V.A.: 유성기로 듣던 연극모음 (1930년대) / The collection of plays I heard during the Meteor period (1930s) 1997.03 I never bothered to review this 3CD which collected theatre works that is dominating with words over music, something that annoyed me at first just a bit too much because I don't understand a word of Korean. After having listened to the Movie Soundtrack of Mokpo I gave it another close listen. I knew there were fragments that still made it worth to make them like a musical r

ARTICLE​ 1: The Influence of Shanghai jazz in Korea: From https://www.sisain.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=19479 1930년대 상하이서 불어온 재즈열풍...조선의 청춘을 사로잡다 Posted June. 05, 2019 07:42, Updated June. 05, 2019 07:42 ‘상하이 릴’(1935년), ‘상하이 블루스’(1937년)…. 　1930년대 경성의 모던보이, 모던걸들에게 가장 인기 있던 재즈 음악에서는 공통점을 쉽게 찾을 수 있다. 화려함과 낭만, 몽환적인 분위기를 자아낸 ‘상하이’가 등장한다는 것. “어여쁜 엔젤들의 윙크가 그리워라 상하이/상하이는 청춘의 락원∼” 1935년 발표된 ‘꽃피는 상하이’의 가사 속에는 당대 젊은이들의 인식이 고스란히 녹아 있다. 식민지 조선의 청춘들은 왜 상하이에 열광했을까. 　1928년 1월 조

Three songs were to found on this compilation of Chun Ok or Jean-Ok. We hear a Japanese sounding early trot song with high soprano, accompanied by piano chords, some violin and clarinet/trombone and some resonating metal chords (some sort of gong ?) effect instrument. The second track shows more emotionality in singing, and an accompaniment by acoustic guitar and violin. It is a rather Japanese sounding early trot, with some orchestral responses with banjo. The last early tro

The first few tracks show the best of possibilities, in that Lee Nan-Young has the sort of qualities in her voice and singing that shows a certain emotion in her voice, with a distinctive sad sensitive quality. The first track is just acoustic picking, violin and voice only, which shows these qualities best. Most tracks are in Trot style with a minor old time jazz influence. The voice goes very high. A few track are in dialogue male/female voice, with some harmony singing too

This is a totally different kind of mainstream singing which isn’t western at all (despite the arrangements), but it has almost entirely a Korean context to it. The arrangements are done with a full orchestra, some soprano sax, or other reed or brass instruments, relaxed drums, reed and brass, here and there some congas, one track with a theremin ! and another with an additional keyboard. It is especially the voice, which stand out as being 'highly unusual' to our western ear

You can find her music here: VIP-7239 LP reissue Viktor 패티김 - 앵콜 힛트송 / Encore Hit Song vol. 1 We hear a slightly smoked voice, early 60s pop music arranged with a certain modernity and freedom, but still like an enhanced from of inspirations with its origins rooted in ballroom ballads from the 40s. The modernity includes psych organ and smooth pop vibes, with a certain subtle smoothness. I am sure it Patti Kim contributed to the idea of a new modern world pop sound. In gener

30년대 신민요 (빅터 유성기 원반 시리즈-가요 2) / Victor Gramophone series "Pork Song" 2. 단오아가씨 / Sweet girl 3. 치마폭 눈물 / Skirt width tears 4.천리에 님을 두고 / Leave Nim (??) on 5.울지마라 미나리 / Don't cry, you Buttercup 6.첩첩청산 / Liquidation 7.무정한 사람(조백조) / 무정한 사람 / A heartless person This is one of the most skilled singer with variations in her voice, in eastern style, while the band on the first track plays a mixture of Korean folklore with jazz in modern pop 30s style. Also on the second track the

유성기로 듣던 불멸의 명가수: 얼굴 없는 명가수 (2) 11 무정한 밤차 / Heartless night train (1936) (OKEH 1901) Unique on this track is a bossanova rhythm. You can also hear a train whistle. It is a goodbye song, which sounds gentle and sweet. It is like a celebration because of the sounds of the orchestra (violin, clarinet, strings etc. and a touch of jazz here and there). As usual its sadness is not directly expressed but can be felt through the lyrics. A woman undergoes the situation. It is the only

유성기로 듣던 불멸의 명가수: 얼굴 없는 명가수 (2) Immortal master singers during the meteor group: a singer without a face (2) 8 호궁 처녀(胡弓處女) / Shrined Lady (COLUMBIA 44022) 9 그늘진 순정(純情) / Shady purity (COLUMBIA 44023) There’s nothing we know about this lady, but we can dig the lyrics (if we found them and could translate them enough with the help of Google) and understand its singing, emotion, intonation and arrangements. 호궁 처녀(胡弓處女) / Shrined Lady (COLUMBIA 44022) (if translated well) could ve

유성기로 듣던 불멸의 명가수: 얼굴 없는 명가수 (2) Immortal master singer during the meteor group: singer without a face 5 동무의 추억(追憶) / Mister's Memories / Souvenir of a Buddy (1936) (COLUMBIA 40666) Only one song has been reissued. It is a beautiful, slow rather classical music styled lullaby-like song with walzing chamber music strings. It features at a small part with overdubs of voices. Solos by slide guitar and a slow country-like stomping rhythm are heard in it too. This is a true nice exa