Author: Kristóf Hajós

The World of Dust (Stefan Breuer’s alterego)’s opening track of his new album, Gaman is about him going through anxiety before having to perform in a place where he knew no one. Little did I know it was going to be the perfect storyline for my evening when I went to see him live in...

Such quiet music that you can hear the sound of the stage creaking under my feet. You can hear the smallest cough. This silence also empowers your other senses, you see the dust in the beam of the spotlight, you can smell the curtains and the mystery of the theatre. Photo: Rita Turbéky,...

The sound of the harp recalling old ages, the sound effects of a dystopian future and two of personalities- these are the components staring in each others’ eyes in ‘Fighter’. his song was originally recorded in 2013 for the second album of The Unbending Trees, what more it was planned to...

Photo: Péter Jakab Shooting music videos is tough. There is a lot of waiting, and more redoing you could imagine. Photo: Bálint Hornyák Sometimes you need to walk in cold water with your clothes on. Sometimes you need to lip-synch at double speed, looking your usual self. Photo:...

I haven’t had too many concerts in the fifteen years I have been playing music professionally, but I definitely played at the most diverse venues. From the mighty Carnegie Hall to dingy London pubs, from the gigantic Budapest Arena to unused, dusty theatre halls, each concert could not have...

There is a thing called Bandcamp. It’s very similar to the rest of digital music platforms, except they give a lot bigger share to musicians. And there is a thing called Bandcamp Fridays. This is the day of the month when Bandcamp turns over all sales profits from that day (after...

I do not have a very diverse musical taste. New music does not capture my attention easily. This could be why I remember so clearly sitting in front of the television with MTV on the upper floor of my parents’ apartment, in the tiny hallway in front of my and my sister’s room, mesmerized by...

I have recently read a short story for the sleep podcast, Listen to Sleep. I was very happy when Erik, the host of the podcast asked me, and it did not take long for me to select a piece by E. M. Forster, one of my favourite writers of all time. Just some time before he reached out to me,...

The artwork for ‘Love is Cancelled’ is my favorite so far. The photo was taken by Isa de Jong, who I asked to write a few words about the picture she took. I also added a few of my cents, and we created a playlist to accompany it, a playlist of breakup songs. Isa: For ‘Love is...

To all my exes, dead or alive. Photo: Isa de Jong I am writing these words, as I sit in my apartment packed up waiting for the movers. I’ve fit my life in thirty-something boxes, shredded many photographs and documents. Any happenings related to emotions can feel banal. This goes...