page_title: Budapest indie music scene
section_title: Successes
hierarchical_section_title: Budapest indie music scene / History / Successes
caption_attribution_description: English: by Galgóczy Németh Kristóf
context_page_description: Budapest indie music scene was the indie music scene of Budapest, Hungary in the 2000s. It was often associated with bands like Amber Smith, The Moog, EZ Basic and We Are Rockstars.
context_section_description: On 10 March 2006, Amber Smith's third studio album, RePRINT, was released by the German Kalinkaland Records. The album included the song Hello Sun which brought the band international recognition.
  On 10 April 2007, The Moog's first full-length studio album Sold for Tomorrow was released by the American label MuSick. The song I Like You brought international success for the band.
  On 18 February 2008, Amber Smith's fourth studio album was released entitled Introspective. The album included songs like Introspective, Select All/Delete All, and Coded.
  On 21 July 2009, The Moog's second studio album was released entitled Razzmatazz Orfeum. The first single, You Raised A Vampire, was released in colored vinyl 7" with stunning artwork by Gris Grimly. The 7" also includes a B-side cover of the Bauhaus classic The Passion Of Lovers featuring Bauhaus/Love and Rockets bassist/vocalist David J, who became a fan of the band after seeing them perform in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California in 2008. The video for You Raised A Vampire was shot in the same gothic building where the first Underworld movie was made in Budapest, Hungary where.
  The 2010s saw the emergence of new indie bands such as Carbovaris and Bastiaan, which is the side-project of The Moog singer Tamás Szabó.
caption: EZ Basic
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