Diplomat The story of the song began in May 2018, when the opening bass guitar riff was composed. Writing and recording the track was no easy task, and it took Anton over a year to finish it, which was a personal record at the time. This was largely due to the challenge of maintaining a balance … Read more
The backstory of Mutagen is quite amusing: it is a classic example of a song where practically nothing remains of its original form. The musical idea was born in the summer of 2020 when Sven, Mixte’s guitarist at the time, brought in the first version of the track. Anton Ra immediately suggested adding some variety … Read more
The foundations of the song were laid in the autumn of 2019. The track’s theme was found right from the start, as its overall rainy mood was obvious from the very first notes. The initial version of the song was played during rehearsals by Mixte’s first lineup until the COVID-19 pandemic hit, making rehearsals impossible. … Read more
The music for this track was composed and recorded in record time: just two days in December 2016. Massive became Anton Ra’s first relatively straightforward song after a long period of obsession with progressive metal, a time when he wrote exclusively long, riff-heavy tracks. In the years that followed, Anton Ra collaborated with various vocalists … Read more
The story of (Un)spoken words began in July 2019, when Anton Ra composed the verse arpeggios; just a month later, the music was fully tracked. From the very start, the song’s concept was rooted in genres like New Wave and Post-Punk, making it the first track of this stylistic direction in Mixte’s repertoire. A bit … Read more
The first version of the song was composed and recorded within a fairly tight timeframe in April 2016. The track was actively played during rehearsals by the first lineup of Mixte in 2020–2021, but it truly gained a second lease on life when the band transitioned into a trio format with Luc behind the drum … Read more