CLOT Magazine presents Suk Hong - whelk stall

CLOT Magazine

The latest mixtape instalment hails from Seoul-based Korean experimental musician Suk Hong, offering a curated selection of tracks that traverse the artist's creative journey for their upcoming project. Suk Hong's musical style gracefully navigates between neo-classical and electronic influences. Fresh from their recent release on Unseelie, an NYC-based label, Suk Hong returns with a more introspective and expansive piece, My Day is Sold by the Hour, which debuted at the start of March on endonesia, an alternative art platform based between New York and Seoul. Recorded amidst the misty atmosphere of the Guro district, Korea's bustling digital industrial complex, My Day is Sold by the Hour encapsulates the essence of its surroundings through sonic storytelling. While the area is blanketed in fog, its stories are evident sonically. String instrumentations echo like distant growls, while a tapestry of field recordings collected over three years weaves a textured narrative within a granular, deconstructed framework. With electroacoustic techniques and contemporary sonic landscapes intertwined, Hong seeks to unveil the inherent extraordinariness of captured moments, carving timbres that contour the running narrative - an unforeseeable series of vignettes. In discussing what the artist has created for this mixtape, Hong reveals ongoing work on an album delving into the modernity of Korean families, including their own: It follows the approach of My Day is Sold by the Hour, but this time, I need more than one track to present the complete picture. It's a longer project, so I need to cleanse my palette occasionally for a fresh perspective. These are the songs I turn to. This collection of tracks offers a tantalising glimpse into Suk Hong's creative universe, teasing the imagination with its suggestive and mysterious allure. Tracklist: 0:00 Sean McCann - Sylvan Smoke 2:25 Nuno Canavarro - Ultramarina 3:53 Autumn Fair - The Town Clock 7:32 Vanessa Rossetto - early girl 11:45 Asha Sheshadri - Whiplash 15:21 JJ+JS - Lilypad (with Izella) 18:54 Derek Baron - he Matrix 22:47 Natasha Barrett - Impossible Moments from Venice 2 25:33 William Eggleston - Improvisation 28:16 Andrew Pekler & Giuseppe Ielasi - Trebizond 30:12 TLF Trio - Suite X 31:52 crys cole - A Piece Of Work 35:30 SUSS & Andrew Tuttle - Rising 40:04 Loris S. Sarid - Yellow Lines 23:20 Tujiko Noriko - Rooftop 46:22 Suk Hong - My Day is Sold by the Hour