NEW
YORK (Mutant Radio) Fuse fearsome dedication with six diversely
talented musicians, a mind-boggling work-ethic and a positive mission,
and you're facing an unstoppable force. Welcome to Mutant Radio, an LA
via
Detroit rock-rap hybrid, whose tasty tunes, stylistic diversity and
frenetic live show attracted legendary mix engineer, Matt Forger, and
Grammy Award-winning producer, Rafa Sardina, to record their debut LP,
Cash N Burn.
Originally formed as a backing band for a rap duo
featuring now-frontman Cleaven R. Creech, Mutant
Radio crystallized
into its current format after re-locating to Los Angeles in mid-2003.
"We're
inspired by bands that always try to push it forward," explains the
engaging Creech. "The
Chili Peppers, No Doubt,
Sublime ... what Linkin
Park's doin'. But, personally, it goes back to Run DMC's [1985] King Of
Rock album - basically takin' the rap, the metal, with that vibe right
there."
Creech channels an authentic cocktail of black and white
influences. "My mother being white and my father being black. Living in
an all black neighborhood, with a single white mom ... black boy in me,
white boy in me: mixing it together - that's exactly what the music
does."
Although they only started gigging as Mutant
Radio in
late 2004, public demand soon dictated that the band rush-record their
debut album, Cash N Burn, in just 28 days from conception to
completion. The result is a multi-faceted record which fuses uplifting,
socially-conscious lyrics with raucous rock dynamics, all kept
captivating with cultured twin-guitar interplay, bustling turntables,
and a muscular, in-the-pocket rhythm section.
However eclectic
Cash N Burn gets - running the gamut from
Faith No More groove-metal to
old-school hip-hop - the heart of their songs remains constant: "It
always flows around the structure of the words and what the message
is," Creech stresses. "We're about awareness: knowledge is power - for
lack of knowledge people perish."
Live, Mutant
Radio is all
about energy, and Creech fully realizes his unique inner star, a born
performer who simultaneously evokes Chuck D and Cat Stevens, Big Daddy
Kane and Billy Joel.
With an arresting debut album on the
streets and a snowballing live rep, Mutant
Radio is set to reap the
rewards of their skills and sacrifice. "I guarantee that if you come at
us with an open mind you'll walk away knowing that we put 110% out
there, and that it's genuine," Creech promises
