The Mutants is a punk rock supergroup based around Chris Constantinou (The Wolfmen, Sinéad O'Connor, Adam Ant), Rat Scabies (The Damned) and Paul Frazer (Never Not Nothing, Subsource), hosting an all-star cast of guest musicians.
[5][6][7] The debut album Rhythm and Punk Review was written and produced by Chris Constantinou and Paul Frazer and recorded at Raezor Studion (now Sugar Cane Studios) in London.
[14] In the album Tokyo Nights Chris Constantinou and Paul Frazer,[15] joined by Rat Scabies and Steve 'West' Weston (Wilko Johnson, Roger Daltrey), have teamed up with musicians from the J-Punk scene, among them Guitar Wolf, The 5.6.7.8's (featured in Kill Bill Volume 1), Mika Bomb, The Neatbeats and Jackie & The Cedrics.
[16] The concept of the album developed as the British musicians forming the core of The Mutants supergroup wanted to know more about artists who achieved cult status outside Japan and also discover bands and music that had not ventured further than the Tokyo live house scene.
[17][18] In reviews, the album was considered a success, noting the chemistry with the guests, the pan-generational mashup,[19] the genres ranging from surf to garage[3] managing to reflect the surreal atmosphere of the underground music in Tokyo,[16][20][21] "a rollercoaster ride across a dark J-punk landscape".