Description
Bonanza Banzai — Jóslat | Lastafroz | Vinyl LP
Brand new! Factory packaged! As pictured! Buy with confidence!
Product Details:
- Product Type: Vinyl LP
- UPC: 5999883601037
- Brand / Label: Lastafroz s.r.o. (Slovakia) / Sony Music Entertainment Magyarország Kft.
- Artist: Bonanza Banzai
- Release Year: 2024 (Originally released in 1994)
- Composers/Writers: Zsolt Hauber (Music), Ákos Kovács (Lyrics and Music)
- Genre: Electronic
- Style: Synth-pop, EBM (Electronic Body Music)
Product Features
- Format: 12" Vinyl LP
- Discs: 1
- Color: Limited turquoise vinyl (Limitált türkizkék színű vinyl)
- Edition: 30th Anniversary Jubilee Edition ("Búcsúkoncert" 30 éves jubileumi limitált vinyl)
- Sleeve Type: Single jacket with original artwork and hype stickers
- Country of Manufacture: Made in E.U.
- Language: Hungarian
- Condition: New / Mint (Factory sealed reissue)
Overview
Jóslat was the final studio album from Bonanza Banzai, capturing the absolute peak and the sudden end of Hungary’s most influential synth-pop trio. Released in 1994 alongside their historic farewell concert, the record carries a heavy, valedictory atmosphere. It is the sound of a band processing its own legacy in real-time, trading some of their earlier raw electronic aggression for darker, more mature textures.
This 2024 pressing marks the 30th anniversary of that final chapter, delivering the tracks on a striking, limited-edition turquoise vinyl. From the driving rhythm of "Pogo '94" to the haunting weight of the title track, the album remains a definitive monument of Central European electronic music. It is a vital piece of history preserved precisely for listeners who lived through the era or collectors who value the pinnacle of Hungarian synth-pop.
Interesting Facts
- This 2024 reissue celebrates the 30th anniversary of the band's legendary 1994 farewell concert ("Búcsúkoncert").
- The track "Evlyn Roe" was born out of Bertolt Brecht’s classic ballad poetry, blending literary depth with dark synth arrangements.
- All songs on the album were published by the White Falcon Society.
- The album was recorded at the renowned Tom-Tom Stúdió, a central hub for high-quality Hungarian music productions during the 1990s.
- Sound engineering for the original sessions was handled by a powerhouse team including Péter Dorozsmai, Gábor Lepés, and Károly Paczári.
- Bonanza Banzai disbanded immediately after this era, cementing their status as a cult phenomenon that never suffered a creative decline.
Track Listing
Side A:
- Jóslat — 4:20
- Érints Meg! — 4:10
- Barátom — 4:46
- Csak A Dal — 4:17
- Térj Vissza — 3:56
Side B:
- Pogo ‘94 — 3:18
- Régi Indulat — 4:20
- Ha Újra Élhetnék — 4:35
- Evlyn Roe — 4:33
- Kezemet Nyújtom — 3:53
- Jóslat (Reprise) — 3:25
Publishers
Released by Lastafroz s.r.o. (Slovakia) in April 2024, with the kind cooperation of Sony Music Entertainment Magyarország Kft. Distributed in Hungary by Private Stars Music Productions Kft.
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