The album sales chart from Hyang frequently offers mysteries I knew better how to solve. For instance this week I’m very curious to learn howcome electro funk piece 밀월여행 made it to the upper half of the chart four years after release.
Hyang Chart – 2nd week of August, 2011
1. Linus’ Blanket – Show Me Love
2. The Black Skirts – Don’t You Worry Baby (I’m Only Swimming
3. Gate Flowers – Gate Flowers
4. The Miracle of Han River – 한강의 기적
5. Schizo – Bomb! Bomb! Bomb!
6. Shin Yoon Chul – 신윤철
7. Chang Kiha & The Faces – 장기하와 얼굴들
8. Super Junior – Mr. Simple (Type A)
9. Huckleberry Finn – 까만 타이거
10. 2NE1 – 2nd Mini Album
The new k-indie oriented additions to the TOP100 list were the following:
28. Concrete Band – 첫번째, 춤
45. Soreguitan – 밀월여행
53. Super8bit – Boy ‘N’ Girl
58. Romantic Punch – It’s Yummy
69. ReSka – 여~전히, 그리워 하네
70. Sai – 유기농펑크포크
88. Mate – Play OST
See the full top 100 list here.
Concrete Band self-released debut EP 첫번째, 춤 on August 13. Hyang Music has samples for all songs, which show a sound somewhere between early Zitten and Nell.
The “Reggae Ska Groove Makers” in ReSka released their first official EP, 여~전히, 그리워 하네, via boonga Boonga Record on August 12. Here they are performing EP track Re-member, and here’s a performance of EP track Higher: