Throughout the passing years the music became more and more experimental with deep touches of electronic and folklorish influences feeding from their homeland in Central Europe. Meanwhile KaOtic Productions ceased to exist, so the third album Tűnő Idő Tárlat (An Exhibition of Vanishing Time) came to sunlight as a self-financed production in 2004. By this time lyrics turned into Hungarian and music turned out to be the most diverse and atmospheric experimentum coming out from the band. Cosmic music from micro to macro, from matter to spirit and then back into the ashes.
This world is about to be painted by more vivid colours in the latest release entitled Róka Hasa Rádió released by Epidemie Records on the 12th of May, 2009 and in November 2009 by Soyuz Music. The main concept behind the album is the relationship between the ever evolving, solid and massive physical matter and the fragileness of human and all living spirits throughout distant childhood memories and scientific explanations of nature. Revolving, rotating movements of past and future, colours, sounds, long lost scents by a strange transmission from a timeless radio.
After the very well appreciated Róka Hasa Rádió album, in 2010 Epidemie Records decided to print a re-issue of previous recording of Thy Catafalque entitled Tűnő Idő Tárlat. It was originally released by the band itself in 2004 in a very small scale. Limited to 500 pieces of beautful digipak, the music is untouched while the artwork is renewed.
In 2011 Thy Catafalque signed to Season Of Mist. The fifth album entitled Rengeteg was released on 11 November 2011 in Europe and 10 January 2012 in North-America. All the instruments have been reccorded by Tamás Kátai alone this time, as János Juhász left the band in 2011. Guest musicians: Attila Bakos (Woodland Choir, Taranis) - all clean male vocals, Ágnes Tóth (The Moon And The Nightspirit) - female vocals, Mihály Simkó-Várnagy - cello.
In October, 2015 Season Of Mist releases the band's sixth album, Sgùrr in vinyl and 36-page digibook CD.
In November, 2015 Blood Music re-releases Cor Cordium (Demo), Sublunary Tragedies and Microcosmos as The Early Works in 3xCD and limited vinyl box-set edition.
Line up:
Tamás Kátai - vocals, keyboards, guitar bass, programming (Gire, Nebron, Darklight, Gort, Towards Rusted Soil)
Discography:
1999 Cor Cordium (demo)
1999 Sublunary Tragedies
2001 Microcosmos
2004 Tűnő Idő Tárlat
2009 Róka Hasa Rádió
2011 Rengeteg
2015 Sgùrr
2016 Meta
2018 Geometria
2020 Naiv
2021 Vadak
These are the Clouds
Thy Catafalque Lyrics
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The majesty that shuts his burning eye
The weak lay hand on what the strong has done
Till that be tumbled that was lifted high
And discord follow upon unison
And all things at one common level lie
And therefore, friend, if your great race were run
And these things came, So much the more thereby
Although it be for children that you sigh
These are the clouds about the fallen sun
The majesty that shuts his burning eye
The lyrics of Thy Catafalque’s song, These are the Clouds, can be seen as a reflection on the transience of human accomplishments and the inevitability of the passage of time. The opening lines, "These are the clouds about the fallen sun, The majesty that shuts his burning eye," suggest the end of a great achievement or glory, represented by the sun setting. The majesty that is described here could refer to both the brilliance of the sun and the accomplishment that has now passed.
The following lines, "The weak lay hand on what the strong has done, Till that be tumbled that was lifted high, And discord follow upon unison, And all things at one common level lie," suggest that eventually, all accomplishments must fall and be forgotten. The contrast between the weak and the strong highlights the fragility of power and that nothing is permanent. Discord follows unison as everything returns to a common level.
The final lines, "And therefore, friend, if your great race were run, And these things came, So much the more thereby, Have you made greatness for your companion, Although it be for children that you sigh, These are the clouds about the fallen sun, The majesty that shuts his burning eye," suggest that despite this inevitability of mortality, the pursuit of greatness is still a worthwhile pursuit. Even if the accomplishments are "for children that you sigh," they still represent something significant in the present moment, even if they will eventually fade away.
Line by Line Meaning
These are the clouds about the fallen sun
The clouds that obscure the sunset represent the fading beauty and power.
The majesty that shuts his burning eye
The majesty of the sunset, closing its eyes, represents the end of a brilliant era.
The weak lay hand on what the strong has done
Those who are weaker often take credit for the accomplishments of the powerful, and use them for their own benefit.
Till that be tumbled that was lifted high
Eventually, what was once highly esteemed will fall and lose its significance.
And discord follow upon unison
When harmony is disrupted, conflict arises.
And all things at one common level lie
Ultimately, everything is equalized and reduced to the same level.
And therefore, friend, if your great race were run
Considering the inevitability of the decline of power and greatness, my friend, if you have achieved a great feat, you should be proud and content.
And these things came, So much the more thereby
If you experience the decline of power, it means you have achieved even greater things in the past.
Have you made greatness for your companion
You have created greatness that will accompany you forever.
Although it be for children that you sigh
Although the accomplishments may not be significant for others, they are important to you and will remain valuable in your memory.
Contributed by Josiah V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.