Coming soon - YobKiss's soundtrack to the comic book "Ginger Origins" by Paul Börchers. "Ginger Origins" is an updated second edition of the 40-page comic "Flying Mau Cat" (more info below). This new version contains extra pages, updated artwork and a brand-new soundtrack, coming soon from Extra Noir on cassette and digital. Find out more by signin…

https://chichikafo.bandcamp.com/Release date: 3/23/2024BORN: uncharted juiceThe album is about the birth of a chichikafo.Chichikafo is something that is connected to all of us, and anyone can get inspiration and strength from it.This album is about the process of meeting and combining each other's inner emotions and aspirations.The album, which con…

Last year, South Korea’s Extra Noir asked “What links a mall Santa in Singapore with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak? Scottish bard Robert Burns and Tales from the Crypt? What connects a cry for love in the industrial heart of Seoul with Algernon Blackwood spiking a batch of eggnog?”The answer, of course, was their Christmas charity compilation,…

We're skipping our usual Halloween fare this October, instead providing a special segment with selections from the Singapore underground, presented by musician goneMUNE. Tracklist(Intro) goneMUNE - AggroAadm Our Hatley - Due ZealFolkvett - TransportsträckaAlan Rankine - Rumours Of WarJako Maron - MalabanndéléTENGGER - Vortex********goneMUNE Sect…

On this episode we're pleased to offer a preview of our latest release, Ashes, Pomelos and the Sickroom by Korean musician Heejin Jang. The episode also features tracks from Brassica, Leafcutter John, Metal Mutant, a superb Francis Bebey remix and more. TracklistSchicksal - Why Shouldn’t I?Coffin Prick - LaughingMetal Mutant - Paranoid AndroidMaest…

Metal up your ass. Slayer - Mandatory SuicideNeurosis – The WebIthaca - GiltGodflesh - Street CleanerThe Alex Jones Prison Planet - Abort Planet EarthMastodon - March of the Fire AntsBoris - Heavy RainMonolord - The Last LeafNapalm Death - Plague RagesIron Reagan - Miserable FailureBosse-de-Nage - The ArboristScarcity - IIIBattle of Mice - Bones in…

We're back to normal programming after a couple of episodes featuring exclusively Japanese music. This month's selection pays tribute to the late, great Mark Stewart and highlights some under-appreciated Asian artists like Y2k92 (Korea) and goneMUNE (Singapore). Tracklist:Mark Stewart - Fatal Attraction (Holger Hiller’s Extended Version)Gina X. - N…

It was impossible to fit everything we wanted to include in our previous episode, so here's a sequel. More 80s synthpop, electro funk, weirdo disco and assorted other oddities from Japan. Rest in Peace Ryuichi SakamotoTracklistSheena and the Rokkets - Rocket FactoryIppu-Do - チャイナ ステップMiharu Koshi - スキャンダル ナイトMasato Eve - 月の裏側Dendö Marionette - Alc…

A selection of new wave, post-punk and avant-pop from late 70s to mid-80s Japan. Tracklist: He Was - カイバル峠Wha-ha-ha - AkatereJun Togawa - 隣りの印度人Sandii - Zoot KookPale Cocoon - FlalormEarthling - Let’s Find Our Bright Speed AgainP.T.A’s - IshizueMasumi Hara - CameraShimizu Akemi - KakeraTakeshi Terauchi and Blue Jeans - Highway PatrolBakufu Slump -…

Our January episode for Internet Public Radio, definitely arriving here a little late... But that's alright because this episode contains freakshow Argentinian post-punk disco, Korean Christmas music, AI vocalists singing nonsense Japanese and a momentary rip-off of Prince's "Kiss". Tracklist: Jaeho Hwang - New Chosun X-MasSajjra - FalsíaMichael O’…

Our annual hour of seasonal sounds, including a couple of tracks from our compilation No​ë​l Noir.https://extranoir.bandcamp.com/album/no-l-noirTracklist: Aadm Our Hatley - Glamping On IceMarqido - EnergyMourning Dove - To CarryXander Harris - Blackwood Yule Nog (Unreleased Version)Mourning Dove - The Tower (To Hear Below The Stream At Night)Salama…

Aadm Our Hatley kicks things off with a big slice of sleaze from his latest release on Extra Noir, before a long psychedelic descent into steaming pits of burning transistors and sparking synth cables.Check Hatley's new EP here: https://aadmoh.bandcamp.com/album/i-bet-you-didnt-i-bet-you-wontTracklist: Aadm Our Hatley - Big TuezyDarkroom - QaanaaqH…

Is it actually a Halloween episode? You decide. Tracklist:Wagonchrist - IntroChris and Cosey - This is MeThe Sisterhood - Rain From Heaven (Extended Mix)Elektro Guzzi - HexenschussNitzer Ebb - Let Your Body Learn (Instrumental)oOoOO - HeartsArtist Unknown - Cure RiddimGrauzone - Ich Lieb SieThis Mortal Coil - Sixteen Days / Gathering DustClan of Xy…

We're back with one of first regular episodes for a while. This one features some new-ish stuff from Seoul (Jaeho Hwang, TENGGER), some old no wave and nice thick slice of Coil at the end.Tracklist:(Intro) Howard Shore - Excerpt from “Maps to the Stars”Galaxian - Out of BalanceJaeho Hwang - On the Way to the EndMourning Dove - This Time I Give You …

Tracklist: The Durian Brothers - Mille YeauxCodek - CloserShock - Dream GamesChrisma - Black Silk StockingEscuadrón Del Ritmo - Las CucarachasMaterial - Don’t Lose Control (Dance Version)The Night Band - NightlifeHolger Hiller - Das Feuer (Pilooski Edit)Kuunatic - TītiánSusumu Yokota - A Pebble on the Verge of BreakingBoredoms - (Spiral)Level 4 …

Live DJ set at the first edition of Love Motel at Seoul Community Radio.Other performers: Jaeho Hwang (https://chinabot.bandcamp.com/album/inner-self)Chahyun (https://chahyun.bandcamp.com/)بقلم Extra Noir

Machine-driven post-punk, lo-fi coldwave and a bonus track from Yetsuby.Tracklist: Bernard Parmegiani - En Phase/Hors Phase From Dedans DehorsBourbonese Qualk - Idiot PainJoakim - Lonely DubTommy De Chirico - Tuxedo DanceSilueta Pálida - El Paso Del Tiempo (Versión Remezclada)Yetsuby - 물 먹는 하마Luke Sanger - EfflorescenceJako Maron - Batbat…

In this episode we preview some forthcoming Extra Noir releases, provide our usual supply of post-punk / coldwave non-hits from the 80s, and share a little of what's been recently exciting us from Korea.Tracklist:Aadm Our Hatley - Puntos de AguaLevel 4 Unlimited Orchestra - MakerspaceStorm in a Nutshell - Nothing to SayPulsallama - Oui-OuiSordid So…

Our favourite releases of 2021.Tracklist:Kuunatic - Desert Empress Pt. 1 (Gate of Klüna )Quaid - Private Myths (Dreem Static)Naum Gabo - 250914ªº (Night Mix) (Ana One)Miguel A. Ruiz - Trivandrum (La Ola Interior: Spanish Ambient and Acid Exoticism 1983-1990)Shanghai Au Go-Go - I Cried All Winter (Oz Echoes: DIY Cassettes and Archives 1980 - 1989)Y…

Here's the conclusion of our four-part dub series. Throughout the series we've tried to use a fairly loose interpretation of dub, without straying too far from its fundamentals. Therefore the whole series is inflected with post-punk, industrial, techno and other styles that have adopted dub techniques to keep the form evolving. Tracklist:Wrong Kind…

(Originally broadcast on Internet Public Radio, July 1, 2021)Taking a short break from the dub series with a more typical edition of Extra Noir. New tunes from Aadm Our Hatley and Frankie Rose, old tunes from Screamers, Robert Rental and Madmadmad, and something in between from TENGGER.Tracklist: Aadm Our Hatley - Let’s Go Outside and Hit ThisScrea…

This is the third of four episodes focused on dub music and its different permutations. You can expect original Jamaican dub, of course, but we've also tried to trace some of the influence of dub on other forms of music, such as post-punk, industrial and techno. First broadcast on Internet Public Radio, June 3, 2021.Tracklist:Guacamayo Tropical - L…

A selection from our 10th release, EN/TEN.https://extranoir.bandcamp.com/album/en-tenThe compilation features ten tracks by artists based in Seoul, all previously unreleased and exclusive to this album.All revenue from digital sales will be donated to DDing Dong LGBTQ Youth Crisis Support Center, which provides shelter, food, companionship to at-ri…

A selection from our 10th release, EN/TEN.https://extranoir.bandcamp.com/album/en-tenThe compilation features ten tracks by artists based in Seoul, all previously unreleased and exclusive to this album.All revenue from digital sales will be donated to DDing Dong LGBTQ Youth Crisis Support Center, which provides shelter, food, companionship to at-ri…

A selection from our 10th release, EN/TEN.https://extranoir.bandcamp.com/album/en-tenThe compilation features ten tracks by artists based in Seoul, all previously unreleased and exclusive to this album.All revenue from digital sales will be donated to DDing Dong LGBTQ Youth Crisis Support Center, which provides shelter, food, companionship to at-ri…

A selection from our 10th release, EN/TEN.https://extranoir.bandcamp.com/album/en-tenThe compilation features ten tracks by artists based in Seoul, all previously unreleased and exclusive to this album.All revenue from digital sales will be donated to DDing Dong LGBTQ Youth Crisis Support Center, which provides shelter, food, companionship to at-ri…

A selection from our 10th release, EN/TEN.https://extranoir.bandcamp.com/album/en-tenThe compilation features ten tracks by artists based in Seoul, all previously unreleased and exclusive to this album.All revenue from digital sales will be donated to DDing Dong LGBTQ Youth Crisis Support Center, which provides shelter, food, companionship to at-ri…

It's been three years since Extra Noir Vol. 1 landed, so we've dedicated this episode to new and old music from our label. We have a few new releases coming out soon, so this is a good opportunity to preview some of the unreleased material we have in store. Visit https://extranoir.bandcamp.com/ to find all of these tracks and more. Tracklist:Uman -…

Part Two of our dub series. Lots of echo, delay and reverb from Cabaret Voltaire, The Missing Brazilians, Lee "Scratch" Perry, The Mothmen, Golden Teacher and more.Tracklist:(Intro Music) The Blue Lady - Hof Cabaret Voltaire - Seconds Too LateThe Missing Brazilians - Quicksand Beach PartyPrince Far I - Nuclear WeaponSingers and Players - Devious Du…

This is the first of a series in which Extra Noir gets run through the Space Echo. Expect traditional Jamaican dub and some twisted, 21st century interpretations of the genre. Tracklist:Lo Kindre - PKDAndrew Weatherall - End Times SoundAfrican Head Charge - Who Are You?Lee Perry - Rally DubThe Revolutionaries - Kunta KinteCreation Rebel - Starship …

All-vinyl set recorded with Yohei Hasegawa at Seoul Community Radio, 4 February, 2021.Watch the action here: https://youtu.be/7uBA-GowmREبقلم Extra Noir

All-vinyl set recorded with Yohei Hasegawa at Seoul Community Radio, 4 February, 2021.Watch the action here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IvR9EHuEiIبقلم Extra Noir

In Spring 2021, Seoul-based label Extra Noir will make Tengger’s first EP, Electric Earth Creation, available on vinyl for the first time. Previously limited to a small run of CDs sold only in Korea, this 5-song 2013 collection reveals the genesis of what would become Tengger’s signature sound: hypnotic synths, spectral vocals, rhythmic propulsion …

Extra Noir's round-up of our favorite 2020 releases.Kübler Ross - Go On Your Way (Kübler Ross)Tengger - Eurasia(Nomad)Salamanda - Fish Bowl (Glass Cage)Sault - Don't Shoot Guns Down (Black Is)Michael C. Sharp - Parturition (Psychic Fugitive)Heather Perkins - Burning Through (Switched On Eugene)Robert Rental - Untitled (Paralysis)Pleasure Pool - Nig…

Floating majestically above the dark pit of 2020, we finish the year with some electronic psychedelia from Linda Heck, Plone, Master Wilburn Burchette, The Blue Lady, Broadcast and more.Tracklist: Linda Heck - Some Velvet MorningMaster Wilburn Burchette - Psychic FireThe Blue Lady - IlhadaCults Percussion Ensemble - CirclesThe Focus Group - Free Ps…

Available from 6 November, 2020https://thebluelady.bandcamp.com/ The first LP by The Blue Lady is a tribute to the threatened identity of Seoul's Euljiro district. An area of narrow alleys, light industry, maker workshops, electronic components and tiny hardware stores, Euljiro's character is being literally demolished to make space for corporate h…

An imaginary soundtrack for the greatest 60s Korean horror film never made: Mulgwishin. The plot:Ko Tae-Hyun is a farm boy with big city dreams. Despite an idyllic upbringing on the isle of Jeju, he leaves his family and beloved rural life behind at the age of 18, chasing fortune in Seoul. He soon learns that money doesn't come easy in the capital,…

Our first October installment. If you were expecting some seasonal strangeness, fear not - October Noir (4th ed.) is coming soon.Tracklist:Painkillers - UFOÜjean x Monika - SojuPleasure Pool - Ask Your BodyBody Count - Trax (Instrumental)//TENSE// - Deep DesireAlbert Severin - Hard FeelingsThe Goat That Went “OM” - Pirate SongCabaret Voltaire - Di…

Originally aired on Internet Public Radio, September 3. Featuring Germans pretending to be Spanish, an American pretending to be Japanese, an atheist pretending to be Christian and at least one real Belgian. Tracklist:Sueño Sueño - Add MosphereSiouxsie and the Banshees - Arabia (Lunar Camel)Art Remains Tangible - Foolish VirginOnyx - S.O.S.Noctur…

Here's the latest edition of Extra Noir. As a very special bonus, we'll post the tracklist here instead of making you visit Tumblr!Aadm Our Hatley - Hello FrighteningVanessa Worm - In Heaven We AreImmaculate Rivombo - Soudani (Desert Dream)Adele Bertei, Lydia Lunch, Richard Edson, Kristian Hoffman, Scott B. & Beth B. - Black Box DiscoZsa Zsa La Bou…

After setting the stage with the opener for Extra Noir Vol. 1, Aadm Our Hatley returns with an EP of homebrewed mystery. Hatley continues with the eerie minimalism on Sang It All Night, inviting us to a party that may not end well.Available here: https://aadmoh.bandcamp.com/album/sang-it-all-nightبقلم Extra Noir

The Blue Lady's remix of Bozo Teeth from Sang It All Night, a new EP coming soon from Aadm Our Hatley.بقلم Extra Noir

The balance is a little tilted toward new music on this episode, with recent tracks from Sault, Stranded, Yetsuby, Michael C. Sharp and Ana da Silva and Phew. We didn't forget the old stuff, though, and there's even an 8-minute psych jam from Hawkwind.Tracklist here: https://extranoir.tumblr.com/post/623430433517993984/sault-stop-dem-stranded-call-…

The first of our monthly shows for Internet Public Radio (https://www.internetpublicradio.live/), featuring tracks from Salamanda, Kuunatic, Stephen Mallinder, Kübler-Ross, Danielle Dax and more. Future episodes can be heard on IPR on the first Thursday of every month, 8pm (KST).Tracklist here; https://extranoir.tumblr.com/post/621314274556624896/n…

From the moment Salamanda started releasing individual tracks on Bandcamp last year, they quickly became one of our favorite Korean acts. Through hypnotic live shows, DJ sets and a steady stream of excellent releases, Salamanda have established themselves as some of the most interesting and original electronic artists in Seoul right now. We are ver…

“Michael.J.Foks” is an old friend from Tokyo whom we hadn't seen in 15 years until our recent trip there to celebrate the release of Kuunatic's Kuurandia EP. He is a resident DJ at Shibuya's well-established clubs “OTO” and “Organ Bar", and also plays selections from his extensive and eclectic vinyl collection at live band events and hotel lounges.…

The Blue Lady's first EP is a nocturnal plunge into territories of anxiety, phobia and dread. Drawing on ambient, horror soundtrack and abstract hip hop influences, Frolic makes use of synthesizers and live instruments (drum machine, melodica, sampler) to bring this dark, interior world into the light.Available here: https://thebluelady.bandcamp.co…

It’s somewhat odd to think that something so commonplace, something that was once so integral to the subcultures in which we grew up and migrated between, would become worthy of its own exhibition. As the recent swell of interest in zines (artistic, academic and otherwise) has revealed, however, these products are often indispensable cultural artef…

Right now it's had to put anything into the world without it feeling like a statement about the COVID-19 situation. This episode isn't intended to be a statement of any kind, but at the same time, it felt flippant to just do a normal episode. So this one's a bit more sombre than usual, though we hope there's some enjoyment you can wring from it.Tra…

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