KOREAN PSYCH-ROCK & ACID FOLK reissues : Toi et Moi

Music Research Toi et Moi : 2 (KO,1971)****'

Tr.1, 3 min,

(Tr.2, "Let it be me" 3 min),

Tr.3, "Edelweis" 4 min

Tr.4, "Without of love" 4 min

Tr.8, "Sunday Morning" 3 min 14 -37

Highly recommended folk duo, and a very pleasant, succesful release. Also the covers are very good (sung in Korean). I could easily airplay each track. There is no weak second. Very beautiful !! "Sunday Morning" is convincingly romantic.

PS. I thought at first this duo was called Chang-Shik and Yoon Hyong-Jo, but these are the names of a different duo, Twin Folio, who are regarded as the first 'folk' artists who did recordings. The Toi Et Moi members were Pil-won Lee (left) and In-hee Park (right).

See also another video on http://www.youtube.com/...

Music Research Toi et Moi : 3 (KO,1971)***°'

Tr.4, "Bookends Theme" 3 min

Tr.8, "I (who have nothing)" 3 min 6 -43

Very similar third album by the duo.

Audio : "Summer Wine" & here ; Discography : http://www.maniadb.com/artist.asp?p=103459

Music Research Toi Et Moi (=Chang-Shik and Yoon Hyong-Jo) : 1 (KO,1970,re.2004)***°'

Tr.6, "?/Promise" 3 min

Tr.7, "Summer Wine" 3 min

Tr.9, "Donna Donna" 3 min 9 -12

Like the other two albums I know from the duo, you can hear a brilliant dual vocal innocence and refinement which was rather unique. Especially for some of the covers there is a pastoral psych-folk flavour comparable to let's say Sallyangie or so. Covered are known sometimes mainstream western hits, with the least favourite Simon And Garfunkel's. Further we have Everly Brothers' "let it be me", "Edelweiss" (still ok!), Donovan's "Jennifer Juniper", Nancy Sinatra' "Summer Wine", Donovan's or Joan Baez' "Donna Donna" and Gene Pitney's "If I Didn't Have A Dime", of which some versions are really sweet, soft and sensitive. I especially like side B.

Info : http://www.maniadb.com/artist.asp?p=103459