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Artist:	FERGUSON HULITT
Title:	Mushroom Palace
Label:	KIVA
Format:	CD
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	KIVA 002CD

"For those of you who know me I have been in and around music for years, writing songs and putting them away for the right time. Well... the time is right now. Here is a collection of songs, written by me, arranged by Dreu Ferguson Sr. On this CD we venture into the realm of psychedelia on 'The Essence,' 'Painting,' 'Mushroom Palace,' and 'Maelstrom' all with great guitar playing and backing instruments as necessary. There are a few folk-blues gems like 'Without A Face,' the great shuffling blues of 'History Following Me,' and a few more straight-up folkies like 'Easy Prey To Time' (with wah-wah guitar) and more. Some of these are from many years ago, some new. We tried to keep a 'private press' feel on this and I think we did. 'Bad Weather Mama' is a little blues shuffle that women will hate but guys will dig. Enough said. Welcome to Kiva." -- Brian Hulitt.

Artist:	FERGUSON HULITT
Title:	Mushroom Palace
Label:	KIVA
Format:	LP
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	KIVA 002LP

LP version. "Mushroom Palace is Dreu Ferguson Sr. and Brian Hulitt's collaboration into the psychedelic folk blues dimension. Hulitt's words and Ferguson's guitar establish the album from the beginning with title cut 'Mushroom Palace,' a drug lyric upbeat rocker complete with laughter, subtle background effects and strangeness, followed by the '60s sound of 'The Essence' which is a psychedelic chant put to music complete with whispers, druggy references, '60s guitar etc.Then comes the killer electric guitar cut 'Maelstrom' with great lyric and guitar playing. As the album evolves into more of a folk blues direction, great cuts 'Without a Face' and 'History Following Me' stand out. The humorous rocker 'Bad Weather Mama' is also a fun spot. There is a Dylan-esque cut 'If I Disappeared Today' and spoken word cut 'Words of Whispers' complete with a tape loop and backwards guitar! Not too forget the '60s pop sound of 'Price of Love' (Hey is this an old Monkee?) and the drug chant 'Painting,' Mushroom Palace is an ambitious effort qualifying for inclusion in several genres. A two man effort, the album has a private underground feel to it throughout which contributes to its charm. Lyrically fantastic, Hulitt exorcizes demons of drugs, the bottle, women and death, culminating in the hopeful and beautiful 'Even If.' Ferguson's guitar playing is on target throughout with a nice touch of the throbbing wahwah on 'Easy Prey To Time' and dobro on 'History Following Me.' The cover art is great front and back with visions of psychedelia heaven 'neath a mushroom. Close your eyes. Open your mind. We bid you welcome to the Mushroom Palace."

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