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Reunited and it feels so good! Kat Bass returns for our Triggered Tuesday indie adventures with a lotta tunes and attendant good times in tow, but first we pay tribute to a Gwangju legend as Mike Schroeder passed away far too early last week.
"The Drop with Danno" on GFN 광주영어방송 98.7FM in Gwangju & 93.7FM in Yeosu, Korea. An eclectic radio curation of all things musical spanning the spectrum every week. Broadcasting 8-10pm KST nightly.
Triggered Tues 11/08/2022
Part 1
Bon Iver – Skinny Love
Habe – Nothing
Goth Babe – Holy Tonight
Una Rose – Resolutions
Kainalu – Ginseng Hourglass
Conflict at Serenity Pools – Don’t Feed Bear
Facts
Bon Iver – Skinny Love
- For anyone long-term here in Gwangju, we suffered a big time loss last week with the tragic and far too early passing of Mike Schroeder, whose funeral was over the weekend.
- It was properly Mike, with plenty of booze, good stories, and laughs so I’m sure he was smiling down. I reached out to his long-time partner Maria for that song, and what a great tune.
- Mike was kind of a renaissance man. Producer, restaurant owner, teacher. It took him a while to warm up to people and he was always a bit guarded and sly, but a brilliant guy to get to know.
- He & I connected over our love of techno & house music and our Midwest roots, and he was a great producer of beats as well. And the guy seriously knew his equipment. It seems he took the pandemic very seriously or word has it that was the case, so I hadn’t seen him in years prior to getting the news and I wish I had just one more sit down with him like we used to do regularly at First Alleyway pre-COVID.
- Rest in power, Mike Schroeder. Gwangju is very much diminished with your departure.
Habe – Nothing
- This is a new artist to me, and is the moniker of New York City based singer , songwriter, and producer Max Haberman.
- Haberman has been doing his thing under this moniker since 2017, releasing a debut EP in 2019 called What Did You Say? If you liked that and wanna hear more.
Goth Babe – Holy Tonight
- Now, we have a bit more coming up on Kat’s playlist with this artist, who’s normally semi-nomadic in California living out of their studio van.
- This is the 2nd tune from an interesting collab Goth Babe is doing in Iceland, so we’ll hear more about that later on tonight.
Una Rose – Resolutions
- This is an artist out of Montreal and is the solo project of Rosie Long Decter who’s also a member of shoegaze outfit Bodywash.
- The tune we just rocked is part of the artist’s solo debut EP called Myth Between if you wanna dig deeper, and is the opening tune on the record. We’ll hear a little more of that as well later on with Kat’s playlist.
Kainalu – Ginseng Hourglass
- Out of Madison, WI this is the solo project of Trent Prall.
- This is the title track to Kainalu’s debut album, which just dropped over the weekend. We’ve basically played every teaser single to this LP previously, and Kainalu it must be admitted is fast becoming a big-time favorite on the show.
Conflict at Serenity Pools – Don’t Feed Bear
- Cue our weekly game of which is the title and which is the act’s moniker with this one.
- Very good tune right here from this band out of California that I’m none too familiar with, and appears on the band’s debut album California Poppy which we kind of slept on since it dropped in full September 30.
- That being noted, a very solid debut with lots of analogue synth action and dreamy, easy-going vibes kissed with faded, washed out vox, which we’re obviously totally fan girling over, Kat.
Part 2
Anna of the North - Red Light
Miss Grit - Follow The Cyborg
Bobae - The Law of Inertia
Cherry Angel - Caffeinated
Maddie Moon ft. swirl world - i miss you
Una Rose - In The Garden Digging
Facts
Anna of the North - Red Light 3.16
- Norwegian artist, Anna of the North releases her third-studio album Crazy Life. Featuring 11 highly anticipated tracks, Crazy Life is a body of work displaying the inner workings of the artist's journey throughout the years.
- Crazy Life hsows how to find comfort in vulnerability by inviting listeners into our singer's world and illustrating exactly how it's done. Anna of the North offers confessional and relatable lyrics with clarity, confidence and a splash of shimmer.
Miss Grit - Follow The Cyborg 4.46
- Within America, I have felt that the idea of Asian humanoids never seems to leave the cultural consciousness. The techno-asian trope have been a part of Western popular media for decades, with examples like Ex Machina or Ghost in the Shell, and today artists of Asian descent have begun invoking the concept themselves:
- Korean-American musician Margaret Sohn ,also know as Ms Grit, inhabits the role of a repressed machine on their upcoming debut album, Follow the Cyborg, using the archetype to explore the complexities of selfhood. The accompanied music video explains in depth visually, so go check it out
Bobae - The Law of Inertia 3.10
- Korean indie artists Bobae has debuted their first album, King of Comedy, also known as 희극지왕.
- Inspired from a classic Korean movie and Chinese characters 희극지왕, Bobae wanted to express her belief on how no matter where you go, if you can find something you like to do and continue to do so, that is what you can change into a valuable moment.
Cherry Angel - Caffeinated 2.47
- Just now appearing officially in the indie scene, we have California based Cherry Angel with their debut single Caffeinated!
- Our artist has been recording covers after covers until finally they came out with their own music! With an angelic voice, our singer expresses their excitement and uncontainable love for a special someone. A song expressing literal butterflies in your stomach. There's also a cute self made music video accomponied with, so go check it out!
Maddie Moon ft. swirl world - i miss you 3.55
- Quoting the artist herself, Maddie Moon is an indie fairy that produces music and sings! And Honestly? Her music portrays her description perfectly.
- Collaborating for the first time ever, Maddie Moon went with Swirl World and continued to create one bittersweet heartfelt single for the ones living through some love bluez.
- Staying completely within dream pop, Maddie Moon seems to perfectly execute her own modernized sound and give her listeners a definite banger.
Una Rose - In The Garden Digging 3.45
- Montreal artist Una Rose has shared their long waited debut EP, Myth Between. The solo project of Una Rose Long Decter from shoegaze duo Bodywash, her debut Myth Between finds her trading walls of sound for delicate synths and crystalline vocals.
- Far from an exercise in apathy, the EP tests the way feelings circulate and stick, laughter builds and dies—seeking hope in passing impressions.
- 5th track, In the garden digging, is a tribute to her mother’s pandemic planting.
Part 3
MARBLES - World Inside Me
Winter - Kind of Blue
Goth Babe - Surfing in Iceland
Benny Sings - The Only One
Quelle Rox - BIRDY'S
Soft Blue Shimmer - Burden of Desire
Facts
MARBLES - World Inside Me 3.46
- Norwegian quartet MARBLES just unveiled a brand new single titled “World Inside Me”. The new song is taken from their upcoming sophomore EP and follows their previous singles “Heading Out” and “One of a Kind”.
- The new single of the band is utterly dreamy and lush thanks to the atmospheric production and soothing vocals. “World Inside Me” is filled with catchy hooks and I truly can’t get enough of this.
Winter - Kind of Blue 3.34
- Winter, aka dream-pop artist Samira Winter has brought us their new album What Kind of Blue Are You? -- a mix of '80s/'90s shoegaze and indie which they wear like a badge of honor. (And proudly should be!)
- Borrowing some help from artists such as Hatchie, as well as SASAMI, Winter has went all out for this album; sharing the limit of her artistic creativity.
Goth Babe - Surfing in Iceland 4.32
- Goth Babe, aka Griff Washburn, is an indie artist with a sound that will leave you in awe, and his most recent EP Iceland was highly anticipated by listeners all around.
- It was said he wrote the EP for the upcoming film Creation Theory. In an Instagram post, Goth Babe shared, "My EP 'Iceland' comes out this Friday!!🏔🌞 it's juicy, it's different, it's the same, it's new, and it was written for a film I made with @arcteryx – I hope y'all like it as much as I do."
Benny Sings - The Only One 3.32
- Amsterdam based artist Benny Sings is back with new song ‘The Only One.’
- Benny says “The Only One is about a man losing touch with reality, obsessing (yet again) over a woman. I sing differently than I normally do, but I couldn’t help getting sweet and smooth again in the chorus.”
- Benny adds: “At the time (creating this track), we talked a lot about the concept of ‘safety’. A Korean fan had said that my music ‘made her feel safe’. I liked that so much, I think that can be a nice feature of music.”
Quelle Rox - BIRDY'S 3.35
- Raquelle aka Quelle Rox is a Latinx singer, songwriter and producer based in Brooklyn. Drawing her sound from a dream pop rich cosmos, she began concocting her potion of purples and blues, flowers and stars, giving us the music she has offered, including today's beaut, BIRDY'S.
- Mixing both Spanish and English, today's single is a culmination of cultures and expresses her sense of confusion in life with two languages.
Soft Blue Shimmer - Burden of Desire 2.47
- Based in California, Soft Blue Shimmer has released their 3rd single Burden of Desire, attracting anticipation before releasing their second album Love Lies in the Body, November 18th.
- Describing themselves as noisy dream pop, Soft Blue Shimmer seems to show their moniker through music; a light and soft blur with blue Shimmer.
- Of you like what you hear make sure to stay tuned for their newest release in two weeks!
Part 4
MorMor - Don't Cry
Nature TV - One For The Road
CD Ghost - If Only
The Haunted Youth - Stranger
ABOUT & Hemo ft. ALEPH - Anti Romance
Joji - Die For You
Facts
MorMor - Don't Cry 4.09
- Toronto artist MorMor has finally dropped his debut album Semblance. Speaking on the project, MorMor shares:
- “Semblance is an album that took its time to come together. It gave me the opportunity to reflect on things I would have otherwise run away from. That’s what keeps me coming back. I hope that spending time with Semblance will offer you joy and serenity in reflection.”
- In celebration of the release, MorMor will set out on a North American headline tour beginning January 20, 2023. The 10-date run kicks off in Washington, D.C. on January 20th and will end in Los Angles on February 4th.
Nature TV - One For The Road 4.35
- Describing themselves as door-to-door heartbreak salesmen, Nature TV has shared their newest beautiful EP collective, Night Shift
- Filled with jingly guitars with accompanied eye catching artwork, Nature TV really went all out and showed what they are capable of. The EP is a mix of serenity and uncontainable joy, creating a playlist for the masses. I highly advise you to listen more of Nature TV.
CD Ghost - If Only 3.03
- CD Ghost’s new single “If Only” is all the nostalgic ’80s-tinged alt-pop you could hope for, and will hold you over until their new album Night Music's release on November 11.
- Their past two singles “On My Mind” and “Nowhere” caught major attention, and “If Only” continues to keep it. The track’s dreamy sound has people's head in the clouds, dreaming different worlds.
- so if you like soothing synth and stratocumulus clouds, stay tuned for their latest on the 11th.
The Haunted Youth - Stranger 3.38
- Belgian Indie sensation The Haunted Youth, also known as the solo project Joachim Liebens, is back with their full debut album Dawn of the Freak!
- With Dawn of the Freak , The Haunted Youth makes a bittersweet testament to his youth, but the songs are just as sweet when it haunts his own head. Packed full with teenage anxiety and existential crisis calming tunes, The Haunted Youth has once again expressed our sad hearts.
ABOUT & Hemo ft. ALEPH - Anti Romance 3.32
- South Korean artists ABOUT and Hemo have collaborated and produced their newly released album, OMNIBUS. A collective of 7 tracks, omnibus symbolizes a transportation unit, a multibus that collects passengers all around, despite their differences, as we all head towards the same destination at the end.
- Today's pick is their first track, featuring ALEPH, another Korean artist we're quite familiar with on Tuesdays.
Joji - Die For You 3.32
- Social-Media-comedian turned singer/songwriter returns this week with his third project, Smithereens—the long-awaited follow-up album to his 2020 sophomore album Nectar. He delivers his characteristically melancholic yet powerful vocals on tracks like today's pick, “Die For You,” a sober, morning-after remembrance of a former love.
- Ita also accomponied with a visual which comes from creative studio Actual Objects and is “compiled entirely from stock footage.”