New Release: Úzgin Üver - “Ausklang“-LP
With Ausklang, Lollipoppe Shoppe is releasing the final album by the Hungarian group Úzgin Üver — a deeply personal yet timeless recording that marks the conclusion of more than three decades of artistic work.
The ten tracks were recorded in a single live session in February 2023 — without an audience, using only acoustic instruments, and with no post-production editing. The album was recorded in the abandoned family home of band founder Péter Homoki in Kecskemét, shortly before the building was sold. A place filled with memories became, for one day, the setting for music that evokes associations of transience, intimacy, and shared experience. The entire session was documented on audio and video, preserving this unrepeatable moment in the band’s history.
Ausklang brings together new acoustic interpretations of compositions from different periods of the band’s career. These include newly recorded versions of pieces from their debut album Úzgin Üver (1995), as well as tracks from 99 and Bucka. In the stripped-down acoustic setting, the works take on a new clarity, offering a different perspective on the band’s musical legacy.
Since its formation, Úzgin Üver has developed a sonic language somewhere between imaginary folk music, archaic sound worlds, improvisation, and atmospheric sound art. On Ausklang, this musical signature appears in its most pared-back and, at the same time, most immediate form.
Far removed from nostalgia, Ausklang is a concentrated document of a moment: ten live recordings full of warmth and intensity. It is the essence of a band that has always moved beyond musical categories — and a dignified farewell that continues to resonate long after the music ends.
