MU! [CD]

Gnoomes , the Russian outfit who blend a potent mix of psychedelic stargaze, kraut techno and kosmiche pop return with new album, MU!, their third for Rocket Recordings . Since the release of their last album Tschak! the three piece has turned into a quartet with synth player Masha Piankova joining the band. And it was the success of their tours in the UK and Europe that subconsciously created a template and tone for where the band would go next with this new album; to capture that surging drive and throbbing assault of their pulverising live shows. “We decided to make this record more live and less electronic,”Sasha, singer and guitarist said. “We were thinking about how to make it sound more dynamic.”