Hong’s Cave

This series, which I believe started with the 1999 release, has been quite interesting. This is a collection album of popular Korean songs re-interpreted by the current generation of indie bands. Some are very well done and may be argued to be even better than the originals (I liked Crow’s rendition of BbiGeokBbiGeo and Fractal’s version of Ggum).

One “trend” I noticed is that the “indie” (or underground) bands are getting diversified in their genres. It used to be mostly rock/punk-rock, but these days you will see more hip-hop and/or electronica fusions in their styles. It’s probably now unfair to equate the indie music with the punk rock anymore (although still significant proportion of them are rock-based).

• Information
  • Year: 2002
  • Distributed by: Rock Records
• Tracks
  1. BbiGeokBbiGeok by Crow
  2. WuRiNeun by Slapdash
  3. BaeSinEui GyeJeol by Silent Eye
  4. Ddo DaReun JinSim by Rock Sinn
  5. Ggum (Low-level Format Edit) by Fractal
  6. DalPaengI by Prussian Blue
  7. GiBbeumI Doel GeosEul by BBF
  8. IlSangEuRoEui ChoDae by YNOT? (feat. Shin, HaeChul)
  9. GgungDdaRi SyaBaRa by Punch
  10. YeongWonHan ChinGu by Discotruck
  11. PungSeon by Gum
  12. Jal DwaesEo by Not 2B
  13. IlGobSaekGgal MuJiGae by Cuba
  14. HanBeonMan Deo by Maya (feat. G-Band)
  15. BbiGeokBbiGeok (Clean) by Crow