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Multimedia project exploring the Post-War Korean sensibility existing within two opposing ideologies.
Part I ~ Tigers Of Mount Paektu
The Tigers of Mount Paektu attempts to subvert the aesthetic tropes of Vaporwave, moving from a satire of capitalism to a broader critique of totalitarianism in the 21st century. The album is thematically based around typical North Korean values such as self-reliance, determination, and the concept of Juche, whilst musically paying homage to the North Korean light music group, the Pochonbo Electronic Ensemble.
Part II ~ Seoul 1988
Seoul 1988 portrays South Korea’s transition away from authoritarianism, ultimately symbolised by the 1988 Olympic Games held in Seoul. It is thematically centred on ideas typically associated with the Games, such as hope, triumph, and freedom. Musically, the album seeks to capture the atmosphere of that summer by extensively sampling pop music from the period.
Video collage illustrating the narrative of both albums.
Ten Thousand Years
A revolution
Born of the forest is
The holy tiger spirit
Which swims across the
Sea of blood
That stains an unspoiled land.
Hearts cease to beat
With a whole world collapsing
A city broken in heavenly tears
Sorrow becomes strength
With the grace of a white crane
Eternal life is a strong heart
Ten thousand years, live
Ten thousand years
The tigers will live—
ten thousand years
Ten thousand years, live
Ten thousand years
The tigers will live—
ten thousand years    Â
The Olympic Fanfare
A sigh in the audience,
The golden summer sun
Hangs like the knife…
A break in the crowd,
A spirit rises and falls in time,
Hoping to see her there…
A spotlight, a snake bite,
The full wading breath of mine
Circles like the night…
A waste of my time
To spill blood and get left behind,
To be buried with the broken bones.
A flight of swallows—
A murder of crows,
A dole of white doves
Fly over me…
Pyongyang Olympics
The tigers, kings alone,
At the heart of a great mountain.
Their guiding spirit is a torch over Pyongyang,
A living monument to the toy makers of truth.
Tigers of Mount Paektu
was included in The Quietus Best of 2015.
Live performances in Seoul, 2017.
Tapes in a bargain bin in Seoul.
"When we meet we are bound to part, but when we part, we are bound to meet again."
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