2019年 Xtelyon Records（オーストリア）のコンピレーション・アルバムに参加 2021年 Mother Brain Records より Seth Andrew Davis さんとの コラボレーションアルバムがリリースされる
A jazz album has been released, produced in a cross-border collaboration between Aoki Satoru, a bassist known for his improvisations using the prepared bass, and Yoonkee Kim, an artist active in Seoul, Korea! Aoki Satoru’s freaky, hard-edged prepared bass and Yoonkee Kim’s free-spirited drums and cornet create a one-of-a-kind groove! Distant yet intimate, cold yet warm, tension yet relaxation, chaos yet harmony, the flood of improvisation, changing expression with every note, will transport the listener to a faraway place. Come experience this thrilling yet carefree session! It’s sure to be a new musical experience.
He lives in Edogawa Ward, Tokyo. He started playing folk guitar in sixth grade. He formed a punk band in high school. He has been performing at Tokyo live music venues since he was 20.
After playing in rock and soul bands, he discovered acid jazz and studied jazz at Roots Music Academy.
He became a recluse for ten years from 2000, but continued playing bass solo. He began improvising in 2011. He started playing Prepared Bass in 2016, “wanting to be alone.” He released a Prepared Bass album every year at Comic Market in December of the same year. Since then, he has collaborated with overseas musicians at his invitation (despite wanting to be alone), and has found joy in the joy of doing so.
In 2019, he participated in a compilation album by Xtelyon Records (Austria). In 2021, a collaboration album with Seth Andrew Davis will be released by Mother Brain Records.
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Yoonkee’s latest album is a fresh, electronic journal of dancing electronic sounds!
This masterpiece takes the electronic sounds/machine beat electronic music showcased in his 2019 album “Music Made With Electronic Products” to the next level!
Just as the number of paint colors available increases, or the number of colors in a spray can increases, the succession of electronic sounds emitted from analog synths gives the song a richer expression.
Yoonkee’s natural friendliness and dub mastery, which overflow from every corner of the song no matter what, remain intact, and this masterpiece proudly announces that Yoonkee’s expression has reached the next stage!
This is the latest journal from Yoonkee, who is constantly creating something, like breathing in and out. We hope you will experience this freshness for yourself.
It’s been years since Yoonkee Kim, aka Yoonkee, introduced his talent to Japan with the monumental 2004 album “ASIAN ZOMBIE,” a wildly relaxed home-recorded dub album… And two years since the release of his 2017 album “Entertainment Rambo,” which soothed listeners with its carefree quality… A new album has been released from Seoul, South Korea-based artist Yoonkee Kim, aka Yoonkee!
In stark contrast to the guitar-driven rock sound of his previous album, this album is a collection of Yoonkee’s electronic music, created entirely using “electronic products”—rhythm machines, analog synthesizers, radios, Casiotones, DAW VST synths, and even digital camera startup sounds!
The thick beats of the TR-707, a Roland rhythm machine released in 1987, are complemented by acid synth bass, creating humorous melodies. You can also sense Yoonkee’s “dub feel” as the character of the songs changes as sounds are added and removed.
Though this album was produced entirely by “Electronic Products,” it strangely does not come across as inorganic, with endearing melodies and humorous beats popping out one after another throughout.
The album has no song titles and the artwork is very simple, lending it a strong sense of anonymity.
Whether you’re familiar with Yoonkee or not, if you play this album without any preconceptions, you’re sure to enjoy Yoonkee’s sound, which is full of dizzying ideas and humor.
