outfit Acoustic Ladyland and saxophonist in British jazz group Polar Bear.Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page). The album as released by The Leaf Label and features the singles "We Are Enough", "Release!" and "Fix My Life".[1]
Reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 80/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Daily Telegraph | [3] |
| The Quietus | Positive[4] |
The record received positive reviews across the board, described as "The sound of Cairo ’57, Cologne ’72, New York ’78 and London 2013" and "[a] hectic and freewheeling duststorm of punk, funk, jazz and world music" by The Daily Telegraph,[3] and "insanely full of energy and ideas, a tumultuous barrage of snaky, infectious hooks and punishingly addictive grooves" in a review by The Quietus.[4] The record came in at number 10 in Time Out's "40 Best Albums of 2014".[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fix My Life" | 4:03 |
| 2. | "Release" | 4:19 |
| 3. | "Tuna" | 4:27 |
| 4. | "We Are Enough" | 4:34 |
| 5. | "Kingdom of Kush" | 4:38 |
| 6. | "Free Walk" | 3:49 |
| 7. | "Mouth To Mouth" | 4:27 |
| 8. | "Camel" | 5:02 |
Personnel
- Peter Wareham — tenor saxophone
- Shabaka Hutchings — tenor saxophone
- Kushal Gaya - vocals
- Ruth Goller - bass guitar
- Tom Skinner - drums
- Satin Singh - percussion
References
- ^ a b Phares, Heather. "Melt Yourself Down". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ "Melt Yourself Down by Melt Yourself Down". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ a b Brown, Helen (June 13, 2013). "Melt Yourself Down, Album Review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
- ^ a b Southall, Nick (June 14, 2013). "Reviews: Melt Yourself Down". The Quietus. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
- ^ "Reviews: Melt Yourself Down". Time Out. December 6, 2013. Retrieved May 26, 2015.