Review Roundup

Time to catch up on the review posting and offer some extensive weekend reading at the same time. First up some reviews of recent enough releases yet to be covered on the blog. Plenty reviews more after the jump.

Long at last, Electric Muse’s 70/80s group sound band Bihang Girl released its self-titled debut EP, 강건너 비행소녀, on December 7. Chris Park thought they ought to experiment a bit more: 강건너 비행소녀 (Flying Across the River) – Self-titled Review

Nu-Jazz DJ Demicat released his 1.5, Tomorrow Sucks, on August 24. Plenty of album tracks are available for sampling on MySpace, and the Rhodes to Roads mix of the title track has gotten an MV. Chris Park reviewed it here: Demicat – Tomorrow Sucks Review

Moving even farther away from her days as vocalist in Aquibird, Lady Jane released a self-titled two track pop single on November 2. Allkpop posted a piece on her transition from indie soon thereafter: Lady Jane on almost becoming an idol, being known only as ‘Simon D’s girlfriend’. Chris Park called the transition curious in his review:레이디 제인 (Lady Jane) – 이별 뭐 별거야 Review

Also on the border of pop, always interesting Lee Sang Eun returned with her 14th full length album in March 2010. I failed to mention it then and have yet to hear it myself in spite of enjoying her previous releases much (though why she gave up the intriguing alias Lee-tzsche I still wonder), but Chris Park called it perfect and it may very well be: 이상은 (Lee Sang Eun) – We Are Made of Stardust Review

Let’s continue with some more reviews from wakesidevision:

– Bluedawn – Submarine Sickness + Waveless Review
– 안녕바다 (Bye Bye Sea) – City Complex Review
– 케스커 (Casker) – Tender Review
– Counter Reset – Rabbit Mask Review

– Glittering Blackness, Fall – Untitled Review
– 국카스텐 (Guckkasten) – Tagträume Review
– 홀린 (Hlin) – 33060 Review
– Huckleberry Finn – 6 Years of Live History Review

– Island City – 아일랜드시티 Review
– Loveholic – Re-Wind Review
– Mad Fret – Smash the Lie Review
– 네눈박이 나무밑 쑤시기 – Nenoon Review

– Sugar Donut – SugardonutS Review
– Sweater – Staccato Green Review
– Swimmingdoll – 8wimmingdoll Review
– 스위밍피쉬 (Swimming Fish) – 플라이 (Fly) Review

– 텔레파시 (Telepathy) – Human Revolution Review
– 텔레파시 (Telepathy) – Big Wave Review

And next, here are reviews aplenty from Init_Music:

– Inbox: 3rd Line Butterfly – I – III
– Progress Report: 3호선 Butterfly – Self-Titled Obsession
– Progress Report: 3rd Line Butterfly – Time Table

– Inbox: 브로콜리 너마저 – 브로콜리 너마저
– Inbox: 모임 별 – 태평양
– Inbox: Cosmos – Hanei Sky
– Replay: Humming Urban Stereo – very very nice! and short cake

– Inbox: I And I Djangdan – Guidance
– Inbox: Julia Hart – Miss Chocolate
– Inbox: 나비 – First EP
– Inbox: 나하비 밴드 – 나하비 밴드

– Inbox: Naru – 自家撞着
– Inbox: Nell – Let’s Take a Walk
– Inbox: 오소영 – a tempo
– Inbox: Peppertones – Colorful Express

– Inbox: SIWARAINBOW – we are all together
– Inbox: The Quip – .emas eht tsomla
– Inbox: TUNE – TUNE Your Mind
– Inbox: Vidulgi OoyoO – “aero”

– Replay: Winterplay – Happy Snow Bubble

Thanks to Luminosity I came across Earcandy Express where another Winterplay review could be found: Winterplay Touche Mon Amour

Standing Egg released first full length album With on November 25. Including several songs from previous releases, it also featured 3rd Coast‘s Han So Hyun. Earcandy Express reviewed this album too: Standing Egg With

The Silent Ballet has once again turned its ears towards Korea and seem to have found Frenzy‘s full length debut enjoyable enough: Frenzy – Nein Songs

Resuming her writing activities on last.fm, Jenny wrote a bit about the two latest albums from Casker: Journal Revival

Also very recently revived is Live Journal community Soulvirtue. Right before the hiatus Henna wrote some really nice things about a Jelly Boy song from his second album: Jelly Boy – Smiling Face.

And coming back yesterday she shared her fondness for songs from Postino and Deepgray: Postino – Eastern Cloud (Mo Cloudy Mix Radio Cut) + Deepgray – Bohemian