What I know as the city is only a very, very small part of what Budapest actually occupies. Concrete channels for streams, logistics systems like railways, warehouse bases, high-voltage wires, outdated heating plants, abandoned factories and the heaps of by-products of former industrial production make up most of the city's territory. The Belt is a slow film in which we leave behind the well-known sights of the city on Kőbányi út, see the new stadiums, the Ferencváros railway station, and the gigantic real estate development taking place at the site of the former Közvágóhíd. It is through a dense network of rotating cranes, railway overpasses, and wires that we travel. The film provides an opportunity for a slow, drifting journey where we can meditate on the relationship between ourselves, the city, and the natural environment. This movie was originally a silent film, and I created live music performances for it, similar to the pianist who would accompany silent films in the past. The music for this movie was actually produced at home by experimenting with patching Somalab Lyra-8 and Doepfer Dark Time sequencer. I also played on the Pulsar23, Moog DFAM, Death By Audio Rooms, and Eventide Time Factor to transform hi-hat like sounds.
