OS MUTANTES Haih Or Amortecedor (2009 UK 12-track CD album - What fan would have dared dream that an impromptu, one-off reunion at London's Barbican Theatre in 2006, would lead to the first new music from Os Mutantes in over 30 years? Yet here is 'Haih,' conceived by Mutantes founder Sergio Dias with writing collaborations from Brazilian legends Tom Ze and Jorge Ben [who wrote the band's original hit 'Minha Menina']. 'Haih' is not nostalgia, not a remake of a 60's recording, but a vision updated - from the opening sounds of Vladimir Putin addressing the Russian Army, to the saga of Saddam Hussein reimagined as slinky Parisian nightclub blues, 'Haih' is our brave new world twisted through one of the most unique musical sensibilities of the rock era. From the 50's-inflected dreampop of 'Anagrama' to the sly sexual samba of 'O Careca', 'Haih' is both a continuation and a radical update of the Os Mutantes legend!)