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The Hidden Wonder of Reality, Faith, and the Soul
Paperback
Biographies GeneralMusiciansMetaphysical General
ISBN13: 9781947175846
Publisher: Serving House Books
Published: Mar 20 2026
Pages: 124
Weight: 0.39
Height: 0.29 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Sándor Czakó is a Hungarian engineer, researcher, and managing director of his own engineering consultancy. He holds a Ph.D. from the Technical University of Budapest. Drawing on decades of musical experience as a founding member of Vágtázó Halottkémek (Galloping Coroners), he explores the transformative power of music and its profound effects on the human mind through the lens of art psychology.
For those of you who remember the Galloping Coroners, their music was beyond description; they were amazing, but I can't tell you what kind of music it was. It was different every night, and quite often they would tour with us. Then one time I had a night off, and and [our manager] Dietmar had this great idea: we would go to Budapest... The Galloping Coroners were doing one of their shows here, a huge stage show where everyone comes out in their big outfits. It was one of the best shows I have ever seen in my life.
-Henry Rollins, introduction to his spoken word performance, A38 Hajó, Budapest, 2010.
The Coroners'; music is basic and elemental and filled with obsessive, galvanizing passion. There were pounding drums, drones and two-chord guitar workouts topped by feedback, ethnic whistles and shouted lyrics. It didn't hurt that the drum sound was as good as anything from a Western studio.
-Jon Pareles, The New York Times, February 28, 1990.
Our writer's oeuvre to date is a perfect and authentic example of how breaking conventions can coexist with civic values, and how they can complement each other in a valuable way and even pass on the spirituality explored in the book.
-Dr. Katica Bene, physician, Gondolatolvasó (blog), May 16, 2020.
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