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2010 Pentaport Rock Festival (July 23-25, Incheon Dreampark)

homey81 — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 04:22:04 +0000

http://www.pentaportrock.com/ Ian Brown, the voice of Stone Roses, is coming to Korea. A Chinese band Lunhui and a Taiwanese rocker Wu Bai is coming too. Cho Deokhwan, one fourth of Deulgukhwa is on stage after 25 years’ absence. Local Korean bands galore.

A Belgian Website on Korean Psychedelic Rock/Pop

plateaux — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:23:07 +0000

A well-constructed site dedicated to Korean psychedelic music in the 1960s-70s. Sound samples, photo images, articles, reviews, interviews, and even its own radio shows! Definitely worth a visit.

Woman knitting a lace: Lee Sora, 7

daftsounds — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 02:23:07 +0000

Lee Sora (이소라) 7 Mnet Media, 2008 Woman knitting a lace Lee Sora’s new album features Kim Mingyu, Lee Hancheol, Jeong Sunyong, Kang Hyeonmin, Lee Gyuho and so forth. The previous Eyebrow Moon 눈썹달 (2005) featured Kang, Kim, Lee Seunghwan (The Story), Lee, and Jeong Jaehyeong. These names are overlapping or at least giving a certain common impression. [...]

Big pain, small songs: Lee Janghyuk (이장혁), Vol. 2

daftsounds — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 01:30:09 +0000

Lee Janghyuk Vol. 2 RubySalon, 2008 Big pain, small songs Lee Janghyuk’s second solo album took the center of such attention from many people at the end of 2008 that it was counted by some as “the album of 2009″ even before its release (its tricky release time made it hard to be considered in the best of 2008 [...]

Return: Whang Boryung (황보령), SmackSoft

nar75 — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 01:01:29 +0000

Whang Boryung (황보령) SmackSoft upper music, 2008 Return 10 years ago, the name called Whang Boryung was one index for those who wanted to understand Hongdae indie scene. Her multiple identity as a painter, artist and musician was felt as foreign as the distance between New York and Korea, and thus was regarded as reflecting the diverse spectrum of [...]

Stud rhythm, masculine music: Mustangs, Acid Trip

daftsounds — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 02:58:30 +0000

Mustangs, Acid trip February 21, 2008, Beatball Record Can I say “masculine music” exist? If someone asks to me, I would say yes. I know. I should be cautious because dichotomy is not necessary. Still, I think there exists something which could be called ‘masculine music.’ More precisely, there exists some music which could be made [...]

Boys embrace: Nell, Separation anxiety

daftsounds — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 19:46:39 +0000

Nell, Separation Anxiety March, 20, 2008 | Ullim Entertainment / Mnet Media Nell (넬) is a band who stands inbetweens. They exist between modern rock and ‘modern rock gayo,’ between indie scene and mainstream, between popularity and commerciality, between possibilities and establishment, between well-made music and well-made-only music, between fresh and deja entendu, between borrowing of [...]

Broccoli, You Too?: Still, calling for encore

daftsounds — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:21:57 +0000

Broccoli, You Too? (브로콜리 너마저) No calling for encore (앵콜요청금지) (EP) BGBG Record (붕가붕가 레코드; Bunga Bunga Record), 2007 One routine critics tend to take is to point out a band or a musician which is not likely to break, to promote it by writing, “here is a real new talent,” and to hope to see it make [...]

History of Bbang: Between recording and a record

daftsounds — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:16:02 +0000

Live Club Bbang Compilation 3: History of Bbang B-Record/Pago Music, 2007 4 years ago, I wrote about the second compilation album Lawn Star by musicians who were playing at the club Bbang (빵), and I concluded: “This is a record which is likely to be an example of meaning rather than a record which makes meaning.” This [...]

Kite Operations: The Korea Tour Diary (9/28 - 10/8/2007)

plateaux — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 23:38:46 +0000

Kite Operations: (from left to right) Jie, Joe, Sung, Dave Intro Pil Ho Kim Kite Operations is an independent rock band based in the New York City. All four members are of Korean-American origin, sprung up from the Korean immigrant community in New York. Joseph (Joe) Kim (g, v) and David (Dave) Yang (g, v) were born in [...]