SEPT 4 - SEPT 17

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Welcome to MugiWorld
Mugison's fingers are tired, and that's not just because he's in Iceland where, as we all know, all that cold can do terrible things to a musician's hands. No, his digits are drooping because he's spent the last several months hand-sewing the covers to his forthcoming album, Lonely Mountain — all 10,000 of them. But he's found the strength not just to blog about it (what artist doesn't have a web journal these days?) but to document his progress via a multipart "mugimentary" in Quicktime format, set to his own deliriously psychedelic music. His artful endeavors are more than mere quirks; in fact, they're hardly surprising for an artist signed to Matthew Herbert's Lifelike label. Mugison's DIY spirit, augmented by a tight-knit network of friends and family, exemplifies the unconventional, community-oriented approach Herbert advocates. Mugison's homespun site also features his biography (the "MugiSaga"), the opportunity to email his grandfather, and a handful of MP3s. From the sound of them, it's not long before we'll all be mugiswooning over this charming mugimusician. (PS)

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