United Mutation was a strange group from Maryland in the early 1980s that never quite fit in, nor caught on during its existence, constantly overshadowed by the omnipresent harDCore Dischord scene. However, despite the obvious influence of the Bad Brains, United Mutation’s songs were primarily psych-damaged weirdness, somewhat akin to Captain Beefheart at hyperspeed. This long lost rarity is one of my favorite songs by the group who only managed to release two seven-inch EPs and a handful of compilation tracks. "Sensations Fix" is a bitter lament on the heroin trend that had rampaged the DC scene at the time, and also relates to the title of the compilation, "Alive & Kicking" (which featured a photo taken by Tomas "Beefeater" Squip of a local scenester shooting up) for which it was recorded. The reverbed sax, wacky guitar riffs and frantic beat sounds like a extremely sped-up outtake from the Stooges "Funhouse." The singer, Mike Brown is credited with inventing the cookie monster vocal delivery, but thankfully he sounds more like HR or Jello Biafra on this track.
  The cover art is from United Mutation’s "Rainbow Person" EP… Sorry, couldn’t locate a scan of the compilation artwork.

(Download - "Sesations Fix")