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Melatonin

About Me

Melatonin play a blend of rootsy dub n rocksteady grooves to challenge your mind and move your feet.
We express an eco-social justice conscience through an exciting blend of decadent beats, down to earth rhythms and soaring melodies with a point; and are backed by some of Melbournes finest horns.
Forming in 1999, we've been evolving organically through our many adventures and are creating a unique sound which has it's roots deep in this great land. We've released 3 eps, one album, receive regular airplay, continue to get rave reviews and have a hell of a lot of fun.
As well as playing crazed warehouse parties, venues big n small and outdoor chill n dance parties, we also run our own solar powered sound system and get involved in cutting edge environmental and social initiatives.
SOMETHING WORTH A READ:
Unsettling Evidence of Weakening Gulf Stream Revealed
Story by James Randerson, The London Guardian, October 27, 2006. "Scientists have uncovered more evidence for a dramatic weakening in the vast ocean current that gives Britain its relatively balmy climate by dragging warm water northwards from the tropics. The slowdown, which climate modellers have predicted will follow global warming, has been confirmed by the most detailed study yet of ocean flow in the Atlantic. Most alarmingly, the data reveal that a part of the current, which is usually 60 times more powerful than the Amazon river, came to a temporary halt during November 2004. "
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 21/02/2006
Band Website: www.melatonin.com.au
Band Members: Jared (beats, keys, melodica)
Liam (guitar, vox, bass)
Alastair (samples, percussion)
Euan (bass, vox, tablas, percussion, guitar)

Special Guests:
Jordan Murray (trombone)
Andy Williamson (sax, clarinet)
James (trombone)
Jaq Gawler (vox)

Art by Paul Kalemba

Influences: Damn, my brain could melt trying to do this for all of us! Hmm, a whole platter of stuff from Reggae to Aussie Rock to Electronica to Dub to World Music n Beats to Jazz to Dance Hall to Hip Hop.... so here's a random bag o names that'll keep expanding as we thing 'oh yeah...!'

All our Melbourne Friends!

Groundation, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Clash, Goanna, Bill Laswell, Ninja Tune stuff, Skatalites, Clint Eastwood, Augustus Pablo, Fat Freddy's Drop, Captains of Industry, Gentlemen, Cold Chisel, Ernest Ranglin, Gladiators, Berie Worrell, Peter Tosh, Skatalites, Pixies, Lee Scratch Perry, Jet Li, Thievery Corp., Herbie Hancock, Kiss, Jah Wobble, Jackie Mittoo, Donuts Inc., camping in the bush, Tranceplant, Neil Young, Dub Syndicate, Devo, Mad Professor, Outkast, NZ dub scene, all the Melbourne dub n reggae selectors (esp Systa BB, Heartical HiFi, Jessie I, Ms Butt, Bass Bin Laden, Humdrum) and lots lots more...
Sounds Like: A sunny Sunday afternoon

Our NEW album can be ordered online from JB Hi Fi here: Positive Feedback Loop
Record Label: Alley Kat Records (Aussie distro by MGM)
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

melatonin winter tour

well the cool sun is shining and we're pretty excited!this time next week we're off on tour up the coast, headin to byron brisbane and the kuranda roots festival out the back of cairns. spreading our ...
Posted by on Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:59:00 GMT

we're back with new tunes

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Posted by on Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:13:00 GMT

winter time

so the melatonin adventure continues... winter has hit melbourne town and to keep in tune melatonin is currently in compost composition mode... mulching down some new tunes to get ready for the spring...
Posted by on Sun, 25 May 2008 17:58:00 GMT

POSITIVE FEEDBACK LOOP OUT NOW!!

OK so our new album , Positive Feedback Loop, is now available all across Australia and also online through MGM Distro, whom we love.  11 tracks of Melatonin joy from lushious dub to funky reggae...
Posted by on Tue, 12 Sep 2006 05:55:00 GMT