Mutantum is a musical project by Mikko Muranen which in the past has been active also as Dogmeat (with a 7''ep Bite on Suggestion records and a mini-cd Beautiful on Purity records) and Dab.Ay.Ah (with Jussi Saivo he had a 7''ep on Suggestion records). For those that aren't aware of how Dogmeat's music sounds maybe it's enough to tell you that I was used to call it: "Godflesh meet Black Sabbath". The following project, Dab.Ay.Ah, instead was focused on rock experimentation but since he realised only one 7" I can't give my impressions about it. This new one sees Mikko dealing with many kind of musical genres: from progressive rock to Frank Zappa passing through Godflesh and of the Dogmeat's sound only some guitar riffs and distorted drum sounds are present. The ten tracks of SONIC SIDESHOW are instrumental experiments with sounds, atmosphere and rock structures. While listening to this album I have to admit that sometimes I was missing the vocal parts because the lenght of the tracks made me lose my concentration. This isn't meaning that I didn't like what I heard but for sure this is an album that needs your attention. "Smells Like Heaven" or "Hands As A Hammer" are almost ambient tracks based on guitar sounds and rhythms while "Light While Load" is more industrial based: you can understand that with so many influences Mikko's music is asking for something more than you whistling while taking a shower. Even if I prefer Dogmeat's energy, Mutantum is worth your attention so check out his website and listen to his mp3s.