“Szélvész”

THY CATAFALQUE will release ‘Naiv’, their fourth studio album in five years, on January 24, 2020. The track list and album art can be found below. In conjunction with the announcement, they have shared their mind-bending new single, “Szélvész”, which can be heard at THIS LOCATION.

Mastermind Tamás Kátai comments on the new album: “The title comes from the ‘Naïve Art’ movement from the visual art field. Naïve artists have no formal training and education and they lack the professional & conventional approach of trained artists and their art is recognized for their childlike nature and frankness. During making this album, I realised this approach is in line with what I have always done in music and lyrics since the beginnings. ‘Naiv’ is the shortest and probably the least heavy album in the catalogue, however, there are 11 friends contributing with plenty of exciting instruments. We have the violin, viola, cello, oud, citera, trombone, saxophone, quena and fretless bass, and of course, Martina Horváth and Gyula Vasvári again on vocals. The first song is kind of a traditional one, an easy, simple piece to start with.”

‘Naiv’ is available for pre-order in various formats at THIS LOCATION.

THY CATAFALQUE have shared the artwork for ‘Naiv’, which has been created by Irene Saíz Guerrero. The artwork and track-list can be found below.

Track-list
1. A bolyongás ideje (4:55)
2. Tsitsushka (5:39)
3. Embersólyom (4:17)
4. Számtalan színek (2:34)
5. A valóság kazamatái (5:30)
6. Kék madár (Négy kép) (6:27)
7. Napút (3:48)
8. Vető (8:17)
9. Szélvész (5:36)
Total playing time: 47:03

THY CATAFALQUE are delivering another spectacular musical mosaic with their ninth full-length entitled ‘Naiv’, inspired by the “Naïve Art” movement. The project’s sole mastermind, Tamás Kátai has once again assembled pieces out of such diverse genres as ambient, folklore, jazz, metal, electronica, rock, pop, wave, and other styles that each taken for itself seems not to fit easily to the other parts.

Yet, THY CATAFALQUE come out as a sonic entity far more than just its combined parts. What could quickly end up as an academic exercise and meaningless jumble comes in fact across with emotional depth and beautiful soundscapes that render the seams of their components invisible by ingeniously fitting every tessera into a greater musical picture.

THY CATAFALQUE do not pretend to produce easy-listening music that comes as easy as it quickly fades out of the mind again. ‘Naiv’ demands to be listened to with full attention, but with every new spin this masterpiece reveals more of its secrets and rewards the listener with a rich treasure of fascinating details.

Line-up
Tamás Kátai – Guitar, bass, vocals, keyboards, programs

Guest musicians
Martina Veronika Horváth (ex-Niburta, SallyAnne, Nulah): Vocals on track 1,3,7,8
Gyula Vasvári (Perihelion): Vocals on track 9
Zoltán Kónya (Gire): Vocals om track 1
Badó Réti (Gire): Fretless bass on track 2
Vajk Kobza: Oud on track 3,5
Gábor Drótos (Gutted): Cello, viola, violin, classical guitar on track 4
Marilú Theologiti: Cello on track 5
Zoltán Pál (Sear Bliss): Trombone on track 2
Péter Jelasity: Saxophone on track 2
Sándor Szabó: Quena flute on track 6
P. W. Hermann: Voice on track 2

Recorded, mixed & mastered: Edinburgh (UK) and Budahpest (HU) 2019