As expected W&Whale have recorded a Deulgukhwa cover of 사랑한후에 for 2011 들국화 리메이크 앨범 Part 2. The digital single was released today, March 31, and also included a cover of 세계로 가는 기차 from fellow Fluxus act Handsome People.

Part 1 was released February 22 and featured Mot and Huckleberry Finn. While on the subject, here's an intriguing remix based around Mot's 매일 그대와 cover: MOT x EUNCHURN - EVERYDAY WITH YOU _mvio by HANSANGHYUK 2011 2012 A/W collection.

In addition to being an incredibly charming movie on its own, Pleasant People is bestowed with a great soundtrack making viewing it even more pleasant. In Indieful ROK's interview with director Dave Bonawits he said that he might ask some of the bands contributing songs for the movie to be on a Pleasant People mixtape. Today it was posted on 8tracks: Pleasant People Mixtape Volume 1.

The mixtape of course includes the song which Jiyoung Lee - leading character/main actress - is working on throughout the film and also a song from her real life band I Love JH. The mixtape also introduces Robes - responsible for my very favorite song in there - and it offers the utterly amusing Why Is Scott Such A Bitch?.

Full tracklist:
1. Jiyoung Lee - So Lost
2. So Cow - Jenny (I Love JH cover)
3. Robes - If They Ask
4. New Motels - Miss Juanita
5. These Elk Forever - Real Connection
6. Mistress Mayhem - Blood For Money
7. Dave Marder - Why Is Scott Such A Bitch?
8. I Love JH - Oh My Darling

A bunch of indie songs left the top 200 of Gaon's digital chart last week and now none only one is in the top 100, but at least there was one were a few newcomers:

k-indie @ Gaon Digital Chart - March 26, 2011
85. Jaurim - Something Good
119. 10cm - 사랑은 은하수 다방에서
120. Autumn Vacation - 오래된 커플
121. 10cm - 그게 아니고
135. Lucite Tokki - Go [trailer]
136. Jaurim - 미안해 널 미워해 [MV]
141. 10cm - 아메리카노
142. Monni - 망설이지 마요
167. Jaurim - You And Me [MV]
168. 10cm - 오늘밤은 어둠이 무서워요 [MV]
195. MiMi Sisters - 대답해주오 (Feat. Lowdown 30)

Update April 1: Because of a much needed comment Jaurim too have been added to the list above. And doing so I found that I had missed the addition of Autumn Vacation completely!

Unfortunately there was no unique artists chart for Indieful ROK's last.fm listener group the week before last, hence all chart movements are in relation to the chart for week 10.

Indieful ROK TOP10 - week 12, 2011

1. Han Hee Jung (+5) [Acoustic Breath live]
2. Nell (-) [멀어지다 MV ver.1]
3. 10cm (-2) [오늘 밤은 어둠이 무서워요 MV]
4. Jaurim (re) [하하하쏭 MV]
5. Clazziquai (-) [Love Again MV]
6. Humming Urban Stereo (+4) [Banana Shake]
7. Monni (new) [단 한번의 여행 live]
8. Donawhale (re) [Picnick YT audio]
9. Casker (-5) [2월 YT audio]
10. Fanny Fink (re) [24 live]

Don't feel like the chart reflects your taste in music well enough? Join Indieful ROK's last.fm group and maybe next week it'll look a little better!

MTV Iggy caught Idiotape live during SXSW and provided a review: Concert Review> Idiotape @ SXSW 2011: Korea’s Electro Rock Trio Blow It Out.

To get more of an idea about what it might be to see Idiotape or any of the other 2K11 Seoulsonic bands live yourself, the livestream from last week's show in New York may be of use, videos from opening acts available too:
- Big Phony 3/24/11
- Kite Operations 3/24/11
- Vidulgi Ooyoo 3/24/11
- Galaxy Express 3/24/11
- Idiotape 3/24/11

Brooklyn based singer/songwriter/indie pop girl Hee Young participated on Pastel Music's Merry Lonely Christmas And Happy New Year compilation with an I Hate Christmas Parties cover and will have her first EP, So Sudden, re-released on April 5. She self-released the EP already in November 2009 and received a good review from The Mag. The Korean version includes Korean versions of Are You Still Waiting? and So Sudden, and the corresponding original versions can both be sampled via MySpace.

Chris Park made it a bit easier to enter the wakesidevision competition where three lucky winners will receive a signed copy each of Apollo 18's US tour CD: Apollo 18 (아폴로 18) Signed US Tour CD Contest. Go tell him which song you think is their best!

Pleasant People, the movie starring Jiyoung Lee of Oh My Melodies and emo pop band I Love JH, was well received at Slamdance back in January. Saturday April 16 the people of Chicago will get a chance to watch this charming movie at Chicago International Movies and Music Festival - ticket information here. Yesterday it was announced that Pleasant People will also be shown in its home town as Atlanta Film Festival has accepted it for the Narrative Competition with screenings both on Saturday April 30 and Friday May 6.

The director of the film, Dave Bonawits, wrote about his experiences from Slamdance for CinemATL some time ago: Pleasant People experience the Slamdance Film Festival – By David Bonawits

In case you didn't read it yet, you can find out more about the movie reading Indieful ROK's interview with both the director and the star of Pleasant People. There's something like a short review at the bottom there as well.

As a bonus, here's a music video directed by the same Dave Bonawits Darryl Retchison for one of the names familiar from the open mic part of the movie: Mistress Mayhem - Blood For Money

Lots of newcomers on the indie music chart over at Bugs last week thanks to Save The Air

Bugs Indie TOP10 - March 26, 2011
1. Autumn Vacation - 오래된 커플
2. Monni - 망설이지 마요 [@ Club 500]
3. Lucite Tokki - Go [trailer]
4. MiMi Siters - 대답해주오 (feat. Lowdown 30) [@ SangSang Madang]
5. 10cm - 그게 아니고 [M Soundplus]
6. 10cm - 사랑은 은하수 다방에서 [Music Travel Lalala]
7. Monni - 단 한번의 여행 (feat. Nine9 from Dear Cloud) [@ Club 500]
8. Monni - Sunshine
9. 10cm - 아메리카노 [recandplay.net]
10. 10cm - 죽겠네 (Album version) [@ Sketchbook]

The new additions to the TOP100 list are the following:
11. Autumn Vacation - 여배우
15. Romantic Garden - 눈부신 그대 (female version) (with Hyuna of Lala Sweet)
30. Zitten - Sunshine [MV]
31. 10cm - 열대야
51. Dalmoon - 빨주노초파남보
56. Maypop - 노란자전거 [@ Blackstone]
83. Joa Band - 1초 만에 만나는 방법
93. Vodka Rain - Dreamlike
95. Monni - 전화기가 없어도
98. Han Hee Jung - 어항
99. Yozoh - 나영이

See the full top 100 list here.

Singer/songwriter Romantic Garden released his first single, 눈부신 그대, on March 24. The single opens with an intro called 눈부신 그녀 and also includes a female version and a duet version, the latter featuring Baemi - vocalist of girl rock band Rubber Duckie - and instrumental versions of the two.

Female fronted pop/rock band Maypop released first mini album 봄 online March 25 and will have the CD out on March 30. With a sound that is claimed to be an exquisite mix between the sound of No Reply and Peppertones providing listeners with some spring feelings.

As expected long running punk band No Brain is about to return with a sixth full length album called High Tension - the release date has been set to April 5. For a brief preview, check out this trailer for the upcoming album release show.

Following a couple of digital singles, the last one being Time Machine in 2009, female fronted catchy rock band Hush Creek is releasing first CD, and EP called Someday, on March 29. Although billed as an EP, it includes no more than three new songs with two of them also appearing in instrumental versions.

Indie rock band Munk too is making a CD debut on March 29, after having released EP Dawn as a digital on March 9. The band appears to have a fan in YouTube user mihye1217 that has already been uploading Munk performances to YouTube for almost all songs on the tracklist:
01. 무지개 (@ Freebird)
02. 볼 수 없어 (@Freebird)
03. 잊어도 돼 (@DGBD)
05. 새벽 (@ SangSang Madang)


Another interesting release on March 29 is 광인 컴필레이션 2011, or 2011 Gwangju Indie Music Compilation - as the name very much implies a compilation of songs from bands hailing from Gwangju. Most participating bands may be unknown to those not already well acquainted with the indie scene in Gwangju, but it also contains new songs from pop punk bands Windy Cat and BEtty Ass that both released EPs last year.

Update 7:52am: It was pointed out by DaninGwangju in the comments that this compilation has been produced by Electric Muse's Kim Mingyu. DaninGwangju also notes that there's a good mix of styles on this compilation - and perhaps I should've pointed out already before that participating hiphop guy Jinslyme had EP Don't Be Alone released in the very beginning of the year.

A week ago, March 21, female fronted rock band Paryumchiakdan self-released an EP called 와인의 밤. You can listen to the title track and a song called 축생도 on ReverbNation. Hyang Music also offers a brief sample of 내 꿈은 밤에 피니까 that can be heard in full through this performance. Their sound reminds me a lot of early Jaurim so personally I'm very curious to see where they'll go next.

On March 29 house duo Romantic Couch is releasing a digital single called Like A Virgin. It was given special attention on allkpop as the music video (but it would seem not the song itself) features 80s star Kim Wan Sun, "the first dancing queen of Korea" perhaps best remembered for songs such as 오늘밤, 리듬 속의 그 춤을, 기분 좋은 날, and 삐에로는 우릴 보고 웃지: Romantic Couch & Kim Wan Sun release MV teaser for “Like A Virgin”.

The title track has been co-produced by 90s techno guy saintbinary, who like Romantic Couch's own Junjaman has been working with Brown Eyed Girls. Check out the full music video here. Also on the single is a 80s style synth pop tune called Heart.

Electronic britpop style band Glen Check debuted with digital EP Disco Elevator on February 11 and followed it with an iTunes version of the same on March 21, the latter also including an acoustic version of EP track Metro. Check out the official YouTube account to sample everything but said acoustic version. Yesterday Kamala-Chan picked the title track as song of the day while introducing the band: K-RoK Song of the Day: Glen Check - Disco Elevator


When refresh_daemon had a listen to sweetpea's neverendingstories he wasn't quite as enamored by the album as I once was: Inbox: Sweetpea - 결코 끝나지 않을 이야기들

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Seems like Hyang Music has caught up with their own album sales chart! Here is the very latest one:

Hyang Chart - 3rd week of March, 2011
1. 10cm - 1.0
2. Beady Eye - Different Gear, Still Speeding
3. Savina & Drones - Gayo
4. Hyunjhin Baik - Basis of Planck Time
5. Broccoli, you too? - 졸업
6. Lucite Tokki - Self
7. 9 and The Numbers - 9와 숫자들
8. Sister's Barbershop - 후일담
9. Various Artists - Save The Air: Green Concert
10. Bruno Mars - Doo-Woops & Hooligans

The new k-indie oriented additions to the TOP100 list were the following:
44. La Boheme - 눈부신 고백
59. J Rabbit - It's Spring
80. Dalmoon - 옥상달빛
88. Kvell - Anti Religion

See the full top 100 list here.

"Anti-religion Cult Black Metal" band Kvell came out with Anti Religion on February 28. Half of the twelve tracks are untitled, but according to Misanthropic Art Productions the release also offers a couple of ultra rare demos. Listen to Gathering of the Fatal Spirit on YouTube.

As mentioned previously one of the members of soft-rock band Mate is about to enter military service. Soompi has a post following Friday's episode of Yoo Hee Yeol's Sketchbook, where the other two members shared some of their plans for what to do during this forced hiatus: Mate Performs On Yoo Hee Yeol’s Sketchbook Before Military Service. Both a solo album and involvement in jazz music was discussed.

Time has almost come for Apollo 18 to leave the US. On their way back, however, they will not just transfer in Japan but stick around long enough to play a couple of gigs. One date was announced before the earthquake, and today they confirmed that it was still on. And so Apollo 18 will be playing Shibuya Club Kinoto on April 1 and Shimokitazawa Basement Bar on April 3.

Thanks to Un0m3 I found out not only that Monni released a brand new album, their third full length 단 한번의 여행, on March 25, but also that it's available as a free download from Mnet until March 30. Check out the third album introduction video here.

Two of the songs on the album, 너 떠나버린 그 집 앞 and 영원한 여름, where both released on digital single New Moment already on December 10 last year, during which time 너 떠나버린 그 집 앞 was promoted with a music video. New album track 단 한번의 여행 features Nine9, the strong vocalist of Dear Cloud - here is a really nice live recording without her if you wish to sample the song. And here is a very recent performance of album main track 망설이지 마요.

According to Soompi, both the guitarist and bassist of Jaurim helped out in the making of this new album: Indie Band, Monni Releases Third Album

Apollo 18 only have two more shows to play before wrapping up their first US tour and heading back home:
- March 26: Tulsa, OK @ The Eclipse
- March 27: Fort Worth, TX @ 1919 Hemphill

Following some hard work many of their shows got a bit of promotion by local outlets before they got there, being called things such as "atmospheric-indie heartthrobs" and "the Metallica of South Korea. Here are some I haven't posted before:
- Dallas: Concert preview: Apollo 18 / Brainstorm / Pearl and the Beard at Doublewide in Dallas
- SXZT: Food + Drink: Zhi Tea Throws SXSW Day Party This Thursday
- San Antonio: Jim Beal Jr.: SXSW bubbles over to S.A. clubs
- Memphis: Korean experimental rock band Apollo 18 to perform at Stash House March 25th

More are likely on the way, but here is one article from somebody that got to see Apollo 18 in action: Best new bands, and shows that weren't very memorable:SXSW 2011. Photos here and here.

And while many of Apollo 18's shows in Hongdae are recorded by fans and put on YouTube, the same is unfortunately not the case in the US. However the editor of Hellbound did shoot a few videos when the guys where playing Cheer Up Charlie's their last day in Austin: Iridescent Clouds : Trampoline : Discusting

A couple of days ago KoME finally published their pre-US tour interview with the band: 18 Questions for Apollo 18

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Happy Robot's electro/rock band The KOXX will be engaging in a bit of traveling over the next week. Through the band's recently launched Facebook page the members let it be known that they'd be leaving Korea on March 25 and followed it by creating two events: one for Melody of Life 6, which takes place in Bangkok on March 26; the other for Noid vol 1.5 that takes places in Tokyo on March 29.

A new week and again we find 10cm songs climbing the top 200 of Gaon's digital chart with one song even making a return. Two newcomers made it as well!

k-indie @ Gaon Digital Chart - March 19, 2011
90. 10cm - 그게 아니고
94. 10cm - 사랑은 은하수 다방에서
123. 10cm - 아메리카노
125. Humming Urban Stereo - 넌 그날 (feat. Yoo In Na) [MV]
126. Asoto Union - Think About`chu [MV]
133. Mate - Yeah
137. MiMi Sisters - 대답해주오 (Feat. Lowdown 30)
152. 10cm - 오늘밤은 어둠이 무서워요
160. Lucite Tokki - Go [trailer]
181. 10cm - 죽겠네 (Album Ver.)
184. 10cm - Talk

March 24 is about to begin in eastern US and that marks the date when the 2K11 Seoulsonic bands first take on the stage in New York. BeaconPass has been plugging the event: SEOULSONIC Presents Vidulgi Ooyoo, Galaxy Express, Idiotape, Big Phony, Kite Operations. For those that cannot go to The Knitting Factory themselves, Livestream will be live streaming it all.

As announced previously, Galaxy Express, Idiotape and Vidulgi OoyoO will all also play the Han Benefit Concert : Rock to Fight Hunger in North Korea on March 25.

And on March 26 New Yorkers are treated to another chance to see Idiotape in action as they play The Circle NYC. The doors open at 10pm, though technically Idiotape won't be playing till March 27 as they're not supposed to start their concert until 2:30am.

Following the list of upcoming Pastel releases from yesterday, here are other upcoming releases.

The guests of last Sunday's Indie Afternoon offered news on some albums in the work:
- A second album from TV Yellow should be happening.
- A solo project from Kim Sehwang of N.EX.T is planned to come out around June.

Artists blogs too are a good source for information of this kind:
- Eniac has a new EP on the way with electronic pop, modern rock and a bit of an acoustic sound.
- In the Bobbyville interview with Bobby Chung he said there might be a couple of songs released digitally late last year, but now it seems we'll be getting even more Korean country music as there have been recordings for a Bobbyville mini album.

However the best source for this kind of information nowadays is no doubt Twitter:
- If we're to trust this screen picture from Fluxus W&Whale will participate on the Deulgukhwa remake album, performing 사랑한후에.
- No Brain must have a sixth full length album on the way, likely called High Tension, as they are holding 6th album release show on April 23.
- Dear Cloud have started recordings for a third full length album. It may be released this spring .
- Huckleberry Finn already released one song from the upcoming fifth full length album on last year's live album, but it may be comforting to know that they're still working on more songs.
- Because of Dringe Augh's very busy schedule recordings for his next release have not been going as fast as planned, but preparations for a full length album likely called between the tygh have come far with the tracklist already published. Hopefully it can be released in May
- Stoneage Record promises something new from Cosmos before long.
- Chang Kiha & The Faces have a second full length coming up.

Rockumentary Turn It Up To 11 has been getting a bit of attention following the premiere on DramaFever. KOCCA, the Korea Creative Contents Agency, posted on it the other day: Documentary on Korean Indie Rock Bands on DramaFever. And the press release for the event was picked up by SFGate: DramaFever.com Premieres "TURN IT UP TO 11" in USA

Some lucky people have already watched the movie. Kamala-Chan posted a review on YAM Magazine this morning: Turn It Up To 11. More opinions can be found among the reviews right at DramaFever.

Those without access to DramaFever may instead pick up the recently released DVD to check it out. And for anybody that wishes to see more of Galaxy Express - one of the main attractions in the movie -
via Korean rock is real I came across this interview from Impact 89FM.

Long at last Pastel Music's lovely modern folk duo Sogyumo Acacia Band will release a fourth full length album on April 12. Although originally planned to be released in 2009, it was delayed because of problems with the band lineup. Two days ago a trailer for the new album, Ciaosmos, was uploaded to the Sogyumo Acacia Band YouTube channel.

Although it's been 3.5 years since the release of the third full length album they have been keeping active with the release of a travel concept album in 2008 followed by a set of children's songs under the name 저녁, 아이들, available as a free download from their now defunct website - although regrettably I failed both to mention it here and to download it myself.

More upcoming releases from Pastel Music after the jump:

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Exactly a week from now, on March 29, neonbunny will release her first album, Seoulight. She's been a session musician for The Black Skirts and the album will be released through The Black Skirts' doggyrich label. You can hear some of her sweet electro sound in the samples for Long-D and main track 조금씩 다가와줘 on Hyang Music or check out the album release show trailer to hear neonbunny with more of an electro rock sound. Personally I'm extremely excited about this release and can't wait to hear more.

Cellist and noise artist Okkyung Lee released an album called Noisy Love Songs today, March 22. It was her second release under the prestigious avant-garde/experimental music label Tzadik Records where she put out her first full length album, Nihm, in 2005.

A few changes in the top, but still things are looking pretty similar to the last fews weeks on the indie music chart from Bugs:

Bugs Indie TOP10 - March 19, 2011
1. Lucite Tokki - Go [trailer]
2. MiMi Siters - 대답해주오 (feat. Lowdown 30) [@ SangSang Madang]
3. 10cm - 그게 아니고 [M Soundplus]
4. 10cm - 사랑은 은하수 다방에서 [Music Travel Lalala]
5. 10cm - 아메리카노 [recandplay.net]
6. 10cm - 우정, 그 씁쓸함에 대하여 [@ Anthracite]
7. 10cm - 오늘밤은 어둠이 무서워요 [MV]
8. Lucite Tokki - thief
9. Lucite Tokki - I'm here
10. Zingo - 그 사람

The new additions to the TOP100 list are the following:
17. MiMi Sisters - 다이너마이트 소녀 (feat. Kim Chang Wan) [MV]
19. MiMi Sisters - 미미 (feat. Crying Nut) [@ SangSang Madang]
52. Mint.B - 333 Dance

See the full top 100 list here.

Mint.B debuted as a quintet in February last year with the release of digital single 발렌타인데이. As Mint.B returned with digital single 333 Dance on March 18 only with the two front girls, namely Na Gyeom - that solo debuted with digital single The Natural Sweet Voice in 2009 (check out the music video for main track Tonight here) - and YurNa.

Moving forward, here is yet another album sales chart from Hyang Music. I take that I don't have to make any complementary release updates in spite of quite many new additions to the list as a note that after a year or so constantly falling behind in my blog updates I'm finally more or less up to speed again. Now if only the same could be said for the music I actually listen to...

Hyang Chart - 2nd week of March, 2011
1. 10cm - 1.0
2. Hyunjhin Baik - Basis of Planck Time
3. Beady Eye - Different Gear, Still Speeding
4. Broccoli, you too? - 졸업
5. 10cm - The First EP
6. Big Bang - 2011 Big Bang 4th Mini Album
7. Bruno Mars - Doo-Woops & Hooligans
8. 9 and The Numbers - 9와 숫자들
9. Savina & Drones - Gayo
10. Sister's Barbershop - 후일담

The new k-indie oriented additions to the TOP100 list were the following:
54. Peacock Green - Peacock Green
61. 10 - Natureplex
66. No.1 Korean - 외롭지 말아요
69. Crash - The Paragon Of Animals
83. Jaywalker - 2nd

See the full top 100 list here.

Many were those that were disappointed when Tearliner's contribution to the score for KBS drama Sunkyunkwan Scandal (성균관 스캔들), a song called 나빌레라, did not make it to the official soundtrack (and I'm not just talking about myself here). Although not quite the same as the song on a CD, but still much better than nothing, today Tearliner himself twote a link to something almost like a music video for the guide-2 version of the song in question.

The video was made by YouTube user korea31146, that has previously made a video for one of my own favorite unreleased Liner songs, Love Traveler.

Following Foundation's first compilation Winter from 2009 and Summer from 2010, in 2011 the time has come for Foundation Compilation vol.3 - Spring. The compilation is out on April 22 and features songs from among others electronica trio Planet Shiver and new age pianist Lee Jin Wook, who has been featuring Diana - main vocalist for the first Oriental Funk Stew. Check out the trailer here.

Lee Jin Wook offered some new music already on March 4 with the release of single 春浪 (춘랑). In addition to the title track it comes with two versions of a song called 다시 마주한다면. A teaser of 다시 마주한다면 featuring cellist Sung Ji Song is available here.

Last week Luova Factory began tweeting about an upcoming Autumn Vacation concert, that from the poster appeared to be tied to the release of something new. And so it was as April 22 the lovely duo, consisting of musical genius Bobby Chung (of Julia Hart fame) and Gyepy (formerly of Broccoli, you too?) with her warm vocals, return with a digital single called 오래된 커플. In addition to the title track the single also comes with a song called 여배우.

As I didn't find enough time to prepare the weekly review round up post yesterday it also includes a couple of reviews that were posted today. Hope you don't mind.


Starting with the most recent release, mellowyell has already become very fond of the MiMi Sisters and offers not just something of a review but also a bit of background information: The Mimi Sisters Rock Out on Their Debut EP. Don't miss the music video for 다이너마이트 소녀 if you didn't see it already.


Kamala-Chan has written a review for YAM Magazine where she thanks the J Rabbit girls for the music: J Rabbit – It’s Spring

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Finally up to date with the Hyang Music album sales charts! Here is the latest one published on the site.

Hyang Chart - 1st week of March, 2011
1. 10cm - 1.0
2. Beady Eye - Different Gear, Still Speeding
3. Big Bang - 2011 Big Bang 4th Mini Album
4. Hyunjhin Baik - Basis of Planck Time
5. 10cm - The First EP
6. Savina & Drones - Gayo
7. Broccoli, you too? - 졸업
8. Sister's Barbershop - 후일담
9. Autumn Vacation - 가을방학
10. Guckkasten - Tagträume

The new k-indie oriented additions to the TOP100 list were the following:
20. runaway9oose - 취미입니다
36. Nickea - Girl On The Bridge
60. Hyunjhin Baik - Time of Reflection
64. Tete - Romantica
76. Gate Flowers - Gate Flowers
79. Glittering Blackness, Fall - Untitled EP
88. Park Joon Hyuk - Human Life

See the full top 100 list here.

Korean indie music vinyl releases are few and far in between, but it seems like there'll be a few more coming out in not too long. Chang Kiha & The Faces will put out a 2 LP set on March 25. It includes what appears to be remastered vinyl presses of both the first full length album, 별일 없이 산다, and Chang Kiha's solo single debut 싸구려 커피. The set, which is limited to 600 copies, also comes with a poster and some stickers.


Intriguing electronica artist Nakion has previously released her single Heartbit on vinyl via Tigersushi. On July 13 last year she released another vinyl single on the ssame label, Horse Track, which can be sampled in the Tigersushi shop. On November 21 she put out yet another single via Tigersushi, Jesu Sufo, though the vinyl edition of that one has yet to be released. Word from Tigersushi has it that Nakion's first official full length album is called OH AH! and will be released mid-April.

After many years of silence it seems as though byul.org will finally get an LP out on Burnt Toast Vinyl. At the beginning of the month word came that byul had mastered a double LP album and earlier this week Burn Toast Vinyl said that it would be out "Soon, very soon!

Previous noteworthy Korean indie music releases on vinyl include Fortune Cookie's Art of Cheese.

Yesterday allkpop offered no less than two posts covering indie bands.

Seems like acoustic duo 10cm has already sold 20,000 copies of first full length album 1.0 - a high number for any artist these days: Will indie band 10cm surpass Jang Gi Ha and the Faces?

And it seems like we won't be hearing much from soft rock band Mate for quite a while as one of the members is about to do his mandatory military service: MATE performs for the last time on Mnet’s “M SoundPlex”

Listeners of today's Indie Afternoon could hear that Thornapple too will be on hiatus for a while because of military service for two members of the Achime reminiscent band.

SXSW is over for this year and the Seoulsonic bands as well as Apollo 18 are all moving on to new destinations. However they did not leave without making a few impressions.

Thanks to McRoth I came across a very colorful series of Apollo 18 photos from SXZT. Visit AnnieRay.net and click through the photo series starting here.

And this was actually posted before SXSW, but it was only yesterday that Idiotape begun spreading the link: Spinning Platters Picks Six: International Bands Worth Seeing at SXSW That I’d Never Heard Of Before