Mu330 has been around since 1998, and they can be rightly called the ska core pioneers; in these days they are releasing their seventh album, after the previous live record “Live Oh Yeah”. The new “Ultra Panic”features 17 songs of pure ska music influenced with punk-rock, nothing more nothing less, for a good half an hour of fun and dancing. Special collaboration on this album were the ones with Chaz Linde and John Paul Camp from Blue Meanies.Among the various songs, I could say that “Raw Fish”, “Oh My God”, “Lied To”, and the funny “Hey Now”, with good reggaie vibes and horns are the best tracks of the whole record. Anyway the songs are not just about fun: as all of the band on Asian Man, even Mu330 have a political and social involvement against racism, and songs like “KKK Highway” and “My Gun Is Broken” show this. Anyway there is stil lplace for pure fun tunes, as “Hi My Name Is John”, a funny story of a guy met trough Napster. If you like ska core, and bands like Reel Big Fish, Five Iron Frenzy, Mad Caddies, and Mustard Plug, you should already know Mu330; if not, go out and check “Ultra Panic”. Now. |carlo@staff.truepunk.com

Mu330 has been around since 1998, and they can be rightly called the ska core pioneers; in these days they are releasing their seventh album, after the previous live record “Live Oh Yeah”. The new “Ultra Panic”features 17 songs of pure ska music influenced with punk-rock, nothing more nothing less, for a good half an hour of fun and dancing. Special collaboration on this album were the ones with Chaz Linde and John Paul Camp from Blue Meanies.Among the various songs, I could say that “Raw Fish”, “Oh My God”, “Lied To”, and the funny “Hey Now”, with good reggaie vibes and horns are the best tracks of the whole record. Anyway the songs are not just about fun: as all of the band on Asian Man, even Mu330 have a political and social involvement against racism, and songs like “KKK Highway” and “My Gun Is Broken” show this. Anyway there is stil lplace for pure fun tunes, as “Hi My Name Is John”, a funny story of a guy met trough Napster. If you like ska core, and bands like Reel Big Fish, Five Iron Frenzy, Mad Caddies, and Mustard Plug, you should already know Mu330; if not, go out and check “Ultra Panic”. Now. |carlo@staff.truepunk.com