Zitat: "What happens when an ex-diplomat, a schizophrenic economist, a lonesome sailor and a bass guitaress, all full of music but with different influences and ideals, abandon their old lives and get together in a smoky cellar in the middle of Vienna?
The result is an album called "Wasted Life/Hope". Paying tribute to band’s name – Malaxe is French for “merge & blend” - the album features different musical styles ranging from dirty trip hop beats, classical arrangements, synthetic atmospheres and melancholic vocals.
Their musical and other influences are somewhat obvious and include: Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, Portishead, Bob Dylan, Massive Attack, Radiohead, Tindersticks, U.N.K.L.E., Element of Crime, Tom Waits, The Cure, Ennio Morricone, Brett Easton Ellis, Michel Houellebecq, Philippe Djian, James Bond, Mick Harvey, Calexico, QOTSA, Mark Lanegan, Leonard Cohen, Antony & the Johnsons, Dirty Three, Nine Inch Nails, CatPower, Nina Simone, The Godfather, Pink Floyd, Stereo MCs, PJ Harvey, Archive, John Barry, David Arnold, Inspector Gadget and many more ... "