Like countless others on the path of waking up to awareness, Hungarian artist Yamazaki has come a long way. Embracing this truth deeply is his latest song, ‘Katsu’. Behind the now musician, Yamazaki is Benedek Rakovics, an identity shaped by many lives. From training in classical music to discovering electronic sound through a borrowed synthesizer, from running a successful IT company for 15 years to finally stepping up into his artistic calling, Yamazaki has been on a slow, intentional journey of awakening. And, the name of his upcoming new album, as well as the title track, ‘Katsu’, carries this story.
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In Buddhist Zen philosophy, the word ‘Katsu’ means a sudden cry that sparks awareness. This song was originally written with the intention of being a finale performance piece on Hungary’s Got Talent. Even without the televised ending, the song has now stood on its own, just like it was meant to, resonating with Yamazaki’s life. Sonically, ‘Katsu’ is an expressive portrait of the emotional landscape rather than a restricted genre-bound arrangement. Lyrically, it’s a multilingual composition, with Japanese rap versions cutting through the track like unfiltered thoughts. The production has a very cinematic feel around it. It’s like listening to life’s rigorous chaos, and then suddenly there’s a rupture from darkness towards light.
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‘Katsu’ by Yamazaki feels like hope; it is a song of honesty, persistence, and freedom. It speaks to those who have fallen out and again stood back. Knowing that this song took three years to come into shape makes perfect sense. It is a lived experience of the artist, like a personal manifesto. Follow Yamazaki’s journey on Instagram, X, and listen to his music streaming on all major platforms.
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