EZ Basic
| EZ Basic | |
|---|---|
| Origin |
 Budapest, Hungary
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| Genres | Indie pop |
| Years active | 2004- |
| Labels | Twelvetones, Hungary EMI Records,  United Kingdom
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| Website | https://www.facebook.com/ezbasic |
| Members |
Árpád Szarvas Dénes Pesztalics Áron Nagybaczoni |
| EZ Basic discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 3 |
| Music videos | 4 |
| EPs | 2 |
EZ Basic are a guitar pop band based in Budapest, Hungary formed in 2004. The group started out as an experimental bedroom project in 2000 and is noted for being one of the most eclectic bands of the Budapest indie music scene.
EZ Basic were formed by Árpád Szarvas and Dénes Pesztalics. Their primary aim was to mix electronic and instrumental music but it was indie pop, post-punk and American girlie pop melodies from the 1960s that left their marks on EZ Basic's sound. On one hand, the name EZ Basic refers to early 1980s computers/electronics, on the other hand, to DIY punk ethics: “easy basic” as “learn three chords and form a band”.
Their early home demos recorded between 1999-2003 reflected an experimental approach to music making, bringing Primal Scream, Suicide, Broadcast, Sonic Youth, The Jesus & Mary Chain, New Order, early shoegaze bands and electronic beats from the mid-1990s to mind. In the same year they began a series of gigs in Budapest, but the 2-piece had soon found themselves playing packed gigs outside Budapest as well.
It was not until 2005 when András Tóth (former drummer of the Hungarian indie band Supersonic) joined EZ Basic on drums that their sound has moved into a more pop-orientated sound: previously backed by a drum machine and weird noises, the trio had become a powerful live band sometimes riding the waves of wall of sound and delivering delicate but cynical pop melodies. In the same year EZ Basic was on the bill at Sziget Festival (one of Europe’s biggest festivals), at Alan McGee's Death Disco and also played in Germany, Poland and Slovakia.
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