OMEGA - "6: NEM TUDOM A NEVED" (1975)

Omega are the most popular and long-lived Magyar bands. My favourite phase of their career took place in the second half of the Seventies, when they became a staple of European prog and space rock. 

This album in particular is probably their best. It contains two space rock gems such as the title track and "Huszadik századi városlakó", but also shorter hard rock anthems and epic ballads.
It is sealed by a sensational sci-fi artwork, which perfectly represents a band at its creative peak, followed by an international cult (they had many fans in Germany and Poland too).

The line-up has been the same since 1971: János Kóbor (vocals), Tamás Mihály (bass guitar), György Molnár (guitars), Ferenc Debreczeni (drums), László Benkő (keyboards). Sadly, both Mihály and Benkő died in November 2020.

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EAST - "HŰSÉG" (1982)

Introduced by a wonderful artwork, "Hűség" ("Fidelity") is the second album released by progressive rock band East, from Szeged (Hungary). They never reached the mainstream audience, in spite of a rather approachable sound, but they have been able to build a small, loyal fanbase. 
The tracklist is composed by eleven songs, in which symphonic prog dynamics meets space rock technology, giving birth to evocative melodies with atmospheric guitars and keyboard layers.
The sound is definitely advanced for its time: it doesn't sound like the latest records of the classic prog at all, but rather like the first ones of the neo-prog movement. Compare it to bands such as Pallas, Iq, or Marillion, which all came later, and you will be surprised.

East:
István Király, drums
Péter Móczán, bass guitar
Géza Pálvölgyi, keyboards
János Varga, guitars
Miklós Zareczky, vocals

Producer: Ferenc Dobó

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