▁whose ▁members ▁Ch ess ▁described ▁as ▁" the ▁h ott est , ▁most ▁avant ▁gar de ▁rock ▁guys ▁in ▁Chicago ". ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁album ' s ▁success , ▁Ch ess ▁felt ▁that ▁he ▁could ▁rev ive ▁the ▁career ▁of ▁bl ues men ▁M ud dy ▁W aters ▁and ▁How lin ' ▁Wolf ▁by ▁recording ▁two ▁albums ▁of ▁experimental , ▁psych ed el ic ▁bl ues ▁with ▁members ▁of ▁Rot ary ▁Connection ▁as ▁the ▁ ▁backing ▁band ▁for ▁the ▁sing ers , ▁producing ▁the ▁albums ▁Electric ▁M ud ▁and ▁The ▁How lin ' ▁Wolf ▁Album . ▁ ▁Ch ess ▁hoped ▁the ▁new ▁albums ▁would ▁sell ▁well ▁among ▁fans ▁of ▁psych ed el ic ▁rock ▁bands ▁influenced ▁by ▁M ud dy ▁W aters ▁and ▁How lin ' ▁Wolf . ▁ ▁In ▁place ▁of ▁How lin ' ▁Wolf ' s ▁regular ▁mus icians ▁were ▁Gene ▁Bar ge , ▁P ete ▁C ose y , ▁Roland ▁Fa ulk ner , ▁Morris ▁Jenn ings , ▁Louis ▁S atter field , ▁Charles ▁Step ney ▁and ▁Phil ▁Up ch urch . ▁C ose y , ▁Up ch urch ▁and ▁Jenn ings ▁j oked ▁about ▁calling ▁the ▁group ▁" The ▁Electric ▁N ig gers ". ▁Marshall ▁Ch ess ▁liked ▁the ▁suggestion , ▁but ▁Leonard ▁Ch ess ▁refused ▁to ▁allow ▁the ▁name . ▁▁ ▁The ▁album ▁incorpor ates ▁use ▁of ▁w ah - w ah ▁ped al ▁and ▁f uzz box . ▁ ▁Marshall ▁Ch ess ▁augment ed ▁the ▁rh ythm ▁of ▁How lin ▁Wolf ' s ▁live ▁band