And now for something completely different. After 2022’s well-received debut LP The Boy From Haeundae Beach, Korea-born/Denmark-raised producer/songwriter/guitarist Christian Ki Dall returns with new full-length album Yong-Gwanglo Part One. The title translates as melting pot, and that’s exactly what these fourteen tracks are (all originals except for a cover of Thelonious Monk’s Pannonica). It’s soulful psychedelic pop, laced with influences from disco, afro beat, trip hop and other cinematic music styles – that’s what this record feels like: cinematic. Most tunes are instrumental, but Sune Rose Wagner, Simone Tang, Charlotte Schultz and Trung Hoa Tran sing on selected tracks. It’s only a matter of time before your favorite coffee shop discovers this as an alternative to Khruangbin or Yot Club.
Yong-Gwanglo Part One, produced/recorded/mixed/mastered by Christian Ki, is out now digitally and on vinyl LP through Crunchy Frog. Part two should be released at the end of this year.
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