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{"id":8927687344378,"title":"Korea Undok Group \/\/ All Are Punished TAPE","handle":"korea-undok-group-all-are-punished-tape","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e※10月上旬発送開始します\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eカナダの地下アンビエント作家Korea Undok Groupが、2025年9月にドイツ・ベルリンのアンビエントレーベルVaagnerからリリースしたカセットです。\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2019年に録音したLo-Fiアンビエント〜退廃アンビエントドローン6曲を収録。\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e版元即完のため最初で最後の入荷となります。\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eカセットのみでの発表となります。\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eO9jMQjG9wg?si=J7PLKjyd_nnw5_H2\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JPgZkkuWPss?si=HgrT5Dhotp6ty3Wt\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVaagnerその他作品は\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tobirarecords.com\/collections\/vaagner\"\u003eこちら\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\/\/\/ Click \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tobirarecords.com\/collections\/vaagner\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e to see more \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eVaagner releases available at Tobira. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e--------------------------------------------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo digital - tape only.\u003cbr\u003eCassette in special wallet case with foldout insert. \u003cbr\u003eOriginally recorded in 2019 and released on physical format for the first time by Vaagner. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e1. Untitled\u003cbr\u003e2. Afternoon Blue\u003cbr\u003e3. Untitled\u003cbr\u003e4. Ocean Park\u003cbr\u003e5. Along The Bulwarks\u003cbr\u003e6. Possession\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVaagner:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhether it was the label’s unwavering commitment to imperfection, their distinctively brittle aesthetic or the decaying warmth embedded in the recordings themselves, Korea Undok Group's private tape runs from 2015 to 2018 left a lasting impression on myself, and the label Vaagner, which I then founded in 2018.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eReleased in near silence and wrapped in the hiss of emotional debris, each KUG cassette felt like a personal and intimate event, coming from perhaps one of the most isolating and cold cities, nestled in the middle of the prairies; Winnipeg, Canada. The fact that nobody quite knew who KUG was, (or most of the other aliases released on the short-lived label), further added to the illusive allure of the threadbare piano chords and disintegrating loops found spanning each cassette.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt was clear to me from the start that I wanted to share their music — though simply getting in touch was not a straight forward task. Yet eventually I was able to reach out, and a conversation turned into a longer exchange, tracks would begin to trickle in, each one arriving like a small Christmas gift: carefully crafted and humbly delivered. They found their way onto compilations I still hold very dear; 'A Declaration' (with Vienna Press, VAK20) and 'Winter\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e Olympics' (VAK38 \/ VAK72), as well as 'The Male Activity Years' (VAK39), which cast a light on another now-defunct Winnipeg tape label, and featured a contribution from KUG affiliate Una Lasemé.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen, after about three years of silence, an email arrived — fittingly, just before Christmas. But this time, it wasn’t merely a track or two: I was presented with an entire album, it's title reading 'All Are Punished'. I was excited to say the least.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs I've since come to understand, it was intended for release on the fabled Ascetic House label in 2019, though for reasons unknown to me, it never came to light. And now to this day, it remains one of — if not the — last set of recordings to surface from the KUG camp.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo me, All Are Punished feels like a quiet excavation of love and sacrifice — wrapping the listener in a fugue of memory. 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Untitled\u003cbr\u003e2. Afternoon Blue\u003cbr\u003e3. Untitled\u003cbr\u003e4. Ocean Park\u003cbr\u003e5. Along The Bulwarks\u003cbr\u003e6. Possession\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVaagner:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhether it was the label’s unwavering commitment to imperfection, their distinctively brittle aesthetic or the decaying warmth embedded in the recordings themselves, Korea Undok Group's private tape runs from 2015 to 2018 left a lasting impression on myself, and the label Vaagner, which I then founded in 2018.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eReleased in near silence and wrapped in the hiss of emotional debris, each KUG cassette felt like a personal and intimate event, coming from perhaps one of the most isolating and cold cities, nestled in the middle of the prairies; Winnipeg, Canada. The fact that nobody quite knew who KUG was, (or most of the other aliases released on the short-lived label), further added to the illusive allure of the threadbare piano chords and disintegrating loops found spanning each cassette.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt was clear to me from the start that I wanted to share their music — though simply getting in touch was not a straight forward task. Yet eventually I was able to reach out, and a conversation turned into a longer exchange, tracks would begin to trickle in, each one arriving like a small Christmas gift: carefully crafted and humbly delivered. They found their way onto compilations I still hold very dear; 'A Declaration' (with Vienna Press, VAK20) and 'Winter\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e Olympics' (VAK38 \/ VAK72), as well as 'The Male Activity Years' (VAK39), which cast a light on another now-defunct Winnipeg tape label, and featured a contribution from KUG affiliate Una Lasemé.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen, after about three years of silence, an email arrived — fittingly, just before Christmas. But this time, it wasn’t merely a track or two: I was presented with an entire album, it's title reading 'All Are Punished'. I was excited to say the least.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs I've since come to understand, it was intended for release on the fabled Ascetic House label in 2019, though for reasons unknown to me, it never came to light. And now to this day, it remains one of — if not the — last set of recordings to surface from the KUG camp.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo me, All Are Punished feels like a quiet excavation of love and sacrifice — wrapping the listener in a fugue of memory. If this album from around 2018 is indeed KUG's final swan song, it closes this unique chapter in perhaps the most poetic and befitting way: like a precious recollection, it flickers briefly, then disappears—its absence making the memory burn all the brighter.\u003c\/span\u003e \"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArtist : Korea Undok Group\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLabel : Vaagner\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ecat no : \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVAK82\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}
