On December 5th a new online store for Korean independent digital contents opened: Maansun.
At the moment the online store, which accepts PayPal and Korean credit cards, carries a well-curated selection of music from Bulssazo, Wedance, Byul.org, Underwears Band, Jowall, Kuang Program, and Choi Taehyun. None of the releases currently on offer are available from the more popular Korean online music retailers.
So, it was only a couple of weeks ago that I wrote that I was gonna take more control over my free-time. Little did I know that already the next Monday that would turn significantly harder. Then came Midsummer during which I took the boat over to Åland with a group of friends for a… Continue reading
The 15th of January is here and that means it’s time for the first edition of Music Alliance Pact in 2013. The year may not have lasted for long, but it as already seen a number of high quality releases coming out of Korea. My own favorite so far has been Jowall‘s second full-length album… Continue reading
Following the acclaimed solo debut Things You Are Going To See Here in 2009, Byul.org member and Underwears Band guitarist Jowall released his second solo album, Clean & Clear, on January 7th. On the album Jowall features Underwears Band drummer Jung Ji-wan for the title track and a song by the title “Like-minded”. The latter also features… 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
In August 2011 Shibuya-based label Octave Soul released it’s first batch of Korean indie CDs in Japan, starting with Sunkyeol and Vidulgi OoyoO. More releases followed and on January 18th it’s time for the first batch of 2012, with plenty of Korea’s finest music. Most albums have been licensed just the way they were originally… Continue reading
K.O.A. Zine has finally graced the world with another fine interview – this time one with Jowall. They talk about Underwear Band, byul, Things You Are Going To See Here and more: Jowall: Balance and Imbalance.