Mu is a Sheffield, England-based duo consisting of Baltimore-born producer Maurice Fulton and his wife, Japan-born vocalist Mutsumi Kanamori. They've made one of those albums where the song titles -- Let's Get Sick, Afro Finger, Destroying Human Nature -- provide some indication of what to expect. And yet nothing short of complete knowledge of Fulton's background, behind aliases like Eddie the Eggs, Boof, and Hot Sauce, could prepare you for this lunatic jumble of electro-punk, left-field house, and flat-out noise. Kanamori's vocals take on almost as many forms as her husband's productions. During the nervous stutter-pummel of Let's Get Sick, she chants with all the exasperation of someone who has been prodded with a hot poker, and then during a robo-pop breakdown, she reverts to a relaxed, wordless scat. Multiple drum patterns created by machines and humans trip over each other; a siren signals a series of bombs that are detonated. On the frizzling Jealous Kids, Kanamori's voice is turned into a detached drone that is almost as imposing as the drums, which seem as if they're being pounded out by 500-pound mutants in a canyon. The slippery Destroying Human Nature features two Kanamoris in its seemingly deep-sea dwelling; one is a mush-mouthed ogre, the other a whispering seductress. She plays almost all the roles in My Name Is Tommi, a quasi-radioplay -- backed by mechanical hum and spasmodic percussion -- inspired by an episode of the U.K. program #Cheaters (a #Candid Camera for two-timing lovers). For all its contorted, couldn't-give-a-damn attitude, at least half of the album is danceable and suitable for DJ sets that have the time for electronics-heavy post-punk (Fad Gadget, Cabaret Voltaire), oddball disco (Loose Joints, Was (Not Was)), and left-field dance (LCD Soundsystem, Chicken Lips). Lovers of smooth, pure deep-house should duck and cover. ~ Andy Kellman, Rovi

1		Jealous Kids
2		Let's Get Sick
3		Afro Finger
4		Hello Bored Biz Man
5		My Name Is Tommi
6		Chair Girl
7		Tell You Something
8		I Hate U
9		Why I Left
10		Destroying Human Nature

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