Trabant (Hungarian band)
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Trabant was a circle of young songwriters and amateur musicians coworking as a band between 1980 and 1987. Most of the music and words were written by Mihály Víg
and János Vető, while minor contrubutions came from György Kozma, Károly Hunyady, Gábor Lukin, János Xantus and József Dénes "Dönci". The two main voices were visual artist and actress Marietta Méhes and Mihály Víg
, occasionally Tamás Pajor, Mariann Urbán and Attila Grandpierre. Among other musicians were János Másik and Jenő Menyhárt of Európa Kiadó
. Apart from a few film appearances the band seldom performed publicly and never worked in studio; they focused on writing songs and instantly recording them one by one under lo-tech domestic circumstances. Their texts are best described by the words enigmatic
, intertextual, grotesque and absurd
; their musical style does not fall into any of the known musical categories.
Mihály Víg
Mihály Víg is a Hungarian composer, poet, songwriter, guitarist and singer; co-founder of bands Trabant and Balaton , also known for collaborations with film director Béla Tarr on films including Damnation, Sátántangó , Werckmeister Harmonies and The Man from London.-Discography:*...
and János Vető, while minor contrubutions came from György Kozma, Károly Hunyady, Gábor Lukin, János Xantus and József Dénes "Dönci". The two main voices were visual artist and actress Marietta Méhes and Mihály Víg
Mihály Víg
Mihály Víg is a Hungarian composer, poet, songwriter, guitarist and singer; co-founder of bands Trabant and Balaton , also known for collaborations with film director Béla Tarr on films including Damnation, Sátántangó , Werckmeister Harmonies and The Man from London.-Discography:*...
, occasionally Tamás Pajor, Mariann Urbán and Attila Grandpierre. Among other musicians were János Másik and Jenő Menyhárt of Európa Kiadó
Európa Kiadó
Európa Kiadó is a Hungarian underground rock band formed in 1981 in Budapest from the members of the then freshly disbanded URH: Llaszlo Kiss, Andras Salamon and lyricist-composer-guitarist-singer Jenő Menyhárt, joined by Jozsef Denes and Andras Gero. Soon keyboardist Gero and drummer Salamon...
. Apart from a few film appearances the band seldom performed publicly and never worked in studio; they focused on writing songs and instantly recording them one by one under lo-tech domestic circumstances. Their texts are best described by the words enigmatic
Riddle
A riddle is a statement or question or phrase having a double or veiled meaning, put forth as a puzzle to be solved. Riddles are of two types: enigmas, which are problems generally expressed in metaphorical or allegorical language that require ingenuity and careful thinking for their solution, and...
, intertextual, grotesque and absurd
Surreal humour
Surreal humour is a form of humour based on violations of causal reasoning with events and behaviours that are logically incongruent. Constructions of surreal humour involve bizarre juxtapositions, non-sequiturs, irrational situations, and/or expressions of nonsense.The humour arises from a...
; their musical style does not fall into any of the known musical categories.
Filmography
While Trabant does not have a discography in the proper sense, the body of hundred-and-some individual recordings is presently being collected, organised and prepared by Gábor Lukin, for future release, and part of it has been merged into other bands' repertoires in various covers and arrangements. The band, however, appears in a number of feature and documentary films.- Időt töltök (Zoltán Gazsi, documentary on the band filmed 1982-1984, released 1993)
- Eszkimó asszony fázik (János Xantus 1984)
- Diorissimo (János Xantus 1980)
- Members with A. E. BizottságA. E. BizottságA. E. Bizottság was a Hungarian underground band formed by a group of visual and multimedia artists and amateur musicians in the early 1980s. Their name translates as 'Albert Einstein Committee'...
: Kutya éji dala (Gábor Bódy 1983)