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The Twisted Melons

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"You're twisting my melon, you're getting me all mixed up." Steve McQueen
Eclectic. Melodic. Electric. Melonic.
From the remote Mull of Kintyre on the west coast of Scotland, The Twisted Melons are three melomaniac brothers striving to bring melodic illumination to the masses. With a sound that brings forth superlatives such as “totally progressive”, “awesome”, “rock-art” and “The Soundtrack to Bill and Ted 3”, The Twisted Melons will expand your consciousness and make your life totally better.
"Imagine the Manic Street Preachers doing a cover of The Pixies and you're close"
.."font-weight:bold"Eddy Temple-Morris, XFM
"Taking experimentalism as their religion and a healthy disrespect for convention, fashion and dogma as their ethos, The Twisted Melons continue to tear up the genre rulebook to create truly modern psychedelic post-alternative electro-prog-pop."
EMUBands
Some bands are easily defined by genres but others - such as The Twisted Melons - are hard to label. Prog rock, pop and metal are just a few of the influences in the Johnson brothers' music."
Scottish Sunday Mail January 2005
"Jaw-droppingly great Campbeltown band. Superb use of technology to deliver a perfect eclectic mixture of sounds. Their music is best described as art pop, psychedelic metal, electronic noise and progressive rock. A must see/hear band."
Flat2M Promotions, Glasgow
"The bands live shows over the last two years have brought plaudits from many including Franz Ferdinand, who described them as one of the emerging bands from Glasgow to watch out for."
The Campbeltown Courier, August 2005
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Member Since: 3/29/2005
Band Website: thetwistedmelons.com
Band Members: Paul Johnson (Vocals, Guitar, Guitar Synth)
Stephen Johnson (Bass, Bass Synth, Vocals)
Mark Johnson (Drums, V-Drums, Synth, Vocals)
Influences: The Teardrop Explodes, Alice In Chains, Spiritualized, Manic Street Preachers, Boards of Canada, Anthrax, Johnny Cash, Pixies, Mother Love Bone, Ian Brown, Julian Cope, Goldie, Primal Scream, Interpol, Brain Donor, Eurythmics, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Frank Zappa and The Mothers, Pearl Jam, Marillion, Depeche Mode, Moby, Soundgarden, DJ Shadow, The Beta Band, Amplifier, Francis Dunnery, The JAMs, Blame, Queen, Death In Vegas, Phillip Sparke, Temple of the Dog, Jimi Hendrix, Khachaturian, Bloc Party, Guns 'n' Roses, Bill Bruford, Devin Townsend, Iron Maiden, Belle and Sebastian, The Wildhearts, The Walkmen, Lo Fidelity Allstars, Mad Season, Guided By Voices, Dave Navarro, Delius, Mercury Rev, An Emotional Fish, The Beatles, Slayer, Herbie Hancock, EMF, Popol Vuh, PJ Harvey, Konk, Eric Ball, Primus, IQ, Buckethead, Skid Row, Preston Reed, The Arcade Fire, Can, Gentle Giant, Steppenwolf, Trouble Funk, Arena, Y'all is Fantasy Island, Paw, Headswim, My Velouria, John Martyn, Eno, CPR, James Brown, EOTM, John Lee Hooker, Green Velvet, The Action Group, The Mighty Wah, Ivor Cutler, Geneva, Jamiroquai, Pendulum, Michael Jackson, Kitchens of Distinction, Loki, Prince, Epidaurus, Husker Du, Vince DiCola, Echo and the Bunnymen, Talking Heads, Frost, Brian Wilson, Arab Strap, Oceansize, Rick Wakeman, Motorhead, Adrian Belew, Living Color, Super Furry Animals, William Shatner, Mastodon, Mongo Santamaria, Bruce Dickinson, Rimsky-Korsakov, Sonic Youth, It Bites, Radiohead, Nick Harper, Slint, Massive Attack, Billy Sheehan, Sikth, The Small Faces, Portishead, The Cure, LCD Soundsystem, Deus, Wu Tang Clan, The Chemical Brothers, British Sea Power, ACDC, Helloween, Brad, Porno For Pyros, Aphex Twin, Tripping Daisy, Utah Saints, Explosions In The Sky, Pantera, New Radicals, XC-NN, King Crimson, Bjork, Kyuss, Wyclef Jean, Foo Fighters, Nuno Bettencourt, Squarepusher, Wes Montgomery, Def Leppard, Fiction Factory, The League of Gentlemen, James, Soul Coughing, Courtney Pine, Led Zeppelin, Prefab Sprout, Mog, Tears For Fears, Chris Cornell, Focus, Queen Elizabeth, My Bloody Valentine, The Nice, Grooverider, Neil Young, Berlioz, Cat Stevens, The Mars Volta, Scott Walker, Orbital, Verve, Steve Vai, The Associates, Stockhausen, Red Snapper, Neu!, Aphrodite, Simple Minds, Frank Black, Kino, John Williams, Looper, Deaf Shepherd, Morris Day and The Time, Nectarine Number 9, Joe Satriani, Mazzy Star, Travis, The Who, John Paul Jones, A Band Called Afterglow, Senser, Jeff Buckley, Jane's Addiction, Devo, The Stone Roses, ASAP, Beck, Black Sabbath, Cocteau Twins, David Bowie, The Cooper Temple Clause, Faith No More, Grant Lee Buffalo, House of Love, Porcupine Tree, INXS, Monster Magnet, Tool, Pink Floyd, The Police, Skalpel, Rage Against The Machine, Stereo MCs etc
Sounds Like: The Teardrop Explodes, Alice In Chains, Spiritualized, Manic Street Preachers, Boards of Canada, Anthrax, Johnny Cash, Pixies, Mother Love Bone, Ian Brown, Julian Cope, Goldie, Primal Scream, Interpol, Brain Donor, Eurythmics, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Frank Zappa and The Mothers, Pearl Jam, Marillion, Depeche Mode, Moby, Soundgarden, DJ Shadow, The Beta Band, Amplifier, Francis Dunnery, The JAMs, Blame, Queen, Death In Vegas, Phillip Sparke, Temple of the Dog, Jimi Hendrix, Khachaturian, Bloc Party, Guns 'n' Roses, Bill Bruford, Devin Townsend, Iron Maiden, Belle and Sebastian, The Wildhearts, The Walkmen, Lo Fidelity Allstars, Mad Season, Guided By Voices, Dave Navarro, Delius, Mercury Rev, An Emotional Fish, The Beatles, Slayer, Herbie Hancock, EMF, Popol Vuh, PJ Harvey, Konk, Eric Ball, Primus, IQ, Buckethead, Skid Row, Preston Reed, The Arcade Fire, Can, Gentle Giant, Steppenwolf, Trouble Funk, Arena, Y'all is Fantasy Island, Paw, Headswim, My Velouria, John Martyn, Eno, CPR, James Brown, EOTM, John Lee Hooker Green Velvet, The Action Group, The Mighty Wah, Ivor Cutler, Geneva, Jamiroquai,Pendulum, Michael Jackson, Kitchens of Distinction, Loki, Prince, Epidaurus, Husker Du, Vince DiCola, Echo and the Bunnymen, Talking Heads, Frost, Brian Wilson, Arab Strap, Oceansize, Rick Wakeman, Motorhead, Adrian Belew, Living Color, Super Furry Animals, William Shatner, Mastodon, Mongo Santamaria, Bruce Dickinson, Rimsky-Korsakov, Sonic Youth, It Bites, Radiohead, Nick Harper, Slint, Massive Attack, Billy Sheehan, Sikth, The Small Faces, Portishead, The Cure, LCD Soundsystem, Deus, Wu Tang Clan, The Chemical Brothers, British Sea Power, ACDC, Helloween, Brad, Porno For Pyros, Aphex Twin, Tripping Daisy, Utah Saints, Explosions In The Sky, Pantera, New Radicals, XC-NN, King Crimson, Bjork, Kyuss, Wyclef Jean, Foo Fighters, Nuno Bettencourt, Squarepusher, Wes Montgomery, Def Leppard, Fiction Factory, The League of Gentlemen, James, Soul Coughing, Courtney Pine, Led Zeppelin, Prefab Sprout, Mog, Tears For Fears, Chris Cornell, Focus, Queen Elizabeth, My Bloody Valentine, The Nice, Grooverider, Neil Young, Berlioz, Cat Stevens, The Mars Volta, Scott Walker, Orbital, Verve, Steve Vai, The Associates, Stockhausen, Red Snapper, Neu!, Aphrodite, Simple Minds, Frank Black, Kino, John Williams, Looper, Deaf Shepherd, Morris Day and The Time, Nectarine Number 9, Joe Satriani, Mazzy Star, Travis, The Who, John Paul Jones, A Band Called Afterglow, Senser, Jeff Buckley, Jane's Addiction, Devo, The Stone Roses, ASAP, Beck, Black Sabbath, Cocteau Twins, David Bowie, The Cooper Temple Clause, Faith No More, Grant Lee Buffalo, House of Love, Porcupine Tree, INXS, Monster Magnet, Tool, Pink Floyd, The Police, Skalpel, Rage Against The Machine, Stereo MCs etc
Record Label: Melomania Recordings
Type of Label: None

My Blog

New Single

Can't Keep A Thing/CloserOut now from all good digital retailers
Posted by The Twisted Melons on Fri, 09 May 2008 10:17:00 PST

Free downloads for a limited time only

Our Gandhi EP is available for free download from www.democrazy2007.com until 19th April 2007The Democrazy 2007 campaign's aims are as follows:In 2003 less than half of the Scottish population voted. ...
Posted by The Twisted Melons on Fri, 02 Mar 2007 03:37:00 PST

Chains available now from iTunes on Coke Music UK:One compilation album

UK:One - The New Music Collection - from Coke Music Our track "Chains" is available now from iTunes on this Coke Music compilation album alongside tracks from Bo Pepper, My Luminaries, The Happiness, ...
Posted by The Twisted Melons on Fri, 02 Mar 2007 07:24:00 PST

Coke Music

We're on the Coca Cola website at www.coca-cola.co.uk/music on Eddy Temple-Morris' podcast. It can be found under "The Sessions" on that site or on iTunes....
Posted by The Twisted Melons on Tue, 19 Sep 2006 10:24:00 PST

New tracks

We have some new tracks on our profile. Recorded at Prism Studios in Stoke with Stuart Epps and Shaun Lowe, these songs will be on a future release. 
Posted by The Twisted Melons on Wed, 03 May 2006 04:09:00 PST

Let's see what happens...

http://www.blogherald.com/2005/12/22/myspace-users-angry-ove r-news-corp-censorship-of-youtube/...
Posted by The Twisted Melons on Wed, 11 Jan 2006 07:03:00 PST

Supporting Focus in Edinburgh

Focus are an amazing band. Supporting them was an amazing experience. Many thanks to everyone who was involved in the night, from the venue to the crowd.
Posted by The Twisted Melons on Thu, 20 Oct 2005 04:46:00 PST