FreshFabrik
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FreshFabrik | |
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 FreshFabrik performing live in 2011, Miskolc | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Budapest, Hungary |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Labels | Warner Bros., Alexandra |
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| Past members |
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FreshFabrik is a Hungarian
History
Years of beginning
FreshFabrik was founded by Andras Szabó and Levente Kovács in
In 1995-97 the band was clubtouring all over Europe, and performed as supporting band to Nitzer Ebb in Budapest in 1997. That year, the band signed to Warner Music Hungary to release their second album, Nerve. After its success, Warner sent the band touring in Australia for the new album.
Years of success
In the early days of 2000 the band started working on the new album with Mr. Colson from
The band performed at the
Years of change
István Horváth, the frontman of FreshFabrik, left the band due to musical and personal reasons in 2003. The band started the new album's recording sessions with a new singer: Balázs Tanka. The album Dead Heart in Living Water was released in the February 2004. The band started touring twenty gigs all around Hungary, and the second single's ("Grace for Grace") came out. The one-year-term singer, Balázs Tanka, left the band, and István Horváth re-joined for a few months. After the scandalous departure, a new singer, Peter Ujvari joined the band for one single and video "On 'n' On". After the departure of Peter Ujvári, a new
Years apart
The band had few performances between 2007 and 2010. After an unsuccessful 15th anniversary concert, Levente Kovács declared in an interview that, "I don't see any chance to perform on stage under the name of FreshFabrik anymore to play TapTap. It makes no sense for me. It's only my opinion, there are many ways to do FreshFabrik without me, and maybe they will."[3] So he left the band for one year, but Andras and Szabolcs, with former bass player Reka Hain played some shows with moderate success.
Years of a new beginning
In 2010 Levente Kovács, András Szabó and Szabolcs Oláh decided to continue FreshFabrik and started writing some new material. In November 2010, a new single and music video titled "Stealing the Sun" was released and hit radio charts, raising new popularity for the band. In the spring of 2011 Laszlo Szvoboda joined the band for live performances and started touring Hungary. Many festival appearances came and a very special show with the Hungarian National Radio Philharmonic Orchestra at
On 8 May 2012, the FreshFabrik album MORA won "Best Domestic Modern Pop-Rock Album of 2011" at the Fonogram Hungarian Music Awards.
In 2013, after a successful 20 years anniversary tour, FRESHFABRIK released a new single, and video Higher & Higher (Rock to the Boogie-Woogie) with reunited members: Istvan Horvath and Matyas Koncz.
Discography
Albums
- Certificado - 1994
- Nerve - 1997
- Drive My Hand - 2000
- Dead Heart in Living Water - 2004
- Finest - 2006
- MORA- 2011
Videos
| 1997 | Freezing
| 1998 | Serious (Tap Tap)
| 2000 | Goofy with the Gun
| 2000 | Drive My Hand
| 2000 | Lamentation
| 2003 | Grace For Grace
| 2010 | Life Is Passing By | Levente Kovács
| 2011 | Stealing The Sun | Levente Kovács & Szabolcs Oláh
| 2011 | Into The Light | Levente Kovács
| 2011 | Woman | Levente Kovács
| 2012 | Orpheus | Levente Kovács & Szabolcs Oláh
| 2013 | Higher & Higher | Levente Kovács & Szabolcs Oláh |}
Members
- Kju (Szabolcs Oláh) - vocals & guitar
- Istvan Horvath - vocals
- Levente Kovács - bass
- AndyTaylor (András Szabó) - drums
- László Szvoboda - guitars, vocals
- Matyas Koncz - guitars
References
- ^ "Visszatért a FreshFabrik!". zene.hu. 14 January 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ "Fonogram - Magyar Zenei Díj". fonogram.hu. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ "Interjú Kovács Leventével, a FreshFabrik alapító tagjával - Nuskull Magazin". nuskull.hu. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
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