That Melt Yourself Down took its band name - with permission! - borrowed from an album by saxophonist cum no-wave pioneer
James Chance, is not without reason. New Yorker Chance will undoubtedly have heard some of his craziness reflected in the multicultural company from London, which blends jazz with funk, dub, North African music and punk without inhibitions. That
Shabaka Hutchings was among the
… founding members at the beginning of 2012 - alongside, among others, saxophonist Pete Wareham, known from Acoustic Ladyland , is no coincidence either. If you can compare the overpowering Pray For Me: I Don't Fit In to anything at all, it's to the work of Hutchings band The Comet Is Coming. With the main added feature being the rousing vocals of singer/ceremonialist Kushal Gaya. The result is an extraordinarily exciting mishmash, which after the somewhat slogan-like opening gradually gets better and better as this fourth band album progresses. To quote James Chance once again: Buy! (RME)more
