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Fekete részem

Fekete részem (translated My Dark Part) is the name of the fourth studio album released by Hungarian Post hardcore band AWS on October 1, 2018, via EDGE Records.

Fekete részem
Studio album by
AWS
ReleasedOctober 1, 2018 (2018-10-01)
Recorded2018
Budapest, Hungary
StudioY Sound Studio
Genre
Length45:50
LanguageHungarian
LabelEDGE Records
ProducerBence Brucker
AWS chronology
Kint a vizből
(2016) 		Fekete részem
(2018)
Singles from Fekete Részem
  1. "Viszlát nyár"
    Released: October 21, 2017
  2. "Hol voltál?"
    Released: July 15, 2018
  3. "X/0"
    Released: September 19, 2018
  4. "Fekete részem"
    Released: October 4, 2018

The album consists of 13 tracks, with the last three songs being recorded as bonus material. The bonus songs are Éjféli lány a cover of the same named song by Hungarian metal band Ossian, and two versions of Viszlát nyár. The album's running time is 45 minutes and 50 seconds.

Fekete részem peaked at no. 2 at the Hungarian Albums Chart and lasted three weeks in the rankings.

Background

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The recordings on the album started in the first quarter of 2018.[1] The album was produced, mixed and mastered by the band's guitarist Bence Brucker at Y Sound Studio in Budapest, except for the song Éjfély lány, a cover version of the same named song which was released on the 1990s album A rock katonái by Hungarian metal band Ossian,[2][3] which was produced by Dániel Kiss.[4][5][6]

In an interview with Hungarian radio station Kaposvár Most vocalist Örs Siklósi stated that they could start writing radio friendly tracks due to their successful appearance at Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon but they decided to write much darker and heavier songs.[7]

The album's artwork was created by Kokái Barnabás of Barber's Art.[4]

The album was officially announced on September 19, 2018.[8][9]

Track list

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No.TitleLength
1."Fekete részem"3:31
2."X/0"3:18
3."Lakatlan ember"3:38
4."Hol voltál?"3:39
5."Éjjeli tánc"2:49
6."Kötelék"3:52
7."Fuss!"3:55
8."Vigyázz rám"3:11
9."Menedék"3:01
10."Egyedül maradtál"3:55
11."Éjféli lány" (Ossian cover, bonus title)4:19
12."Viszlát nyár" (bonus title)3:26
13."Viszlát nyár" (acoustic, bonus title)3:14

Releases

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Hol voltál? the first single was already released in Summer of 2018 alongside a music video.[10] Alongside the album release announcement on September 19.2018 the band released the second single called X/0.[8][9]

The album itself was released on CD on October 1, 2018, while a digital release was set for October 12 the same year.[9] On October 4, 2018, AWS announced the release of the single Fekete részem alongside a music video.[11] The music video was directed by Péter Tokay of Pixel Films.[12]

In November 2018 a music video for Lakatlan ember was released.

Lyrical themes

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The lyrics on Fekete részem deal with personal experiences, emotions, and personal views. In an interview singer Örs Siklósi stated following:

Ha van valami problémád azt ki kell írnod magadból, mert én hiszek abban, hogy ha elénekled és elüvöltözöd a bajaidat, akkor onnantól kezdve sokkal könnyebben tudsz érvényesülni az életben, és sokkal jobban is érzed magad utána a hétköznapokban.

— Örs Siklósi

If you have a problem you have to write about yourself, because I believe, if you sing about your wounds and rub against it you could be more effective in your life and you will feel much more comfortable in the aftermath.

— translated

The very dark and seemingly hopeless track X/0 deals with living with a mental illness, especially living with depression.[13] Lakatlan ember describes an average man who feels empty and helpless, who hates his own life and who can't escape this circle to achieve a better life situation.[6] Hol voltál? was inspired a robbery in which the vocalist's grandfather was a victim. It deals with absent parents, friends or loved ones who turned their backs on the musicians for reaching their own selfish goals.[10]

Éjjeli tánc is about sexuality, which was a huge taboo theme for vocalist Örs Siklósi. Fuss! is about the steady process of working in today's society, while the track Vigyázz rám is about the emotional relationship between children and their mothers, which Siklósi described as the most pure and most wonderful emotion.[6]

Menedék was inspired by the book The Lower Depths by Russian writer Maxim Gorki and describes a place to hide and seek shelter for people at the edge of society.[6] Viszlát nyár, which was the contribution of Hungary at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2018, deals about losing a loved one. The song is about Siklósi's father who died in the summer.[14] It was written partly from the point of view of the father.[15]

Tours

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The band participated in Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon between May 10–12, 2018 with their song Viszlát nyár where they placed at no. 21 out of 26 participants in the final. The band performed at Eurovision pre-parties in Amsterdam and Madrid in the end of April 2018.[16][17] Due to their appearance at the Eurovision Song Contest, the band was invited to play at Wacken Open Air in August later that year.[18][19] The band performed at Hungary's own Rockmaraton in July.[20]

On September 27, 2018, the band played a special acoustic concert at Madách Theatre [hu] in Budapest.[9] On October 13 the same year, the band played a release party at Barba Negra in Budapest.[8] On October 31, 2018, the band started touring throughout Hungary, Romania and Slovakia with the last concert on March 23, 2019, in Szarvas.[21][22]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Kultúrpart.hufavorable[23]

In the week of October 18, 2018 Fekete részem peaked at no. 2 in the Hungarian Albums Chart and lasted in the ranking for three weeks.[24][a] Their previous records Fata Morgana[b] (released 2011), Égésföld[c] released 2014 and Kint a vizből[d] re-entered the Hungarian Album Charts as well.[24]

Dániel Hári of Kultúrpart.hu wrote the band was able to increase their popularity and received much media coverage due their performance at Eurovision Song Contest in Lisbon in 2018. He described Fekete részem as their most technical album to date with a large musical and lyrical span.[23] Felix Bayer of Spiegel Online described Vislát nyár as a modern metal track with hardcore influences and a great chorus where it is not necessary to know the Hungarian language to sing along.[25] Alex Robert Ross of Vice drew a comparison with American post hardcore band Atreyu.[26]

Chart performance

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Chart (2018) Peak
position 		Weeks
Hungary (MAHASZ)[24] 2 3

Notes

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  1. ^ The Hungarian Albums Chart doesn't have a personal artist archive, only a overall chart rankings archive instead. If you want look up on how long a song or an album lasted in the Charts you have to check it manually.
  2. ^ The album charted in the week of October 18, 2018 for the first time.
  3. ^ The album reached its peak position on April 13, 2014 and re-entered the charts at no 21 on October 18, 2018.
  4. ^ The album reached its peak position on September 9, 2016 and re-entered the charts at no 20 on October 18, 2018.

References

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  1. ^ Ádám Draveczki-Ury (2018-04-12). "AWS: "Itt nem egy konkrét produkció, hanem egy szubkultúra győzött"" (in Hungarian). Shock Magazin. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
  2. ^ Frank Jaeger (2018-09-11). "Ein Geburtstags-Tribut an OSSIAN" (in German). Powermetal.de [de]. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
  3. ^ "OSSIAN – A rock katonái (Cassette, Album)". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
  4. ^ a b Album inlay (in Hungarian)
  5. ^ Ádám Völgyesi (2018-10-08). "Végighallgatható az AWS új albuma" (in Hungarian). Nuskull.hu. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
  6. ^ a b c d "Indul az AWS Fekete részem lemezbemutató turnéja" (in Hungarian). Rockstar.hu. Archived from the original on 2018-12-09. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
  7. ^ Erik Bógdan (2018-09-11). ""Ha van valami problémád azt ki kell írnod magadból" - interjú az AWS-sel" (in Hungarian). Kaposvár Most. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
  8. ^ a b c Ádám Völgyesi (2018-09-19). "Sötét lélekvesztőben bolyong az AWS" (in Hungarian). Nuskull.hu. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
  9. ^ a b c d Orsi Török (2018-09-30). "New Album "Fekete Részem" By AWS Coming Out". ESCBubble.com. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
  10. ^ a b Roy Knoops (2018-07-15). "Hungary: AWS are back with their latest single Hol Voltál?". ESCtoday. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
  11. ^ Ádám Völgyesi (2018-10-04). "Takarodj innen, fekete részem! – Itt az új AWS címadó száma" (in Hungarian). Nuskull.hu. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
  12. ^ Nóra Pogonyi (2018-10-04). "Elnyomott vágyak, rejtett félelmek – Így készült és erről szól az AWS legújabb klipje". Blikk.hu (in Hungarian). Ringier Axel Springer Media. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
  13. ^ "Közeledik az AWS legújabb albuma" (in Hungarian). Promotion.hu. 2018-09-22. Archived from the original on 2018-12-09. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
  14. ^ "Haltet durch! Die Botschaften der ESC-Songs" (in German). eurovision.de. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
  15. ^ Frances Robinson (2018-05-11). "Your political Eurovision cheat sheet". Politico. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
  16. ^ Nathan Stella (2018-04-06). "Eurovision In Concert Officially Welcomes 32 Artists To Amsterdam!". Retrieved 2018-12-07.
  17. ^ Emily Herbert (2018-04-21). "Tonight: ESPreParty 2018 Takes Place in Madrid". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
  18. ^ Frank Jaeger (2018-05-12). "AWS wird in Wacken spielen und heute Abend im TV - mitwählen!" (in German). Powermetal.de [de]. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
  19. ^ Jan Feddersen (2018-05-12). "63. Eurovision Song Contest in Lissabon – Engtanz und Extensions" (in German). Taz.de. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
  20. ^ "Rockmaraton 2018: Iced Earth, Toy Dolls, Thy Art Is Murder" (in Hungarian). Shock Magazin. 2017-11-20. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
  21. ^ "Indul az AWS Fekete részem lemezbemutató turnéja" (in Hungarian). kulturjunkie.blog.hu. 2018-10-30. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
  22. ^ "Indul az AWS Fekete részem lemezbemutató turnéja – Felvidékre is ellátogatnak" (in Hungarian). Atempo.sk. 2018-10-31. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
  23. ^ a b Dániel Hári (2018-10-28). "Az elárult lelkünk tombol" (in Hungarian). Kulturpart.hu. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
  24. ^ a b c "Top 40 album-, DVD- és válogatáslemez-lista" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. 2018-10-18. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
  25. ^ Felix Bayer (2018-05-10). "ESC Soundcheck: Zehn Finalisten fehlen noch" (in German). Spiegel Online. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
  26. ^ Alex Robert Ross (2018-05-09). "We Reviewed All 43 Eurovision Songs". Vice Magazine. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
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