Mugstar
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Mugstar are a psychedelic space rock band from Liverpool. They are currently releasing music on Trensmat Records, Sea Records and Critical Mass Records. They have toured with the likes of Mogwai, Acid Mother's Temple, Oneida, Clinic, Mike Watt amongst others. They are the sound of 10,000 suns exploding sounding like a sonic mantra. Mugstar recorded one of the last ever Peel Sessions for the late great John Peel and a session for Huw Stevens.
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[edit] Discography:
Spotlight Over Memphis 7” Critical Mass Records (10/03)
Flavin’ Hotrod 7”Critical Mass Records (05/04)
Peel Session BBC Radio 1 (10/04)
Split 7” w. Hunting Lodge Farm Girl Records (11/04)
Dark Matter Mini Album Kabukikore Records (03/05)
One Music Session BBC Radio 1 (08/05)
Trail Singles Comp. Critical Mass Records (10/05)
My Baby Skull Has Not Yet Flowered 7” Lancashire & Somerset Records (01/06)
Mugstar Album CD-Sea Records / Vinyl-Critical Mass Records (11/06)
Bethany Heart Star 7” Trensmat Records (01/07)
[edit] Reviews
November 2006 saw the release of Mugstar’s debut album ‘Mugstar’ to ecstatic reviews.
“Live, Mugstar are renowned for their gigantic sonic soundscapes that pummel audiences into submission. It is often the case that such aural excesses are rarely transferred to the studio. In Mugstar's case they have, however, managed to capture the live energy and power perfectly, while still maintaining a tight hold of the melodic song structures.” Penny Black Music
“A simply awesome racket, and the icing on the already beautiful cake is that underneath and in and around all those pounding instrumental speedfreak riffs are some truly original melodies.” Terrascope
“Also coming on in a headlong rush is the self-titled debut album by Liverpool band Mugstar, whose eight tracks of driving motorik Litmus-style instrumentals distil/streamline all the best late Lemmy-period Hawkwind into a tougher and more speedfreaked out version of top flight La Dusseldorf.” Julian Cope
“Who says we have no space programme? With their debut CD, Mugstar have blasted off into regions of cosmic heaviosity.” Plan B
“Their spaceship has finally landed” Mixing It
“My debut LP of the year” Pink Fish Media
[edit] Band Members
Pete Smyth - Guitar/vocals/keyboards
Neil Murphy - Guitar/noises
Jason Stoll - bass/sax
Steve Ashton - drums
[edit] External Links
[www.mugstar.com]
[www.myspace.com/mugstar]
[www.searecords.co.uk]
[www.trensmat.com]
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