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Amateur - 2000
Re*Act - 2001
A life on standby - 2004
Ryunosuke - 2007
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How could Mud Flow deliver such a strong, emotional and electric album after the perfect « A Life on Standby »? More than anything else, frontman Vincent Liben took his time after a long tour in Belgium and France. He continued working with Blazz (bass) and Charlie (drums) and welcomed a fourth musician: Fred Donche (keyboards). On stage Frederik Leroux Roels, from Ghent, will accompany them. Mud Flow is now half Flemish smiles Vincent.
Mud Flows new album, « Ryunosuke », is inspired by the same name song. It is in fact a 1920s Japanese short story writers name: Ryunosuke Akutagawa. And Frenchman GWLs wonderful painting on the cover reminds of a Rising Sun. Just like on A life on standby, you can feel an atmospheric thickness and an explosive energy.
« We wanted a joyful album, says Vincent. We didnt want another A life on standby. We asked ourselves what was missing on that album and just incorporated it to the new album. There are more instruments and vocals and we were more daring... We freed ourselves and our creativity. »
The band worked this time again with Rudy Coclet, who got Vincents back against the wall, looking for vocal perfection, which will be conveyed on stage by a burst of energy. For the radios, a three-minutes song, « Monkey Doll » proves that this also can be done in a short song.
If we can say that Mud Flows first two albums (« Amateur » in 2000 and « Re*Act » in 2001, a Mike Butchers production) were a first experience, A life on standby and Ryunosuke are like brothers, with many 7 to 8 minutes songs. It is Mud Flows own style.
Mud Flow - compared to pop rock band Flaming Lips and to Radiohead, for its love for experimentation - belongs entirely to a Belgian rock scene with international expectations.
All the band members gave it all on this new album with criminal bass lines and complex melodies. Its all about balance, even when working with strings or a fanfare.
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