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www.groovekorea.com / April 2014 66 edited by elaine Ramirez (elaine@groovekorea.com) MUsIC & ARTs ROCK n ROLL sEOUL Column by Sophie Boladeras Photos by Hyosin Park Yukari A dream-pop journey into electronic indie S tares can be a bit disconcerting when riding the Seoul subway, so I put in my earbuds, close my eyes and let the relaxing waves of Yukari’s elec- tro-pop take me elsewhere. Yukari is still in her early twenties, but her chilled-out, synth-heavy music is already making waves in Korea’s bur- geoning electronic music scene. She released her self-pro- duced debut album, aptly titled “Echo,” in Korea in Decem- ber 2012 and more recently in Japan. The album features seven tracks of distorted dream pop, all of which are written, arranged, mixed and mastered by the multitalented artist herself. Yukari’s melodious and tran- quil vocals imbue many of the album’s dark songs with a sweet sense of melancholy. Yukari hasn’t been around for long and is still honing her skills by playing live shows around Seoul. Although the young musician is a newbie to the electronic indie music scene, she has been around music her entire life. She be- gan learning the piano from a young age and went on to major in electronic music at university. Since the release of “Echo,” she has been spending her time blanketing her listeners in cotton-like layers of live sound while singing and mixing right in front of their eyes. She is currently working on producing a full-length album and hopes to eventually play overseas.
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