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Zion.T (Skinny Red) : Red Light
It’s hard to imagine that Red Light is Zion.T’s (aka. Skinny Red) debut album. During 2012 and the beginning of this year, I have felt as though he’s been popping up everywhere and gracing us with his cool presence and quirky look. From lending vocals to almost everything Primary has released lately and working with ...
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Asian Chairshot (아시안 체어샷) : Mask (탈)
Asian Chairshot‘s Mask is only a four song single. Only hearing the band in passing, I wasn’t sure what they would sound like, but from the first song “Girl” the music pulls you in very easily. It’s like a mix of garage rock and psychedelic rock. When I started listening to the single, I thought ...
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Interview with Love X Stereo
The past couple times I visited Seoul, I’ve been able to see Love X Stereo perform live. It never occurred that even though I met them in person, I never asked for an interview. So to correct that mistake, I contacted Annie, lead singer, who was open to me sending question for the band to ...
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Order the koreanindie Limited Editon t-shirt
We’ve asked through our Facebook and Twitter about the first ever koreanindie t-shirt. After a successful test run, we are going ahead to print our first ever koreanindie-branded t-shirt. Pre-orders will run from May 27, 2013 – June 3, 2013 (one week). This design was chosen through our Facebook poll. Printed on an American Apparel ...
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Raspberry Field (라즈베리필드) : Sweet & Bitter
I’ve heard a few of Raspberry Field‘s singles and thought they were interesting, but was more focused on listening to the full-length when I heard it was going to be released. The bands style is very indie pop rock with slow tempos and a very mellow vocal style. Not to say it is stagnant in ...
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Mini-Interview with Modsdive
Modsdive is a band I’ve been a fan of from the very start. I’ve been trying my best to keep up with their activities from afar and was plenty excited when debut album The Stasis of Humanity was released in April. Deciding it was time to catch up from our interview last year, I sent ...
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WHOwho (후후) : WHOwho
WHOwho was suggested to koreanindie by a reader of the site and I was finally able to pick up their single in Seoul. Listening to the three song EP, there’s a definite trend for bands now to use synth in their music. WHOwho play pop rock mixed with a bit of funk in their music. ...
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The Quip (더 큅) : Almost the Same
I discovered The Quip when I attended Gage‘s Salon Badabie 2nd Anniversary show practice in November 2012. Kim Jehwa was playing drums in the project band at the time and I came along to see Kim Daeinn from Apollo 18. Jehwa told me who comprised of of the project band and he had mentioned The ...
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J-Tong (제이통) : 모히칸과 맨발
I met J-Tong during Seoulsonic 2K13. He was traveling with the tour, but I don’t know what capacity he participated in. He sent me an email with a link to one of his music videos and I was floored by both the song and the content of the video. His style of hip-hop is kind ...
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Interview with Oh Hee Jung (오희정)
Oh Hee Jung was the vocalist of the band beautiful days who I listened to before. I never really know members of bands that well, unless I’ve met them in person. When she mentioned her EP, Everybody Here Wants You Back, was releasing, I contacted her about it and was able to listen to it. ...
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Why bandcamp is beneficial to bands
(Disclosure: I don’t work for/promote bandcamp for any reason other than my personal opinion of how it can benefit bands to distribute their music to international audiences) My full-time job is a writer who analyzes the technology industry, mainly for the United States. I originally focused on mobile, meaning Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android platforms. ...
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Slide Rosa : Ticket to Ride
I’ll be honest. I really enjoy when labels reach out about their music because it makes discovery a lot easier. And considering I like listening to almost any genre, giving an album a chance takes no work. Slide Rosa is on Dada Music and she plays mellow acoustic folk music. It’s a really laid back ...
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Rooster Ride (루스터 라이드) : 고생 끝에 Rock이 온다
I didn’t know it at the time, but a member of Rooster Ride stopped by when I was filming Yellow Monsters 3rd Anniversary show. Rooster Ride’s style is pop rock. It comes across as direct and high energy. There’s really nothing amazing in the style of music that they chose, but their energy makes every ...
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Music Alliance Pact : May 2013
It’s the middle of May and with that the Music Alliance Pact stands ready to offer yet another fine selection of songs from all over the world. As of this month we no longer have The Guardian among us and instead welcome Drowned in Sound as the new representative of England. From South Korea we’re ...
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가게 : Gage
I didn’t know at the time, but I was able to attend an early practice of Gage before the group decided to form beyond a project band for Salon Badabie’s second anniversary. With members of Apollo 18, The Quip, now disbanded Midnight Smoking Drive, and others; Gage is an interesting mixture of musicians who are ...