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In 2003, they worked with Australian producer Peter Crosbie on their first full album. This resulted in a record deal with the Brussels based indie-label Green LFant Records.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2004, 'Echoes from the Engine Room' was released in Belgium. Mint played some of the biggest festivals in Belgium: Dour Festival, Marktrock en Pukkelpop.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2005, the album was released in The Netherlands, France and Switzerland.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMint recorded the second album in Richmond, US with producer John Morand (Sparklehorse, Cracker, Lauren Hoffman).\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2006 the CD 'Magnetism' was released in Belgium and the Netherlands. The CD-presentation took place in the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels. Their single 'The Magnetism of Pure Gold' reached the number 0 spot at KinkFM, a Dutch alternative radio station.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMint signed a record deal with the American label Funzalo records who released 'Magnetism' in the US. The single 'Your Shopping Lists are Poetry' reached the first place in the Top 10 of most requested songs on WEQX-radio, an American alternative radio-station.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMint was the only Belgian band that played on the mainstage of the Belgian festival Pukkelpop in 2006 along with bands like Massive Attack and Radiohead.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2006 they caused a stir in the Belgian media because Queen Fabiola started dancing during their gig at the Royal Palace of Laeken, the residence of King Albert II of Belgium.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir new album 'Hinterland' will be released 2008 on Munich Records.\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Mint","playStationPath":"/stations/272949437/play","stationId":272949437,"bioPath":"/music/Mint/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/SubtractiveLAD","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/b13/b13d7288daff36c32630f0efc7ad339c_md.jpg","artistName":"SubtractiveLAD","artistId":92974,"station_id":274551490},{"musicPath":"/music/Deru","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/dcf/dcfbcd00efdd3059ddc19035952a9328_md.jpg","artistName":"Deru","artistId":304,"station_id":116499698},{"musicPath":"/music/AFX","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/670/6702498329f066b29d2d7e15c0e25ed6_md.jpg","artistName":"AFX","artistId":1346,"station_id":114201746},{"musicPath":"/music/Popnoname","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/af2/af2711dd743f8687fbbc845d604afe4d_md.jpg","artistName":"Popnoname","artistId":112193,"station_id":282360040},{"musicPath":"/music/B+Fleischmann","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d99/d999bd2eefebdcbcecc59c0a84f9c263_md.jpg","artistName":"B. 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