Trying to paraphrase the in-depth biography of Sarolta Zalatnay that Andy Votel wrote for this first-ever compilation of her work would be both time-consuming and pointless, so I'll just say this: whether you're an old Hungarian head, a new fan or you've never heard of Zalatnay in your life, you NEED to read this story and hear this music. This is the official extension of last year's "Desperately Seeking Zalatnay Sarolta" mixtape from Alec Deruggiero, who co-curates this collection with B-Music point man Votel. The sound here ranges from folk to garage rock to funk, with Zalatnay backed by a number of different bands, all with a hint of dark psychedelia. (They got mad enchanted forests in Hungary!) Check out these unpronounceable songs: "Egy Szot Se Szolj(1)," "Munanyag Almok(2)," "Hadd Mondjam El(3)" (check the opening break), "Sracok Oh Sracok(4)" and "Keso Esti Oran(5)." There's even a couple bonus tracks in English! A couple facts from the booklet: Zalatnay once turned down a marriage proposal from Maurice Gibb and "is the legal guardian of the daughter of her unfaithful porn director husband and his illicit mistress...the same porn director who persuaded the 54-year old Zalatnay to have a boob-job and pose naked for Hungarian Playboy." You'll have to buy it for the rest. 19 tracks; 63 minutes.

reviewed by Chris Lemon-Red