Michael Hutchence - Mystify - A Musical Journey With Michael Hutchence (2019)

When Iong-time INXS manager Chris M. Murphy took on the task/responsibility of being on the creative team for forthcoming already critically acclaimed documentary “Mystify - Michael Hutchence” he had no idea of the emotional rollercoaster that was coming his way.

Working with his old friend Mark Edwards, the duo worked to produce something more than just a soundtrack, as the name suggests the listener goes on a journey where rare, unreleased tracks mix with snippets of dialogue, massive INXS hits and hidden gems from both Michael and the band’s back catalogues. The album is divided up into four sections; Side A, Side B, Side C and Side D all of which mix into each other giving the listener a more profound dreamlike experience than the usual soundtrack.

Chris M. Murphy takes up the story: “Over four weeks, Mark and I would work through late, spooky nights together dealing with Michael’s past work while turning it into new work, a new body of work. There were plenty of tears of remembrance along with tears of joy as we were doing something Michael would love. Late one night, Mark called me from the studio yelling: ‘Mate, there are ghosts everywhere flying around the room”’. He described: ‘every time I could not decide if Michael would like the direction of a track he would get down on his knees to pray to Michael and God’ and he said, they would always answer him.”

The documentary and soundscape that accompanies the film could not come at a better time for the band as Murphy says: “We are entering an exciting period of rediscovery of their (INXS) legacy and a reassessment of their place in music history.”

TRACKLIST

1. Let It Ride Deliver Me (Demo) Black & White Need You Tonight (Live 1988) Under My Thumb Please (You Got That)
2. What You Need Don't Change Spill The Wine Move On Need You Tonight
3. Devil Inside Love Is (What I Say) Baby Don't Cry All I'm Saying Shine Like It Does
4. Burn For You Viking Juice Kiss The Dirt (Falling Down The Mountain) Original Sin Never Tear Us Apart