Recently, my homeboy Dave (aka. D-Hurt, aka. fuck-you-and-yo’-city) loaned me a CD by Korean musician Han Hee Jeong, Vol. 1: your document, and I peeped it right away. Though it was nothing outside of this world, it grabbed me right away because she has a very mellow but moving voice and creates a good atmosphere in her songs with
varied instrumentation.
Sometimes she flirts closely to a mainstream sound in certain sections, but in general it’s pretty fresh. The instrumentation itself isn’t wholly amazing (i was dying for an electric guitar solo in some places, but that’s just me), it’s very atmospheric and at least not typical. It’s really her melodies that make her work exciting, though. They move around in all the right places and are catchy too, even when slow and soothing.
Here is a song off the album. I couldn’t find my favorite because i don’t know how to type out the Korean but this will do as an introduction to anyone else:
I was a bit surprised about the style of music, I had thought i’d be something else judging by the cover, but she’s a serious musician. I always also surprised to find out that she wrote, arranged, and produced the album. I’m not sure if she couldn’t get a legit producer, but i’m a little dubious about people producing their own albums sometimes (unless the record label is offering you some mainstream hack that will limit you), but she did a good job over-all.
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