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This meeting led to their first proper recordings and the release of an eponymous EP on Sawmills' in-house Dangerous label,^[4] with a front cover designed by Muse drummer Dominic Howard. Their second EP, the Muscle Museum EP, reached number 3 in the indie singles chart and attracted the jessica marttila attention of influential British radio broadcaster Steve Lamacq as well as the weekly British music publication NME. Dennis Smith subsequently co-founded the music production company Taste Media with Safta Jaffery especially for Muse (the band stayed with Taste Media for their first 3 albums).

Three non-album studio tracks were album cover meaning muse black holes and revelations released as b-sides.

Throughout the album, the bass line concert rockall luxembourg is used as the driving force, often with the guitar providing only an extra layer to the song rather than carrying the melody. The bass has distortion and other effects applied to it to achieve a greater weight, allowing the guitar to digress from the main chord progression and play higher notes.