Mu - MU***

Ain't No Blues/Ballad Of Brother Lew/Blue Form/Interlude/Nobody Want's To Shine/Eternal Thirst/Too Naked For Demetrius/Mumbella Baye Tu La/The Clouds Went That Away

Mu were a short lived American rock band created by Merrell Fankhauser, formerly of Fapardokly, with assistance from Jeff Cotton, a former Captain Beefheart backing guitarist. This debut was critically acclaimed but commercially unsuccessful.

“Smooth cool laid-back head music, with fantastic mood creating lead guitar, permeates the whole album. So, what can I say other than catch a mellow buzz, put on the headphones and cruise the cosmos.”

“Low energy, soft and laid back, non-commercial rock with some heavy, bongo-like drumming, and psych influences all over the place, especially on the slide guitar passages.”

“Out of this world combination of jerky, Beefheartian quirks and luxurious, mystical hippy mellowness. One of the best examples of the hippy era.”

“Excellent West Coast sounding psychedelia. Fantastic slide guitar and saxophone make this a very interesting album. The opener has some of that great slide while Ballad Of Brother Lew sounds more bluesy. Nobody Wants To Shine has some very effective sax and the longer jam Eternal Thirst has some varied percussion. The Clouds Went That Way is a rather folkish ballad with some fantastic vocal harmonizing. A solid album to be sure that avoids easy classification.”

“Imaginative, intelligent, rhythmic and diverse music with a deep spiritual feeling to lift your heart, mind and body. This album is like a time tunnel to the good aspects of the sixties, a mystical warm vibe, the feel of being connected to everyone and everything, respect for human and animal life, and living in touch with nature.”

“This is an unknown classic. It has everything - bits of sixties psychedelia, skewered blues, Beefheart, even a little jazz. And it's all perfectly played, sung and arranged. The recording is also great, it has that early '70s clarity.”