Hungarian music scene is not always very up-to-date. It’s a kind of Eastern-European phenomenon that things arrive here a bit later. But on the other hand, that gives us the opportunity to create something different and possibly more remarkable.
Márton Biró
Márton Biró studied Dutch studies in Budapest and in the Netherlands, and now works at a Literature journal in The Netherlands. Previously music writer at cafébabel and Keret.
If I should choose a successful Hungarian band, I would definitely say Middlemist Red. Beside winning numerous prices in Hungary, they have performed at Eurosonic and won the Deezer competition “Young Guns”.
When musicians want to produce something fresh and be interesting to the audience they usually try to invent something, well, new. But mixing various instruments and genres not in all cases is the best idea.