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:
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Record Label: Alley Kat Records (Aussie distro by MGM)
Type of Label: Indie