István Gazdag interview: ‘Art and music don’t just play a role, they are the only thing that still makes me believe in humanity’

István Gazdag is a Hungarian Electronic musician and producer active since the late 1980s, known for First Aid 4 Souls and other projects including Stahlgeist, Vacuum X, and First Aid Tech. He studied classical music and was influenced by Kraftwerk, Cabaret Voltaire, Yello, and Skinny Puppy. His various projects represent different moods of the same artistic character, with First Aid 4 Souls as his main line. He has collaborated with over 100 artists across continents and remixed work by Coil, Soft Cell, Test Dept., Cabaret Voltaire, and Einstürzende Neubauten through his connection to Some Bizzare. Gazdag views art and music as essential to believing in humanity. He has worked on multidisciplinary projects including film and ballet scores. Regarding Hungary under Viktor Orbán, he states artists faced financial ruin and mental isolation rather than direct persecution. He uses hardware instruments and analog equipment in his studio and dismisses AI as unhelpful for music composition. Recent albums include “Progenitrix” featuring female vocalists and “Totems In A Field Of Pain.”

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