KOREAN PSYCH-ROCK & ACID FOLK reissues : Shin Jung Hyun & Senageune / 3 Travellers

Ponycanyon Shin Jung Hyun & Senageune/Senagne/

3 Strangers/ 3 Wanderers/3 Travellers : Let's Go/Happy (SK,1983,re.2011)*°°'

selected for airplay tr.4 & 5

I remember this album differently from the time when I heard the LP before. Now listening to this CD reissue the music sounds more primitive and punkish and with harsher contrast than I remember it, perhaps it is partly due to the heavier sonic contrast choices made for the reissue. Here we hear a mix of hard rock with a punkish feel. I like the track (5) where Shin Jung-Hyun incorporates a Korean folk melody. A few more times, -but lesser dominant or clear-, such real Korean elements can be heard elsewhere over the album too.

Korean info : http://www.maniadb.com/artist.asp?p=105725

* SRBShin Joong Hyun (with The Three Travellers) (KO,1983)****°

airplayed : Tr.1, "Now we go to the World" 4 min,Tr.4, "The Sea" 5 min,

Tr.5, "Enjoy Life" 4 min,Tr.6, "The streets of Kwang Bok Dong" 5 min,Tr.8, "A Stream" 7 min 23

This first track is dirty hardrock-styled with a garage/punk-like straightness, and some additional heavy fuzz-guitar solo elements. In general it continues in this raw (hard) rock style. In some way it has also a very 'eastern' vibe of hard rock. Perhaps also some traditionals or at least something of Korean styles and melodies (especially on track 5) were transformed into this hard rock style? I find it very enjoyable and very original this way. The 6th track has some intro bass/ guitars chords I recognise from Black Sabbath, but perhaps this is completely coincidental. It has convincing emotional vocals too. Last track has more complex electric guitar parts mixed with heavy bluesrock elements). Recommended album. Amongst my favourite Korean albums so far.