Mylo
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| Origin |  Skye, Scotland |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Genres | Electronic, Dance |
| Labels | Breastfed Recordings |
- For other uses, see Mylo (disambiguation).
Mylo, real name Myles MacInnes (born 1978 on Isle of Skye), is a Scottish electronic musician.
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[edit] Career to date
A 1999 graduate of philosophy, psychology & physiology at Brasenose College, Oxford, Mylo quit studying for a philosophy Ph.D at UCLA to return home and produce music.
He released his debut album, Destroy Rock & Roll in 2004, on the Breastfed Recordings label, which he co-owns. Mylo produced the album in his own bedroom, on an Apple Macintosh G4.
He has provided remixes for the likes of Scissor Sisters ("Mary") and The Killers ("Somebody Told Me"). One of his notable works is a remix of Kylie Minogue's #2 UK hit "I Believe in You" in 2004 which appeared on the single.
His biggest chart success to date came in autumn 2005, when the single Dr Pressure, a mash-up of his own song Drop The Pressure and Miami Sound Machine's Dr Beat (originally created by mashup artists Phil n' Dog before being released by Mylo), peaked at No.3 in the UK singles chart, following previous top 20 hits he had had such as Drop the Pressure (No.19), Destroy Rock & Roll (No.15) and In My Arms (No.13) during late 2004 and 2005.
His last single 'Muscle Car' was the follow up to the highly successful 'Dr Pressure' was a big hit on the UK and European dance charts and club scene, reaching no. 1 on the UK Dance charts in November 2005, but only reaching a very disappointing no. 38 in the UK top 40 singles chart. The video that went with the single courted controversy as it featured two Chinese spies (British actors Bruce Wang and Alex Liang) inventing an electronic fly to spy on American president George W. Bush. Bush was shown involved in drug and alcohol fueled threesome with two prostitutes. Mylo himself does not appear in the video.
In an interview with the Star Newspaper, Mylo said, “We got lots of people pitching to do videos with cars in them, for obvious reasons. And then there was this one about George W Bush going on a bender, so it kind of stood out. It wasn't hard to decide. I was living in Los Angeles when Bush stole the election in 2001. It was very depressing. In the four years since then, he's proved to be even more stupid and dangerous than I feared at the time. I felt that I'd already had a satirical pop at American fundamentalism with my track 'Destroy Rock & Roll', but not everybody interpreted it that way."
He has also contributed an exclusive song, "Mars Needs Women", to the War Child compilation album 'Help: A Day In The Life', released in September 2005 and was also featured on the Canadian compliation album MuchDance 2007, released in November 2006. In 2006, the track "Otto's Journey" was used in a television commercial for Kraft Zesty Italian Dressing, which featured Olympic figure skater Michelle Kwan at home improvising a salad out of green beans, blackberries, and potatoes[1].
On 24 November 2006, he took over Pete Tong's Friday evening Radio 1 show while Tong was performing in New York.
[edit] Tours
Mylo cancelled a US tour in 2006 due to temporary deafness, and also twice cancelled performances at Neighbourhood nightclub in London, once in December 2005 due to an injured ankle and again in July 2006, for which no reason was given.
Mylo played to a full house in the Red Marquee at the Fuji Rock Festival 2005 in Japan.
Mylo performed at the M8 Ibiza Dance Awards in Eden and in the Oxegen festival dance tent during the Summer of 2006.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Destroy Rock & Roll (2004) #26 UK
- Destroy Rock & Roll (re-release including "Dr Pressure") (2005) #31 UK
[edit] Singles
| Title | UK | AUS | FIN | NET | GRE |
| "Drop The Pressure" | #19 | #41 | #3 | #3 | |
| "Destroy Rock & Roll" | #15 | #13 | |||
| "In My Arms" | #13 | #25 | #38 | ||
| "Doctor Pressure" (Vs. Miami Sound Machine) | #3 | #12 | |||
| "Muscle Car" (feat. Freeform Five) | #38 |
[edit] Compilations
Mylo tracks have appeared on the following compilation CDs:
| Year | Compilation | Track | Notes |
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| 2005 | The Album: Music from EMI | Destroy Rock & Roll | |
| 2005 | Help: A Day In The Life | Mars Needs Women |
