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The High-Definition Exuberance of Gábor Lázár’s ‘Source’

The Hungarian artist infuses his refined sound design techniques with a playful zest.

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# The High-Definition Exuberance of Gábor Lázár’s ‘Source’ The Hungarian artist infuses his refined sound design techniques with a playful zest. ## *Our newest series 'Top Notes' considers the latest releases through layers of musical nuance. Similar to tasting a dish or smelling a perfume, the work is evaluated in a stream of consciousness: Top notes refer to striking first impressions, middle notes to the core character of the work, and base notes to the work's long-lasting take-aways.* Top notes *Turbo-charged geometric club mutations* Middle notes *Sharp edges, steel rotations* Base notes *Playfulness reveals itself underneath layers of engineered sound textures* Gábor Lázár goes hard. From his appearance on [Lorenzo Senni][1]{: target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"}'s [Presto!?][2]{: target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"} label to his collaborations with like-minded dance floor experimentalists Russell Haswell and [Mark Fell][3]{: target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"}, to his last album *Unfold* on [The Death of Rave][4]{: target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"}, the Hungarian artist's knife-edged productions consistently deviate from conventional dancefloor rhythms. [YouTube Content][5]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"} The fascination of Lázár's work lies with his highly sophisticated approach to sound design, which he's worked on meticulously since he started experimenting with music-making software as a teenager. Later, while studying electronic music and media arts at the University of Pécs, Lázár explains how discovering Max/MSP, a complex program used to create "interactive media software," led to his creative breakthrough. Lázár uses Max/MSP to craft his singular sound palette, explaining how he felt "inspired by how all the rules and barriers of a timeline-based music making software was not an issue anymore." He goes on to describe his recent discography as a record of the process of discovering the possibilities of that particular piece of software. [1]: https://soundcloud.com/sennilorenzo [2]: https://soundcloud.com/presto-records [3]: https://soundcloud.com/markfellofficial [4]: https://soundcloud.com/thedeathofrave [5]: https://www.youtube.com/embed/NE-HqxknCyk?feature=oembed [Image: 1Gabor-Lazar-credit-Eva-Szombat-scaled.jpg] [Image: CW26_Gabor_Lazar_Site_2.jpg] Where Lázár's oeuvre follows a consistent theme of super-digital sound aesthetics, he likens his workflow on 2018's [*Unfold*][1], and this year's follow-up, *Source*, to the playfulness and experimentation in his younger years. His process harkens back to the naivety of youth, bridging the gap "between a teenager's mentality and a sound artist's way of thinking." While one of the most striking features on *Source* is undeniably its conceptual nature (each track clocks at around 5 minutes and is named after some type of action such as "Stream" or "Focus"), the twisted rhythms float around playfully throughout the record, finally concluding blissfully with "Return." *[Source][2]{: rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"}* is out on June 26th via [Planet Mu][3]{: rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"}. Preview the album's lead single "Source" via the link above, and pre-order it on [Bandcamp][4]{: rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"}, [Bleep][2]{: rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"} or [Boomkat][5]{: rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"}. [1]: https://soundcloud.com/gaborlazar/sets/unfold [2]: https://planetmu.bleepstores.com/release/180082-gbor-lzr-source [3]: https://planetmu.bleepstores.com/ [4]: https://gaborlazar.bandcamp.com/album/source [5]: https://boomkat.com/products/source-b95f4d70-7f4b-45f0-a446-dbacf23f7886 *Caroline Whiteley is an Editor at Electronic Beats. Find her on [Twitter][1]{: rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"}.* [1]: https://twitter.com/chatbotcaro

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      <h2><em>Our newest series &lsquo;Top Notes&rsquo; considers the latest releases through layers of musical nuance. Similar to tasting a dish or smelling a perfume, the work is evaluated in a stream of consciousness: Top notes refer to striking first impressions, middle notes to the core character of the work, and base notes to the work&rsquo;s long-lasting take-aways.</em></h2><div class="highlighted separator">Top notes<br>
      <em>Turbo-charged geometric club mutations</em></div><div class="highlighted separator">Middle notes<br>
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    text: '<p>G&aacute;bor L&aacute;z&aacute;r goes hard. From his appearance on <a href="https://soundcloud.com/sennilorenzo" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Lorenzo Senni</a>&lsquo;s <a href="https://soundcloud.com/presto-records" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Presto!?</a> label to his collaborations with like-minded dance floor experimentalists Russell Haswell and <a href="https://soundcloud.com/markfellofficial" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mark Fell</a>, to his last album <em>Unfold</em> on <a href="https://soundcloud.com/thedeathofrave" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Death of Rave</a>, the Hungarian artist&rsquo;s knife-edged productions consistently deviate from conventional dancefloor rhythms.</p><div class="ar-16-9"><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NE-HqxknCyk?feature=oembed" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">YouTube Content</a></p></div><p>The fascination of L&aacute;z&aacute;r&rsquo;s work lies with his highly sophisticated approach to sound design, which he&rsquo;s worked on meticulously since he started experimenting with music-making software as a teenager. Later, while studying electronic music and media arts at the University of P&eacute;cs, L&aacute;z&aacute;r explains how discovering Max/MSP, a complex program used to create &ldquo;interactive media software,&rdquo; led to his creative breakthrough. L&aacute;z&aacute;r uses Max/MSP to craft his singular sound palette, explaining how he felt &ldquo;inspired by how all the rules and barriers of a timeline-based music making software was not an issue anymore.&rdquo; He goes on to describe his recent discography as a record of the process of discovering the possibilities of that particular piece of software.</p>'
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    text: '<p>Where L&aacute;z&aacute;r&rsquo;s oeuvre follows a consistent theme of super-digital sound aesthetics, he likens his workflow on 2018&rsquo;s <a href="https://soundcloud.com/gaborlazar/sets/unfold"><em>Unfold</em></a>, and this year&rsquo;s follow-up, <em>Source</em>,<em> </em>to the playfulness and experimentation in his younger years.  His process harkens back to the naivety of youth, bridging the gap &ldquo;between a teenager&rsquo;s mentality and a sound artist&rsquo;s way of thinking.&rdquo; While one of the most striking features on <em>Source</em> is undeniably its conceptual nature (each track clocks at around 5 minutes and is named after some type of action such as &ldquo;Stream&rdquo; or &ldquo;Focus&rdquo;), the twisted rhythms float around playfully throughout the record, finally concluding blissfully with &ldquo;Return.&rdquo;</p><p><em><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://planetmu.bleepstores.com/release/180082-gbor-lzr-source" target="_blank">Source</a></em> is out on June 26th via <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://planetmu.bleepstores.com/" target="_blank">Planet Mu</a>. Preview the album&rsquo;s lead single &ldquo;Source&rdquo; via the link above, and pre-order it on <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://gaborlazar.bandcamp.com/album/source" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a>, <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://planetmu.bleepstores.com/release/180082-gbor-lzr-source" target="_blank">Bleep</a> or <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://boomkat.com/products/source-b95f4d70-7f4b-45f0-a446-dbacf23f7886" target="_blank">Boomkat</a>.</p>'
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    text: '<p><em>Caroline Whiteley is an Editor at Electronic Beats. Find her on <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://twitter.com/chatbotcaro" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.</em></p>'
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From his appearance on [Lorenzo Senni][1]{: target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"}'s [Presto!?][2]{: target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"} label to his collaborations with like-minded dance floor experimentalists Russell Haswell and [Mark Fell][3]{: target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopen...

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Later, while studying electronic music and media arts at the University of Pécs, Lázár explains how discovering Max/MSP, a complex program used to create "interactive media software," led to his creative breakthrough. Lázár uses Max/MSP to craft his singular sound palette, explaining how he felt ...

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Where Lázár's oeuvre follows a consistent theme of super-digital sound aesthetics, he likens his workflow on 2018's [*Unfold*][1], and this year's follow-up, *Source*, to the playfulness and experimentation in his younger years. His process harkens back to the naivety of youth, bridging the gap "...

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[1]: https://soundcloud.com/gaborlazar/sets/unfold [2]: https://planetmu.bleepstores.com/release/180082-gbor-lzr-source [3]: https://planetmu.bleepstores.com/ [4]: https://gaborlazar.bandcamp.com/album/source [5]: https://boomkat.com/products/source-b95f4d70-7f4b-45f0-a446-dbacf23f7886 *Caroline...