TÖRZS & WHAT ALEPH SAID

Doors: 19:00

Shows: 20:30

TÖRZS (Post-Rock, Hungary)

TÖRZS is the biggest instrumental post-rock band in Hungary. Their last album was recorded at a UNESCO World Heritage cave system 500 meters below ground. It was released by A Thousand Arms (USA) and Golden Antenna Records (GER). 300 vinyl records were pressed in 2020 and sold out in a few months. The band was featured at the Moscow Music Week showcase festival (2020) and Budapest Showcase Hub in 2021.

 TÖRZS debuted with their album called “Magasra fel” (High Up) in 2014. It was released with a short movie, and the first concert took place in an art cinema in Budapest. The second album  “Földön” (On Earth) was recorded with crowdfunding support from the fans in 2016. Their third album “Tükör” (Mirror) was recorded at Baradla cave in a national park in 2019. This was their first fully instrumental album.  

 Their live shows are meant to inspire self-reflection and a trip within. The band is facing each other on stage, not fronting the audience, to create a more intimate atmosphere where the musicians are not performing, but simply creating music. Their audience tends to listen to the band with their eyes closed. 

 The word ‘törzs’ has several connected meanings in Hungarian: it can refer to ‘tribe’, ‘trunk’, ‘body’ among many others. All of them represent coherent, evolving entities that are recognizable from the outside world, from the others. TÖRZS is a nature-loving band that marvels at life on Earth. 

What Aleph Said (Post-Rock, Lausanne)

What Aleph Said is a four-piece band playing instrumental music, based in Lausanne, Switzerland. They combine post-rock, progressive rock and stoner influences, What Aleph Said released their first eponymous EP in 2017 back when they played as a trio. A second EP came along in 2019, this time around with the current line-up, that is, including a second guitar. In 2021, they released AEONIA, their first LP. 

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‘Aleph’ - eternity - is a central notion to the band’s imaginary. It compels us to reminisce about what happened in the world in a very distant past - such words of eternity yet to be chronically obliterated and dug out again. What Aleph Said aims to share bits of Aleph’s whispers through contemplative atmospheres. Its inspiration follows introspective, cathartic emotion-discharging endeavors. It sometimes also leads to more tormented and dark vibes. Above all, What Aleph Said offers generous, honest, and raw alternative music.

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What Aleph Said is influenced by bands like: If These Trees Could Talk, Pelican, Russian Circles, Cult of Luna and Toundra. The resulting songs are made by true enthusiasts who enjoy the composition process as much as putting up live shows

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