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Krisztián Vranik (Krizso) is a member of Realistic Crew (RC), which was founded in 2001. He has composed music for movies, theatre plays and advertisments. He approaches the Goethe.rmx project with a mix of modern jazz and electronic music.

"The electric Rhodes piano as well as the bass synthesizer used by Emil Klotzsch for the recording of The King of Thule are both instruments that are close to me. While they had their heyday in the 1960's and 1970's, their sound is also excellent for contemporary music", says Vranik about the musical source material.

He adds that Emil's interpretation has turned out to be quite romantic due to the string arrangements. Instead, Vranik aimed at minimalism, so he cut out some melodic fragments out of the major themes while sticking to the main theme. "Thereby, it did not lose its softness, but it became a bit clearer overall," Vranik adds. In his version of the track, jazz is combined with electronic groves, with the trumpet (Tamás Tettamanti) playing a major role.

Emil Klotzsch - Koenig in Thule (Krizso Remix) by goethe.rmx
Krizso (MP3, 11.1 MB)

Vranik's band Realistic Crew (RC), balances between abstract and experimental hip-hop, but also uses elements of jazz and jungle. In addition, they focus on the use of vocals. In RC, Vranik is in charge of composition, guitars and programming. The band has released four albums so far(Growgrow/testlies, 2004, Overcome, 2007, Freedom Eats The Soul, 2009, Blind Musician, 2011). Following an appreciative article in the Guardian, RC was invited to attend the Glastonbury Festival in 2004.
Furthermore, Vranik has composed film music, including remixes for the feature film Sticky matters ( Macerás ügyek ) by Szabolcs Hajdu and – in collaboration with RC bass player Csaba Kalotás – music for the film Fekete kefe ( Black Brush ) by Roland Vranik. He received the best soundtrack award at the International Film Festival in France Annonay.