Before Alice Glass became indie queen of being fucked up. Before Gaga came along and wore clothes that made her look mental. Before electro and punk started hanging out more frequently. Mutsumi Kanamori a.k.a. MU was the absolute shit. She still is. It’s un freaking believable that since her groundbreaking 2003 debut album Afro Finger And Gel came out her acknowledgement and legacy has not grown over the years. As of today that album is still a mental experience. It’s all dynamic shiftings between minimalist tribal discopunk percussion and gatherings of noise with Mutsumi chanting in some language from another galaxy and acid house on acid and soundcollages and whatnot.
I discovered her music in 2007 during the whole electroblog craze era and it sounded freaking life-affirming then and it sounds probably even more life-affirming today, in 2011. And she came along in 2003. I don’t know how to express in words so you’ll get a scope of how incredibly ahead of the curve she was and still is. If Afro Finger And Gel was released in 2011 it would generate heaps of buzz and hype. But it didn’t, Crystal Castles are still the hype nowadays when it comes to in-the-zone music and Mutsumi is fairly unknown to larger audiences. Fact remains Mutsumi is the hippest person alive and her music is the best kept secret of any ”scene”. No really. I honestly think she is the hippest thing you can listen to south of the arctic circle.
And I want to keep it that way. It just makes her more hip. It’s weird that I’m writing this because at the same time I want to be alone knowing about her awesomeness. But that’s just what it likes to be a music geeking indie hipster douchebag. You want to hear the latest and coolest, you want to love it, hype it and be alone about it while still presenting it to the world so everyone can see what a cool, hip and knowledgeable person you are. But not me though. Hell no. Let’s just get sick.
Listen to Let’s Get Sick on Spotify!
Or watch the youtube video below! Go to the video’s youtube page to read the lyrics.
