Hong’s Cave

o. “radiostar” by Peterpan Complex

I guess they have released a couple of tracks on indie compilation albums. They are Jeon, JiHan (vocal, guitars, keyboards, programming), Jeon, JiIl (bass, programming), Lee, GyoWon (guitars), and Kim, KyeongIn (drums, percussions). It might be just me, but they somehow have this trace of (post “hiphop”) Seotaiji. And I don’t think that’s a good thing considering Seotaiji’s current efforts (?) are quite disappointing. For a moment, I thought this was from Rock Records… :p

o. “Mass Appeal” by CB Mass

Their 3rd album. I think they are what’s keeping up the underground rap (done in Korean) scene up in Korea. Since I don’t watch Korean TVs that much, I can’t be sure, but I doubt you’d see them there that often, if at all. They are good. Not hard-core, but more of a groovy type. They are Curbin, Choiza, and Gaeko.

BTW, what the hell was that 7th track about? :p

o. “SinBiCheHeom” by Lee, SangEun

I don’t know if she’s still using the Leetzche name, but this is her latest solo album. This one had a bit different sense (mood?) from her past several release, in my opinion. The difference isn’t big, but I always felt that her music was getting “stale” for the past few releases. But this time, it felt different. Of course, Takeda, Hajimu is there with her, but this time Jang, YoungGyu (formerly from EoEoBu Project) also joined with them as a producer/arranger. Of course, it’s hard to tell how much of an effect he had, but the whole album with a slight hint of electronica in the background worked out quite well. I’d say my favorite tracks were The World is an Orchestra (a very nice brass arrangement) and Soul Deep Sunday (very trans…).