https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJ8ysMzL2BE
I was listening to the top 77 of 2018 tunes on Youtube, and this came up on the algorithm, and wow! (Apparently it's been sponsored or something, cos there's plenty of comments on the video of people just hearing it randomly.) Somehow the combination of the mellow house vibes and singsongy semi-rapping remind me of the Greek project Αλλού, whose sole album I adore. Anyway, apparently Hye-Jin Park has a whole EP out with similar sound, I'm listening it on Bandcamp and it's pretty dope! She's only 23, so feels like there's a promising future ahead if she sounds so assured already.
― Tuomas, Monday, 28 January 2019 18:59 (five years ago) link
Yaaaaah I've been vibing to this too.
― Tim F, Monday, 28 January 2019 22:38 (five years ago) link
This is really good.
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 28 January 2019 22:46 (five years ago) link
the whole ep is pretty cool
― ufo, Tuesday, 29 January 2019 06:27 (five years ago) link
I bought the EP and have been listening to it a while, and it's really nice. Also kinda reminds me of Moomin in how tastefully she uses the sparse samples. I'm not fully sold on the vocals yet, though maybe it's just the effect of not understanding the language. Would love to hear some instrumental tracks from her, anyway.
― Tuomas, Tuesday, 29 January 2019 06:30 (five years ago) link
posted abt this in ye olde bobbins thread few weeks ago, reminds me of galcher lustwerk
― the late great, Tuesday, 29 January 2019 08:16 (five years ago) link
good stuff
very nice this
― nxd, Tuesday, 29 January 2019 11:28 (five years ago) link
track is short but an absolute stunner
https://youtu.be/EwdiEUjvdDE
― the late great, Wednesday, 27 February 2019 16:47 (five years ago) link
goes bonkers at about 2:30
― the late great, Wednesday, 27 February 2019 16:49 (five years ago) link
Yeah, that's cool, the whole EP is. She's playing live at a local club here on Easter Sunday, I guess I'll have to go and see.
― Tuomas, Wednesday, 27 February 2019 18:57 (five years ago) link
It rules
― Allen (etaeoe), Wednesday, 27 February 2019 20:12 (five years ago) link
LOVE this ep. Been seeing a lot of comparisons to Yaeji, which seems inevitable I guess, but their sounds are totally different imo.
― Roz, Thursday, 28 February 2019 12:25 (five years ago) link
this is so much better anyway
― the late great, Thursday, 28 February 2019 18:24 (five years ago) link
outstanding ep
― nxd, Friday, 1 March 2019 09:31 (five years ago) link
She had a gig here a couple of weeks ago, mostly DJing, but she also played the songs from the EP and did live vocals on top of them. Really good gig, you could tell the her skills were still a bit rough around the edges, but she had enthusiasm to spare, and the track selections were top-notch. Mostly '90s or '90s-influenced deep and vocal house, unsurprisingly, but a very good set, I got some friends of mine who normally don't much listen to house music to come to to the club, and they danced their asses off. She also played a new track of hers, it was very much in the vain of EP, meaning awesome!
― Tuomas, Thursday, 9 May 2019 07:19 (four years ago) link
New single "Ahead of Time" is excellent, similar chilled and dreamy vibe to the EP but with bumping breakbeats.
― Tim F, Wednesday, 15 May 2019 05:36 (four years ago) link
yeh this is lovely stuff that'll fit into any time of the day any time of the year
― nxd, Wednesday, 15 May 2019 09:02 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBkWNlVBvls
love this new one
― ufo, Tuesday, 19 May 2020 23:56 (three years ago) link
start of the summer this :)
― nxd, Wednesday, 20 May 2020 10:09 (three years ago) link
haven't listened to it yet (cause there's too many good records out recently) but new EP! https://parkhyejin.bandcamp.com/album/how-can-i
― Roz, Monday, 29 June 2020 04:18 (three years ago) link
oh somehow i had never noticed this thread. liked the first ep a lot, will give this new one a listen for sure
― dyl, Monday, 29 June 2020 05:05 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ot5jyMjAxU
album out on Ninja Tune on September 10
― monotony, Wednesday, 7 July 2021 00:54 (two years ago) link
dang just seeing this thread for the first time
― Linda and Jodie Rocco (map), Wednesday, 7 July 2021 01:40 (two years ago) link
Still play the last EP a lot... dunno about this new song! Album will be interesting.
― maf you one two (maffew12), Wednesday, 7 July 2021 02:26 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hc68_Uur8Wc
― ufo, Tuesday, 17 August 2021 21:10 (two years ago) link
lovely stuff
― nxd, Friday, 20 August 2021 15:30 (two years ago) link
tried to listen to her new album but I should probably just accept that she's not my thing despite it v much being my thing on paper
― Murgatroid, Saturday, 11 September 2021 06:42 (two years ago) link
Nah I find this album pretty underwhelming, and I thought her first EP was excellent. I'm tempted to posit that each release has been a little bit less exciting than then before, but it's maybe that her original trick (deep house with repetitive spoken word vocals) gets old quickly and she's not good enough at her new trick (zero-effort downbeat r&b with spoken word vocals) to compensate.
― Tim F, Saturday, 11 September 2021 06:56 (two years ago) link
my impressions was there's some decent stuff here but not really enough ideas to keep my interest for an entire album
― ufo, Saturday, 11 September 2021 07:00 (two years ago) link
Very underwhelming. The last EP was my favourite. I came around on "Let's Sing Let's Dance", it's a beautiful little song... and it's head and shoulders above the rest of what mostly seems like a pretty dark pandemic depression (Good Morning Good Night). Only other track i keep is "Never Die", a quick techno proof of life
― maf you one two (maffew12), Monday, 27 September 2021 11:52 (two years ago) link
new album out. haven´t listened yet, but I find her new "style" (see album cover and her social media) a bit bizarre tbh
― groovemaaan, Wednesday, 13 December 2023 20:04 (three months ago) link