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Mugiboogie [Digipak] *

Mugison
1 disc

1. Mugiboogie
2. Pathetic Anthem, The
3. To the Bone
4. Jesus Is a Good Name to Moan
5. George Harrison
6. Deep Breathing
7. I'm Alright
8. Animal, The
9. Two Thumb Sucking Son of a Boyo
10. Great Unrest, The
11. My Love I Love
12. Sweetest Melody
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Additional Info

Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 104
Credits

Producer
Engineer
Personnel: Ptur _r Ben (vocals, guitar); Ptur Hallgrmsson (vocals, lap steel guitar); Rna Esradttir (vocals); Bjrgvin Gislsson (guitar, sitar); Una Sveinbjarnardttir, Greta Gudnadttir (violin); Helgi Hrafn Jnsson (trombone).
Recording information: Sundlauginni.
Iceland's Mugison may be considered a modern-day Frank Zappa. This one-man band boasts an eclectic style that ranges from blues-based alternative rock to stoner, doom-metal sludgery. At times, MUGIBOOGIE bears a resemblance to quirky, Beck-like fringe rock; at others, it veers off to Mr. Bungle's sanitarium-styled schizo-metal, all of it draped in a soul-funky exterior. With a vocal style that sounds like a strait-jacketed Steven Tyler, Mugison's brilliant musicianship tries to contain the manic psychodrama within. It's simply amazing that all this cacophony originates from the mind of one person.
Critic Reviews

Spin (p.104) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "The irreverent electro rocker, no stranger to smirking puns and helter-skelter noise, marks a straighter course with MUGIBOOGIE's ramshackle rock and Plastic Ono Band snarls."
Paste (magazine) (p.73) - "Heavy-metal screams round off into blues sneers over crispy-fried guitars, with the kind of spazzy rabidity that's synonymous with Ipecac label head Mike Patton."
Clash (magazine) (p.125) - "[A]n invigorating, eclectic listen. From the opening swampy stomp, MUGIBOOGIE thumps hard with seriously crunching guitars, topped by Mugison's unique death howl."