Extra Noir Podcast

In Spring 2021, Seoul-based label Extra Noir will make Tengger’s first EP, Electric Earth Creation, available on vinyl for the first time. Previously limited to a small run of CDs sold only in Korea, this 5-song 2013 collection reveals the genesis of what would become Tengger’s signature sound: hypnotic synths, spectral vocals, rhythmic propulsion and nature motifs. Electric Earth Creation, however, presents a harder, less ethereal and more danceable version of the band. The EP was produced on Korea’s Jeju island, after the birth of Marqido (synthesizers and programming) and Itta’s (vocals) son Raai, and the dissolution of their previous musical project, 10. Conceived in response to the house-bound isolation of becoming new parents and the wild nature that surrounded them outside, the songs of Electric Earth Creation feel like rituals to summon and celebrate Earth’s primordial forces.

Available on limited editions vinyl (300 copies). Pre-sales start Feb. 5.

https://extranoir.bandcamp.com/music

Extra Noir's round-up of our favorite 2020 releases.

Kübler Ross - Go On Your Way (Kübler Ross)

Tengger - Eurasia(Nomad)

Salamanda - Fish Bowl (Glass Cage)

Sault - Don't Shoot Guns Down (Black Is)

Michael C. Sharp - Parturition (Psychic Fugitive)

Heather Perkins - Burning Through (Switched On Eugene)

Robert Rental - Untitled (Paralysis)

Pleasure Pool - Night Scars (Night Scars)

Vanessa Worm - Heaven to Hell (Vanessa 77)

William Basinski - All These Too, I, I Love (Lamentations)

Extra Noir's round-up of our favorite 2020 releases.

Kübler Ross - Go On Your Way (Kübler Ross)

Tengger - Eurasia(Nomad)

Salamanda - Fish Bowl (Glass Cage)

Sault - Don't Shoot Guns Down (Black Is)

Michael C. Sharp - Parturition (Psychic Fugitive)

Heather Perkins - Burning Through (Switched On Eugene)

Robert Rental - Untitled (Paralysis)

Pleasure Pool - Night Scars (Night Scars)

Vanessa Worm - Heaven to Hell (Vanessa 77)

William Basinski - All These Too, I, I Love (Lamentations)

Floating majestically above the dark pit of 2020, we finish the year with some electronic psychedelia from Linda Heck, Plone, Master Wilburn Burchette, The Blue Lady, Broadcast and more.

Tracklist:

Linda Heck - Some Velvet Morning

Master Wilburn Burchette - Psychic Fire

The Blue Lady - Ilhada

Cults Percussion Ensemble - Circles

The Focus Group - Free Psych and Mirrors

Black Ant - Derick Wynn

Free Love - Out of Body

mushi.ba - Sofa (Sumuo Remix)

Free Love - Everywhere

Plastic Moonrise - Painted Eyes

Klaus Schulze - Study for Terry Riley

Dialectric - Marne River

Suzanne Ciani - Birth of Venus

Plone - The Greek Alphabet

Broadcast - You and Me in Time

Plastic Moonrise - Buzzard

Teeth Mountain - Kiensein

Saurstofff - Whatever

Floating majestically above the dark pit of 2020, we finish the year with some electronic psychedelia from Linda Heck, Plone, Master Wilburn Burchette, The Blue Lady, Broadcast and more.

Tracklist:

Linda Heck - Some Velvet Morning

Master Wilburn Burchette - Psychic Fire

The Blue Lady - Ilhada

Cults Percussion Ensemble - Circles

The Focus Group - Free Psych and Mirrors

Black Ant - Derick Wynn

Free Love - Out of Body

mushi.ba - Sofa (Sumuo Remix)

Free Love - Everywhere

Plastic Moonrise - Painted Eyes

Klaus Schulze - Study for Terry Riley

Dialectric - Marne River

Suzanne Ciani - Birth of Venus

Plone - The Greek Alphabet

Broadcast - You and Me in Time

Plastic Moonrise - Buzzard

Teeth Mountain - Kiensein

Saurstofff - Whatever

Available from 6 November, 2020

https://thebluelady.bandcamp.com/

The first LP by The Blue Lady is a tribute to the threatened identity of Seoul's Euljiro district. An area of narrow alleys, light industry, maker workshops, electronic components and tiny hardware stores, Euljiro's character is being literally demolished to make space for corporate hotels, chain retail and apartment blocks.

Each track on this album features samples from vinyl records found in Euljiro, mostly from the 1960s and 70s, some with uncredited musicians.

Tracklist:

Golmok

Goshiwon

Suljip

Hof

Jjimjilbang

Gongwon

Dabang

Noraebang

Motel

Goyangi

Dambae

LED

Ilhada

Available from 6 November, 2020

https://thebluelady.bandcamp.com/

The first LP by The Blue Lady is a tribute to the threatened identity of Seoul's Euljiro district. An area of narrow alleys, light industry, maker workshops, electronic components and tiny hardware stores, Euljiro's character is being literally demolished to make space for corporate hotels, chain retail and apartment blocks.

Each track on this album features samples from vinyl records found in Euljiro, mostly from the 1960s and 70s, some with uncredited musicians.

Tracklist:

Golmok

Goshiwon

Suljip

Hof

Jjimjilbang

Gongwon

Dabang

Noraebang

Motel

Goyangi

Dambae

LED

Ilhada

An imaginary soundtrack for the greatest 60s Korean horror film never made: Mulgwishin.

The plot:

Ko Tae-Hyun is a farm boy with big city dreams. Despite an idyllic upbringing on the isle of Jeju, he leaves his family and beloved rural life behind at the age of 18, chasing fortune in Seoul. He soon learns that money doesn't come easy in the capital, however, and begins running small errands for a local gang to make ends meet. The head of the crime family, Mr. Kim, takes notice of Tae-Hyun's talent and dedication, and Tae-Hyun quickly ascends the ranks, fetching good money and the suits, girls and lifestyle that come with it.

One girl is particularly compelling to Tae-Hyun: Mr. Kim's daughter, Su-Jin. Despite initial misgivings, Mr. Kim's fondness for Tae-Hyun allows him to see past the humble origins of his protégé, and soon he calls Tae-Hyun his son-in-law. The marriage between Tae-Hyun and Su-Jin starts blissfully, except for one thing: Tae-Hyun's frequent nightmares. After a particularly vivid one, he confesses to Su-Jin that he lives in constant fear of the "mulgwishin", or water ghost. He claims that he was haunted throughout his childhood in Jeju by visions of a drowned woman, returning to shore to seek revenge on those responsible for her death at sea.

Su-Jin's comfort is a blessing for Tae-Hyun, but it's not enough to prevent him from straying into the arms of other women. With his status in the Kim dynasty and all the money that comes with it, Tae-Hyun becomes an unintentional playboy. When Su-Jin finds out, she puts the family's resources to her own use and begins staging elaborate hoaxes to terrorize Tae-Hyun with visions of the mulgwishin.

After a particularly horrifying stunt, Tae-Hyun loses control, and in a panic attacks the ghostly image of the mulgwishin with a knife. Only after he successfully slays his tormentor does he realize that he has killed his wife.

*The 1960s Korean horror film "Mulgwishin" does not exist anywhere other than your head*

An imaginary soundtrack for the greatest 60s Korean horror film never made: Mulgwishin.

The plot:

Ko Tae-Hyun is a farm boy with big city dreams. Despite an idyllic upbringing on the isle of Jeju, he leaves his family and beloved rural life behind at the age of 18, chasing fortune in Seoul. He soon learns that money doesn't come easy in the capital, however, and begins running small errands for a local gang to make ends meet. The head of the crime family, Mr. Kim, takes notice of Tae-Hyun's talent and dedication, and Tae-Hyun quickly ascends the ranks, fetching good money and the suits, girls and lifestyle that come with it.

One girl is particularly compelling to Tae-Hyun: Mr. Kim's daughter, Su-Jin. Despite initial misgivings, Mr. Kim's fondness for Tae-Hyun allows him to see past the humble origins of his protégé, and soon he calls Tae-Hyun his son-in-law. The marriage between Tae-Hyun and Su-Jin starts blissfully, except for one thing: Tae-Hyun's frequent nightmares. After a particularly vivid one, he confesses to Su-Jin that he lives in constant fear of the "mulgwishin", or water ghost. He claims that he was haunted throughout his childhood in Jeju by visions of a drowned woman, returning to shore to seek revenge on those responsible for her death at sea.

Su-Jin's comfort is a blessing for Tae-Hyun, but it's not enough to prevent him from straying into the arms of other women. With his status in the Kim dynasty and all the money that comes with it, Tae-Hyun becomes an unintentional playboy. When Su-Jin finds out, she puts the family's resources to her own use and begins staging elaborate hoaxes to terrorize Tae-Hyun with visions of the mulgwishin.

After a particularly horrifying stunt, Tae-Hyun loses control, and in a panic attacks the ghostly image of the mulgwishin with a knife. Only after he successfully slays his tormentor does he realize that he has killed his wife.

*The 1960s Korean horror film "Mulgwishin" does not exist anywhere other than your head*

Our first October installment. If you were expecting some seasonal strangeness, fear not - October Noir (4th ed.) is coming soon.

Tracklist:

Painkillers - UFO

Üjean x Monika - Soju

Pleasure Pool - Ask Your Body

Body Count - Trax (Instrumental)

//TENSE// - Deep Desire

Albert Severin - Hard Feelings

The Goat That Went “OM” - Pirate Song

Cabaret Voltaire - Diskono

Anne Clark - Self-Destruct

Ariel Kalma - Voyage Reternelle

The Serfs - Beauty Contest

Sepehr - Contamination

Nightless - Abemus Mind

Cancer - Naonian Style