For the past few years my favorite label has been Electric Muse. Since its inception the Seoul based imprint has brought forth some of the most delightful music Korea has to offer, growing stronger every year. As Electric Muse is celebrating its 10th anniversary, I reached out to founder Kim Mingyu with a few questions… 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
Several labels are having big anniversaries this year and celebrating accordingly. Pastel Music is celebrating 10 years with covers on digital singles, Beatball Records will be celebrating 10 years with a concert in a couple of weeks, and Electric Muse is celebrating 5 years with a compilation released on June 7th. The title is 5th… Continue reading
Electric Muse is currently producing an album called Loveless Tribute which will be released only in Japan by label Ultra-Vibe on March 7th and on iTunes. It is a compilation featuring eleven different artists each covering one of the eleven songs on legendary shoegazer band My Bloody Valentine‘s twenty year old album Loveless. Already today… Continue reading