Electric Muse is currently in the middle of celebrating its 10th anniversary. I’ve been following the label since the beginning and have greatly enjoyed a majority of its releases. As I can’t be in Seoul to celebrate in person, here’s a list of my 10 favorite releases on Electric Muse until now. Click the album… Continue reading
Last year I attended Korean showcase festival Zandari Festa for the first time. I’d been hesitating about going for weeks, but ended up having such a great time that this year I made sure to plan a trip to Korea in time for Zandari Festa 2016. As this was I had prepared a bit better,… Continue reading
Korea’s national music chart Gaon published the charts for February today. Here’s a look at how the local indie music managed during the month. Gaon Korean Album Chart January proved to be a relatively good month for Korean indie albums sales, but the same unfortunately can’t be said of the Korean album chart for February… Continue reading
New month, new music! It’s the 15th of February and the Music Alliance Pact is back with more great music from all over the world. From South Korea we’re bringing the opening track off Earip‘s recently released 망명 (Exile), out on CD this week. All the songs on the album are absolutely lovely, but in… Continue reading
One of the early bands I came across when I first started listening to Korean indie music was that of modern rock/indie pop band Sweater. Besides the nice melodies, the biggest allure to Sweater was the vocals provided by Earip. She put out her first solo release in 2005 and with her songwriting skills and… Continue reading
Time goes by so quickly. This is nothing new, of course, but I think it holds more true during summer. And I thought having a family with a young kid staying with me and my husband for a month would feel like a long time, yet now it seems they left too soon. The 4… Continue reading
Sweater‘s lovely front woman Earip released her third solo EP, Words From The Breath, on April 28. refresh_daemon shared his thoughts on it today: Inbox: 이아립 – 공기로 만든 노래 Milk Milk Lemonade have had a listen to the lovely EP from Sunkyeol, and also offer a download of sweet track Songstress: Sunkyeol EP