100% YES
Melt Yourself Down
Awards:
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AllMusic, Editor's Choice, April 2020
Despite the anger and activism in the lyrics, this set is saturated with the energy of hope; it's as if the collective practice of militancy was born of joy. This careening exhortation is a...
100% YES
Melt Yourself Down
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Awards:
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AllMusic, Editor's Choice, April 2020
Despite the anger and activism in the lyrics, this set is saturated with the energy of hope; it's as if the collective practice of militancy was born of joy. This careening exhortation is a...
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After a few years out to perfect their jaw-dropping new album 100% YES, Melt Yourself Down are back.
Thanks to collaborations with production legends Youth and Ben Hillier, the band have reimagined themselves and created a bruising re-up of their signature sound with added synths, lyrics, anthems and epic joyrides.
They took their sweet time crafting this new sound and it was worth it - MYD2019 is the band at their finest.
Contents and tracklist
- Melt Yourself Down, Pete Wareham (baritone saxophone), Pete Wareham (tenor saxophone), Kushal Gaya (background vocalist), Ruth Goller (bass (vocal)), Tristan Banks (drums)
- Recorded: 2019-03-06
- Recording Venue: Cable Management Studio
- Melt Yourself Down, Kushal Gaya (additional vocals), Tristan Banks (drums), Satin Singh (percussion), Ruth Goller (background vocalist), Kushal Gaya (sound effects), Kushal Gaya (background vocalist), Michael Rendall (synthesizer), Youth (bass (vocal)), Pete Wareham (tenor saxophone), Pete Wareham (baritone saxophone)
- Recorded: 2019-03-06
- Recording Venue: Cable Management Studio
- Melt Yourself Down, Tristan Banks (drums), Satin Singh (percussion), Ruth Goller (background vocalist), George Crowley (tenor saxophone), Kushal Gaya (background vocalist), Pete Wareham (tenor saxophone), Pete Wareham (synthesizer), Pete Wareham (synth bass)
- Recorded: 2019-03-06
- Recording Venue: Cable Management Studio
- Melt Yourself Down, Kushal Gaya (background vocalist), Tristan Banks (drums), Satin Singh (percussion), Ruth Goller (synth bass), Ruth Goller (background vocalist), George Crowley (tenor saxophone), Dave Smith (drums), Pete Wareham (vocalist), Pete Wareham (tenor saxophone), Pete Wareham (synth bass), Ben Hillier (synthesizer)
- Recorded: 2019-03-06
- Recording Venue: Cable Management Studio
- Melt Yourself Down, Michael Rendall (synthesizer), Tristan Banks (drums), Satin Singh (percussion), Ruth Goller (bass (vocal)), Ruth Goller (background vocalist), George Crowley (saxophone), Dave Smith (drums), Kushal Gaya (background vocalist), Pete Wareham (synth bass), Pete Wareham (saxophones), Ben Hillier (synthesizer)
- Recorded: 2019-03-06
- Recording Venue: Cable Management Studio
- Melt Yourself Down, Tristan Banks (drums), Satin Singh (percussion), Ruth Goller (bass (vocal)), Ruth Goller (background vocalist), Kushal Gaya (background vocalist), Pete Wareham (tenor saxophone), Pete Wareham (synthesizer), Pete Wareham (synth bass), Pete Wareham (baritone saxophone)
- Recorded: 2019-03-06
- Recording Venue: Cable Management Studio
- Melt Yourself Down, Tristan Banks (drums), Satin Singh (percussion), Kushal Gaya (sound effects), Kushal Gaya (background vocalist), Pete Wareham (tenor saxophone), Pete Wareham (synthesizer), Pete Wareham (synth bass), Pete Wareham (baritone saxophone)
- Recorded: 2019-03-06
- Recording Venue: Cable Management Studio
- Melt Yourself Down, Tristan Banks (drums), Satin Singh (percussion), Ruth Goller (bass (vocal)), Ruth Goller (background vocalist), George Crowley (saxophones), Kushal Gaya (background vocalist), Pete Wareham (synthesizer), Pete Wareham (synth bass), Pete Wareham (saxophones)
- Recorded: 2019-03-06
- Recording Venue: Cable Management Studio
- Melt Yourself Down, Tristan Banks (drums), Satin Singh (percussion), Satin Singh (additional vocals), Ruth Goller (bass (vocal)), Ruth Goller (background vocalist), Ruth Goller (additional vocals), George Crowley (saxophones), George Crowley (additional vocals), Kushal Gaya (background vocalist), Kushal Gaya (additional vocals), Pete Wareham (saxophone), Pete Wareham (additional vocals), Ben Hillier (additional vocals)
- Recorded: 2019-03-06
- Recording Venue: Cable Management Studio
- Melt Yourself Down, Kushal Gaya (synthesizer), Tristan Banks (drums), Satin Singh (percussion), Barney Keen (percussion), Barney Keen (pandeiro), Kushal Gaya (guitar), Kushal Gaya (background vocalist), Michael Rendall (synthesizer), Pete Wareham (tenor saxophone), Pete Wareham (baritone saxophone)
- Recorded: 2019-03-06
- Recording Venue: Cable Management Studio
Awards and reviews
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AllMusicEditor's ChoiceApril 2020
April 2020
Despite the anger and activism in the lyrics, this set is saturated with the energy of hope; it's as if the collective practice of militancy was born of joy. This careening exhortation is a near-perfect soundtrack to counter the confusion, fear, and anger in the era of COVID-19, and any other catastrophe that befalls us.
May 2020
‘100% Yes’ rides in on dancing bass and slivered cymbal-hisses as a final vision of positivity hovers over the groove, the dark experiences which [vocalist Kush Gaya's] life provides never allowed to overwhelm. As with those 1980s forebears, the abrasive assault will divide, but resonate too.
