Mugstar Graft
8.5 / 10 Progressive Space Rock
Mugstar Graft hits the shelves on October 30th 2020 from Centripetal Force and Cardinal Fuzz Records.
Mugstar Graft is the 13th full length album and is an instrumental progressive space rock journey with ripping guitars, entrancing drums and complex unpredictable transitions. The band digs deep into space rock fuzz and gets far-out with technically complex compositions.
Mugstar are from the UK and have been releasing space rock music since 2003. They have collaborated with Damo Suzuki of legendary krautrock band CAN, and the heavy psychedelic experimental rockers Cosmic Dead. They have become underground masters of on stage improvisation in the psychedelic rock genre. Graft is a return to their original line-up with more premeditated compositions and controlled sections of improvisation. This makes for an album with a well defined arc that pairs brilliant psychedelic fuzz rock blowouts and groovy chilled out space rock. The tension created between these two dynamics is extremely well done.
Mugstar Graft has rich guitar tones, dirty bass, tight drumming and out-of-this world backdrop. The soaring guitar solos range from refined Pink Floyd influences to straight up experimental freak-out fuzz madness. The guitar tones are supreme with juicy sustain, clear echoing spaciousness, and melodic sensibilities.
Mugstar Graft is a space rock lovers paradise and is in line with the bands previous output. They have established themselves as one of the most refined space rock bands with technical skill and progressive compositional capacity. They have found the balance between in-the-moment expression and planned emotional dynamics and transitions. This creates epic songs that take the listener on a ride. The album plays like one long song with 6 movements and does not become repetitious with an ever-changing spread of music.
Mugstar is a highly experienced band and they have worked with some of the best creative musicians in the psychedelic and kraut rock scene. Graft has the band back with the core line-up making some of the best music of they have put out. This album is a underground classic waiting to happen. The wonderful psychedelic space rock guitar tones are worth the price of admission alone. The addition of incredible compositions and dynamic songwriting push this instrumental album into the premium teir of psychedelic rock.
The album is being released on Cardinal Fuzz and Centripetal Force Records in very limited edition. In fact many copies are already sold out. The Vinyl comes in Black with 350 copies and Dark Red 250 copies world-wide. I feel a collectors item here for you vinyl junkies trying to get you fix but you best be moving fast! The limited edition will be gone before the release date.
This is a great album and I know I will be enjoying it for some time to come.
Mugstar Graft
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