Liner Notes

Soundscape #125: Hungary For More!

I apologise for the lame post title. I couldn’t find any apt quotations/sayings about Hungary or Budapest which is pretty weird, considering the vast and rich history that Hungary has. From a land that once ruled a substantial part of Europe, not finding a single quotation/saying is just not right.

Terror Museum, Budapest. March 2009

I like Budapest. Its distinctively Central/Eastern European architecture so full of history may bear down a little too heavily on some but I like the sense of awe and brevity it inspires in me. Budapest is probably not as glamorous as Paris (it’s known as the Paris of Eastern Europe, I think) but there’s a grit to it that is more real. Maybe it’s because people don’t smile readily here, wait, scratch that, they don’t smile at.all. Maybe it’s because it’s not that touristy and you can still see people going about their usual business. Maybe it’s cos we didn’t do anything that touristy and always hang out in pubs where the locals are, I don’t know.

Playlist:
1. (0:00) Gomez – See The World (How We Operate)
2. (4:02) Tegan & Sara – Take Me Anywhere (So Jealous)
3. (6:36) Oasis – Half The World Away (The Masterplan)
4. (10:54) Wilco – Sky Blue Sky (Sky Blue Sky)
5. (14:14) Beirut – Scenic World (Gulag Orkestar)
6. (16:23) Lucky Soul – Ever Yours I Remain (Add Your Light To Mine, Baby)
7. (19:23) The Delgados – Make Your Move (The Great Eastern)
8. (22:43) Alexi Murdoch – Orange Sky (Time Without Consequence)
9. (28:54) Yo La Tengo – Our Way To Fall (And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out)
10. (33:14) Cat Power – Lived In Bars (The Greatest)
11. (37:01) The National – Fake Empire (Boxer)
12. (40:24) The Mendoza Line – Let’s Not Talk About It (Fortune)
13. (44:02) Death Cab For Cutie – A Movie Script Ending (The Photo Album)