- Artist
- János Másik
- ReleaseProduct
- Trance Balance
- Label
- Foam On A Wave
- Catalogue Number
- FOAW002
- Release Date
- July 1, 2022
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Foam On A Wave is proud to present the first international issue of this chameleonic, shapeshifting record, from one of Hungary's most prolific musician and film composers, János Másik. At times it calls to mind 23 Skidoo, Talking Heads and The Pop Group, at others it sits in its own corner of the room.
1989 was a revolutionary year. For many in the West the fall of the Berlin Wall marked the Autumn of Nations; the End of History and the triumph of progress. In Hungary, the year saw the Round Table Talks establish a new multi-party democracy and the effective end of communist rule after 40 years - Rendszerváltás; 'regime change'.
It's hard to ignore these cataclysms while listening to Trance Balance. After all, its initial release was on Hungaropop, 'one of the first privately owned, independent labels launched after the liberalization of the market in Warsaw Pact-era Hungary' (we highly recommend delving further into their remarkable catalogue). Is music always an expression of the shifting political landscape? Or does it exist beyond it?
These are all questions that percolate as the needle drops. Freud, a ghost from the Dual-Monarchy, runs in streams through the album sleeve. Trance Balance itself is reminiscent of a trip, transporting the individual through a semi-conscious dreamland. Synthesisers woosh and swirl overhead. The percussion is propulsive. Voices take on the guise of characters, guide-like, beckoning. There are Brechtian interludes where the musical fourth wall is punctured. At points, the listener awakes to playful refrains, bohemian folk song and calypso detours. This is a masterwork of musical surrealism - an act of pure intuition - free and honest. A manifesto in all but words. We'll let you decide how much it has to do with politics.
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Digital Tracklist
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Bantus in the Moon
Másik János
5:41
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Burlesque
Másik János
0:44
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Big 7
Másik János
6:36
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Woods and Metals
Másik János
2:34
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Domo, Domo
Másik János
1:38
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Kriti
Másik János
3:41
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Running
Másik János
3:01
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Apocalypso
Másik János
2:53
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Trapped
Másik János
0:18
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Trini-Daddy
Másik János
2:58
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Trance Balance
Másik János
8:01
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- ReleaseProduct
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- Label
- Foam On A Wave
- Catalogue Number
- FOAW002
- Release Date
- July 1, 2022
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- Catalogue Number
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- Again (Blu-ray Edition)
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- Catalogue Number
- WARPDD365BR
- Release Date
- April 4, 2024
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- Release Date
- April 5, 2024
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- Koichi Shimizu
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- Smalltown Supersound
- Catalogue Number
- STSLJN401DIGITAL
- Release Date
- April 12, 2024
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- Artist
- Eli Keszler
- ReleaseProduct
- LIVE II
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- LUCKYME®
- Catalogue Number
- LM107D
- Release Date
- March 22, 2024
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- Dome 2
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- Catalogue Number
- DOME2
- Release Date
- May 31, 2019
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- Dome 3
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- Catalogue Number
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- Release Date
- October 4, 2019
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- Valentina Magaletti
- ReleaseProduct
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- Permanent Draft
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- Draft03
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- March 22, 2024
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