(Hussle/EMI)

Scottish producer Mylo has been relatively unknown to the world until recent months where the UK music press has lavished him with praise. It was not long ago when Mylo turned away from working on a Philosophy PHD at UCLA to immerse himself in music in Glasgow. Now he’s been coined as the next Royksopp.

The tunes on his debut LP ‘Destroy Rock & Roll’ range from the contemplative and downbeat (not unlike the kind that appear on Café Del Mar releases) to the more ‘peak time’ house variety.

The title track, ‘Destroy Rock & Roll’ was Mylo’s first single and the original were 7”s spray-painted by the man himself. The track takes a vocal sample that that features a preacher denouncing artists like Van Halen, Duran Duran and Michael Jackson stating they need to be destroyed for the human race is to survive. The sample was used by pop culture assassins Negativeland to great effect. Mylo’s version is built more for mainstream dance floors as he adds a generic house funk to back the sample.

‘Drop The Pressure’ is a standout on this release with its body moving disco funk bassline. Unbelievable funk. The vocodered vocal is very much in the same vein as that of Daft Punk. In fact, Mylo’s sound owes a lot to Daft Punk and Royksopp in its feel and delivery.

‘In My Arms’ is another dance floor stomper that resonates heavily with the early 00’s French dance sound. Mylo revives the same synth riff that backed ‘Bettie Davis Eyes’ and pumps it through all sorts of filters to carve his groove.

The other big track on this release is ‘Muscle Cars’ that takes a more electro tinged edge. Mylo has done something right with this one as both X-Press 2 and Freeform Five dug it so much they offered to remix it for free.

The other tracks on this release generally fit into the more downbeat loungy variety. In this realm Mylo likes to do it pleasantly with a little bit of punch. They are nice but without the support of the more dance floor friendly numbers they would not stand so tall.

Overall ‘Destroy Rock & Roll’ is a neat and tidy package for those who like their music neat and tidy. All the bits and pieces are in the right place and it will appeal to those who like ‘major’ dance releases.