MU (23)

Dutch experimental/improvisational underground band from Rotterdam. The band started in 1978 after witnessing a Red Crayola/Scritti Politti performance in cafe "Heavy". The next day they bought instruments and called the band Mentally Unfit taken from Lou Reed's Billy. Soon Backstreet Backlash Records owner Peter Graute would join and the bandname was changed to M.U. or MU so the initials could be used in various projects like The Marijuana Users, More of the Unexpected, Mescal Umbra etc. After helping to build the Backlash Studio the band became the studio's houseband with Martin van der Leer as engineer/recordingmaster. The lp M.U. "Motion In Tune" 010 was the last reord to be released on the BackstreetBacklash label and it derived from various recordings. M.U. was active till 2012 the year their longtime companion Koos Ver A passed on. In the present Peter Graute, Wim Ver A & Steve Keen are still playing together and a new album is in the making. The original bandmembers are: Peter Mensingh (vocals/text), Peter Graute (guitar), Wim Ver A (guitar), Koos Ver A (†) (synth), Bob Knegt bas, Steve Keen (drums). Future bandmembers : vocals Teddy Treurniet (Mr. TnT) vocals Peggy Treurniet (Mr. Blueberry) Michel Faber (drums) Herman Smink (†) (drums) Martin van der Leer (engineer/recording), Frank Lievaart (engineer/recording)