Groovehouse

Groovehouse is a mystery. What dear old Goggin means by such a statement is that although there are several Groovehouse music videos on YouTube, the small amount of information available on the Internet, mostly from their own website, is all in Hungarian, which I cannot read. What I can tell you, dear reader, is that Groovehouse is from Hungary, is still active, and that the names of the two members may or may not be Miki and Zsolti. There seems to be a fair amount of quality electronica from Hungary, and Groovehouse is the best that I've heard. A lot of their music sounds black and purple, a result of the strong bass and the particular synth sounds they use. I also like the way that the language of the lyrics sounds, perhaps because of the flowing vowels, and because I do not know what any of the words mean, it becomes easier to hear the vocals more as another instrument of the music and less as just words on top of the music. It is important in good music that the vocals contribute to the overall composition as one of the instruments and not as fundamentally unnecessary words that add no true value to the song, no matter what language the lyrics are in.

My favorite Groovehouse songs, although I haven't heard very many:

• Álom
• Vándor
• Olla-Olla
• Szívvel Lélekkel

Vándor is a good example of what Groovehouse sounds like. It has a muscular beat and bass, setting a good foundation for the vocals and the rather subtle instruments. The piano counter-melody adds a very beautiful touch to the song. If I knew what the words of the song meant, the video would probably make more sense, but already I can tell that it has something to do with a bad man in medieval times, a hero man, some sort of creepy wizard man, and an ornate princess lady. The sound of Vándor fits the feel of many hundreds of years ago quite well, despite its modern sound.