MUGSTAR: Set To Release ‘Ad Marginem’ Soundtrack For A Film By Liam Yates

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In case you’ve not heard of them before, MUGSTAR (Peter Smyth – Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals; Neil Murphy – Guitar, Flute, Viola; Jason Stoll – Bass, Saxophone; Steve Ashton – Drums, Percussion) are an instrumental rock band all the way from Liverpool, influenced by krautrock, Pink Floyd, Neu!, Sonic Youth and Oneida.

‘Ad Marginem’ began life as a collaboration between filmmaker Liam Yates (also vocalist in Liverpool Doomers Black Magician) and MUGSTAR, created outside a traditional framework whereby a filmscore is added to a completed film. Members of the band were equal partners in writing, directing, editing as well as acting; the on screen drama was shaped to complement the musical form and you can watch the trailer for ‘Ad Marginem’ below.

‘Ad Marginem’ is both tightly controlled and claustrophobic.; though is not without a supersonic, dark and dense explosiveness, echoing Slint and Pink Floyd. Visually, the stark black and white photography of the cover pays homage to classic world cinema.

The entire project (interiors and exteriors) was filmed within a stone’s throw of the coast and contrasts post-industrial urban landscapes with some of the most beautiful Merseyside locations: the Sefton coast of Liverpool Bay and Hilbre Island, where the Dee Estuary meets the Irish Sea. A tale of obsession and betrayal, it takes as a theme physical and social marginality: a cult on the margins of society, a man on the margins of the cult.

‘Ad Marginem’ will be released by Agitated Records on the 11th June 2012 as a Limited Edition LP & DVD package.

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Source: Goldstar PR