Biography
Formed in Autumn of 2000,  Melodrome is comprised of singer/guitarist Robby Baier, bassist Jesko Stahl, and a Justin Guip.

Basically, Melodrome rocks.
Everything else about them is just icing.

Yeah, there are the Independent Music and Songwriting Awards and the track placements in the 2004 Academy Award nominated documentary "Ferry Tales" by Katja Esson (4 songs plus original score), the national TV beer ad's, the airplay on college and independent radio stations across North America.  
Oh, and the deal with BMG Ariola in the 90's of Baier's and Stahl's previous project "Pearls at Swine".

So granted, the icing is a bit thick.  

But deep within their hot, gooey center this band is all about plugging in and turning up.  Perhaps now more then ever: Melodrome has written a new batch of songs that take them (and their listeners) all the way back to their sweaty roots in a Berlin basement.  That's where Baier and Stahl met years ago and that's where their blues based, hard hitting riffs first made their way through the grates up to the Kreuzberger streets, breaking hearts and kicking it.  

Now, miles away from there, and with the help of fellow brother in arms Justin Guip (700 Miles, RCA) Melodrome is ready to hit the road in October and then the studio to record their fourth release "So Sticky" (working title).  The new tracks are hard hitting rock anthems, stripped down to their bare assets: Driving beats, catchy riffs and soulful vocals.  Lyrically Baier is pissed about the state of the world, offers Rock'n Roll as a remedy for teen angst and yells "I wanna run" as escapist philosophy for the disillusioned.  

Mostly the new tracks are just a blast to listen to and don't ask much of the casual listener other than to grin and do like Beavis and bang your head.  If one decides to slip on some headphones and dig deeper, Baier's words will take you up or down a flight or two, to subtler levels of meaning and interpretation.  But wait... this is starting to sound like Melodrome cares much about stimulating your cerebral cortex.  No...  If these tracks make your "soul rage" or your "heart race" (from their track "Rock With Me") then their job is done.  If you're into crying about how and why your lover left,  then put on some of their other records, like "Happens While You Blink" or "The Sidewalk Ends".

All this mindless rocking does not mean Melodrome doesn't give a shit...
The band is dedicated to making a positive impact on the world.  After 9/11, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and the George W. fiasco, Melodrome is deepening their commitment to making a difference. Looking at the "big picture", they are no longer willing to be part of the problem, but part of the solution. Melodrome is in the process of changing the way they do business. They make every effort to use recycled materials, and to purchase products that where created by green companies. Jesko's car is fueled by cooking oil.  They are active in anti war and political events.

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