Artist description A four piece producing a unique blend of pop sensibility flavoured with funky rhythms and ponderous misty-eyed melodies, twisting into hooks of ethereal daydream pop. Viagra enhanced.

Music Style Funkydory music for the culturally impaired. Kids music for adults.

Musical Influences Willy Wonka, Cult Movies & Psychotic Nursery Rhymes

Similar Artists The Cure meets Frank Zappa has sex and produces Wayne Newton.

Artist History 2 Filipino-American artists, Jaymejack and Dwightdavid have been writing music since the dawn of 1994.They have been solid supporters of local original music in Las Vegas, playing their originals at open micvenues. In 1996 they decided to recruit others to form the first generation of the Melancholics. That inception produced a fan based, good press reviews, airplay rotation and a debut CD. The CD garnered them a spot in Musician Magazine' Best Unsigned Band Search in 1996. After that everything is history.

Group Members Dr. Edward J. Malik/DwightDavid/Phil "Chilly" Chamberlain/JaymeJack

Instruments acoustic washburn full of stickers/hollow body maxitone bass(circa 1950's), strummed not picked/zen guitar and traditional 6 string lead/assorted vintage pedals, big muff, wahwah, slides/DW kit/percussive toys

Albums No Preservatives-1995-4 track demo-Generic World Music, Honkytized!-1996-Debut CD 18 tracks- URM Records, Welcome to LV-1997-Compilation CD-Flipside Records, LokalPinoy-1997-PMI Records, Scrumptdillyumptious-1999-New Release-Scrumpt-Dilly-Discs, Videos-Beyond the Horizon-1998-Skateboarding Video-Masahiro Films, Flatblack Soiree-1999-Live Show for Flatblack.com-Flatblack Lounge

Press Reviews "Upcoming and uncommon talent from Las Vegas"-Musician Magazine..."Funky Folkdaddies off the strip"-Las Vegas Weekly..."Las Vegas' Happiest Band"-The Enigma..."I won't be surprised if they become signed soon"-Five One Magazine..."The Melancholics serves up a fresh batch of catchy, well-crafted tunes that are indeed Scrumptdillyumptious"-Las Vegas Citylife..."A collection of toe-tapping, sing-a-long pop tunes"-Lee Abraham..."Willy Wonka's World dispensed in a disc-a true classic"-New Times Paper..."Boy, these guys are a trip! Wait'll you see what they do for an anchore"-UNLV's college radio KUNV... "Your music is so soothing..."-Spin Magazine

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Location Las Vegas, NV - USA

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