THE OUTCOME OF SEVERAL YEARS WRITING

“Human Contradiction” is the first album of musicians who have given time to mature and to improve their compositions. Free Launch demonstrates its inspiration and its originality without concessions, … without limits. Ultimately, this album defines the band’ style, which explores its particular way of making music by taking advantage of the numerous influences that are driving the different members.

BIG GUITARS, MACHINES AND A MELODIC VOICE

If there is a need to categorize the album, some comparisons to other bands can however be done...When listening to the straight forward guitars of “Why”, “The Day Before I Die” and “Things Are Not What They Seem”, the names of “Rammstein” or “Oomph!” will easily come to mind, yet the melodic vocals are closer to the likes of “Faith No More” or “Pain”. “No Matter What” is a guitar driven “Prodigy”. The trance arpegiator of “What I Am” mixed with pianos would probably make you think of “Paradise Lost”. “Heavy Lie” will sink you in a sophisticated world close to “Celldweller”. The melodic progressions of “Black or Red” inevitably recalls “Muse”. Nonetheless, Free Launch likes to surprise you... by bringing its very own touch.

A CONCEPT ALBUM

As the track titles already show, the lyrics are related to the self-questioning and the complexity of man. A theme developed in 13 tracks that the illustrator Ackeron perfectly depicted in his powerful artwork.

CREDITS

Music by Free Launch and Lyrics by Philippe Falke. Except: 1 (Music by Paul Barbieux), 12 (Music and Lyrics by Michael Sembello), 13 (Music by Paul Barbieux and Lyrics by Philippe Falke).

Orchestra parts on 8, 10, 13 played by the Great Molvania Orchestra, conducted by Yuri Brabiev.

Guest vocals on 10 and 12 by Leny Andrieux.

Produced by Leny Andrieux with Free Launch. Except 1 and 13 by Paul Barbieux.

Recorded at “PlayTime”, Brussels (Belgium). Drums recorded at “The Ice Factory”, Brussels (Belgium).

Engineered and mixed by Leny Andrieux. Except 1 and 13 by Paul Barbieux.

Mastered by Julien Courtois at “Master Plus”, Rennes (France).

Artwork by Ackeron.