Though First Aid 4 Souls was started only last year, it has quite a long past. Practically, it is the successor of the band Vacuum, started in 1992. Vacuum was one of the most significant bands in the Hungarian industrial scene. We had the opportunity to appear on stage with such bands as Clock Dva, Swamp Terrorists and X Marks The Pedwalk but we have given countless concerts throughout the country as well. We deliberately supported the other bands with musical instruments and opportunities. We comitted everything in order to strengthen the Hungarian scene and make it find itself. A friend of mine, István Drimál was behind the drums: now he is responsible for the philosophical background of FA4S and several lyrics as well. Painter Norbert Szük provided the visual background, his paintings filled with industrial and magical meaning contributed to the success of the all-art conception. I was/am responsible for the musical background and the vocals.I have been dealing with electronic music for 20 years now. I have been collecting electric soundmaking and manipulating gadgets since 1985. I have been able to build up a considerable own studio by now (I prefer Korg instruments), so I can practically provide everything for the bands from composing songs to mastering. I also play/work in other bands. I would particularly mention Terra Incognita and my electro project TLE. I had the opportunity to work with several great Hungarian artists and I have composed music for ballet and films, media signals and main titles as well. First Aid 4 Souls makes an effort to preserve and continue the results of almost 20 years, relying on this intellectual and technical background. The intellectuality and the roots of the band are relying on the great achievements of the European culture and history of ideas from classical philosophy (Heraclitus, Plato) through Hegel. This is a kind of identification with their intellectual frequency and the band is proud of its European nature. As for transcendentality, religious philosophical and magical traditions also appear, but the band definitely refuses shallow Satanism and New Age attitude as well.Maintaining the spiritual, mental balance is of great importance to us. We are constantly seeking the way out, the essence behind the existence believed to be reality. On the one hand, the process of creation is an opportunity for us to arrange our principles and thoughts consciously during the process and on the other hand we would like to give rise to the thoughts of others on deliberateness with our performance. The band attempts to give help in acquiring knowledge about ourselves and our role in the existence in a way that does not intends to control but gives rise to independent thoughts and desires in the listeners mind. I am aiming for this kind of completeness while writing and constructing the music. Every dark tone has a little light in it and even the most relieved moments contain a pinch of pain. We make efforts to counterpoint the relative monotony of electronic music with live musical instruments and drums. My effect-like sick vocals are counterpointed by the clear voice and skilled drumplay of Katalin Helfenbein. Also, several lyrics are written by Kati and her deep humanity and resounding talent contributes a lot to the band. Attila Pálfalvy is our third stable member. Attila is a permanent soloist of the Hungarian musical theatre and also the drummer of the industrial band WFS. He is a real multitalent in musical instruments and vocals. While the soul is Kati and the will is me, the knowledge in the band is him. His theatrical vocals and precise skills in playing the drums rise the role of the human factor in the band to a higher extent.While I make a survey of the causes and effects of alienation sometimes with brutal solutions, they put emphasis on the constant importance of humanity. István Drimál philosopher is our intellectual support and Szük Norbert, the painter of extraordinary talent is responsible for the high-level visuality, still.In musicality, FA4S also relies on several kinds of tradition. We deliberately mix the fine brutality of noise music with the psychedelic pulsation of trance, the rich melodies of new wave and the strict grinding of industrial metal. We do not intend to suit any category, the current trends have no effect on us at all.I have established the record label Sound & Chord for supporting the similarly thinking independent bands and which would like to give a boost to those talented bands who deserve it, on non-profit bases.With regards, István Gazdag First Aid 4 SoulsFirst Aid 4 Souls - Straitjacket
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