mLau is a musical journey by Massimo Marraccini and Maria Laura Ronzoni.
The duo from Rome are brave pioneers in creating their own visual soundscapes, mixing alternative folk and futuristic electronic, enriched by arty videos.
Their background is rooted in alternative folk, post-rock and trip-hop, and their attitude focuses on pure artistic expression without strict rules.
mLau first two singles No One Around and A Queen With No Head were released in 2020, both paired with short videos in graphic animation that gained attention from national and international websites and radios, followed in 2021 by an EP entitled Locked In, featuring 4 original songs plus a tribute to one of the great masters of the musical-literary tradition of our times who most influenced the writing of mLau ‘s lyrics: Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues, an elegant, minimal electro-folk interpretation of Bob Dylan‘s poetic masterpieces.
In mLau the voice, lyrics and melodies composed by Maria Laura Ronzoni are enriched by Massimo Marraccini‘s rhythmic and harmonic textures, through research – both musical and literary – for beauty as a creative response and a way out from an existential condition in which we’re fragile and astonished witnesses of a surreal reality. In front of it we find ourselves alone but nevertheless linked to each other and locked up, or better locked in.
The duo performances are an audio-visual experience rather than a concert, an immersive soundscape created by mLau sounds and avant-garde visual projections.
After releasing in November ’21 a third video clip for the song Blue Boy – Babylon Girl, mLau concentrated on writing and recording, at Sound Side Studio in Rome, their first full-length, which will include, in addition to the songs from the first EP Locked In, new unreleased songs inspired by literary figures, social themes and dialogic introspection, showing a further developing of their research for a sound in which traditional and futuristic go hand in hand.
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The aesthetic research and originality of the songs releases a contemporary, futuristic, almost esoteric energy. Il Popolo del Blues
Street and route artists, to be clear, with their baggage of preparation and dedication to the details that make of every creatively crafted process a work of art. Artists who deserve attention.
Arte Varia
A set of 5 delicious songs that are, to say the least, enchanting. They are songs that move between new age, pop, have slightly electronic elements and that manifest the growth of an aura that develops throughout each track as if the stars were opening before our eyes.
Roadie Music
mLau roots you to the spot and highlight the diversity of their eclectic alt-folk sound. While intense and creative, each track has something deeper resting just beneath the surface and waiting for you to find it.
The Other Side Reviews
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