”Îmi Plăceau Mai Mult Înainte”, recorded in the Carpathian Mountains (Holbav, Romania), consists of 4 new songs written after the 2022 release of La Vale.
The material showcased in the half-hour session hints at the stylistic trajectory that we have been outlining in recent years, marking a shift towards a more aggressive sound and aiming, as always, towards honest musical expression instead of a meticulously choreographed demonstration.
While the names of the songs may sound serious, and at times melancholic, they are, in reality, word-for-word translations of common Romanian sayings and expressions that lose all meaning upon translation, keeping our tradition of giving songs nonsensical names very much alive.
The location serves as a long-anticipated acknowledgement of the picturesque intimation our name conveys - I Went To The Mountains And I Liked It. The name of this session, Îmi Plăceau Mai Mult Înainte (I Liked Them Better Before) is a nod to our origins but also to what it feels like to shift our weight from one musical leg to another.
Shot and recorded live by our amazing crew.
Produced by Alex Zamfir
Director: Luca Nicolaescu
DoP: Thea Pușcaru
Mixed and mastered by Vladimir Ivanov
Location managers: Ștefan Magheru & George Magheru
Production assistants: Andra Rotariu & Cristina Antonescu
Camera operator & assistant: Dragoș Geală
Camera operator & assistant: Șerban Dinescu
Drones by Balint Csok
Sound mixer: Mihai "Mushu" Popa
Sound technician: Andrei Boanta
Sound technician: Răzvan Ilinca
Technical crew extraordinare: Andrei Martalog
Electricians: Panait "Memo" Constantin & Tudora Eduard
Edited by Vlad Enescu
Color grading by Luca Nicolaescu & Thea Pușcaru
Special thanks to SQUAD Rental's Alexandru Dorobanțu & Mircea Tranca; Vlad Semenescu; DRT Rental's Razvan "Tzoc" Grigoras and Ilie "Cobra" Mihai