From the recording Unsolved Puzzles
I visited Budapest in 2015, and took the Metro Line M1 in the city, the oldest underground in continental Europe. There was a peculiar rhythm I felt. For example, the sound of the metro car doors opening and closing was particularly powerful and tidy, and the intensive traffic formed a particular sound pattern. Even the escalators in the metro station were moving very fast. I had to count the beats in mind in order to step firmly. This strange sense of rhythm is something I had never experienced in any other cities. It has become a mystery in my mind.
I personally think it was very similar to the movie "The Grand Budapest Hotel" (this movie was new at that time). The whole movie was also progressing with a special rhythm.
This track was finished in June 2025. Please note that it has been ten years. This track was created based on my personal memory and imagination, and does not necessarily represent the actual soundscape of Budapest.