I wanted this to be a short-ish review. None of the purple dramatics I tend to engage in when talking about music that really impacts me. But Samuel Seo’s latest release deserves the time to dissect. The second in his UNITY series, UNITY II sees Seo crafting and molding a genre he’s connected with into something viable in the landscape of South Korean music. He has quite literally “created” the neo-soul genre in South Korea
Loitering, Circle, Taking Branches (원을 그리며 장작을 줍다.) (Prod. Conda) Composed by Conda, BLNK Lyrics: BLNK Arranged by Conda
Burning (Prod. Conda) TITLE Composed by Conda, BLNK Lyrics: BLNK Arranged by Conda
Morphine (Prod. Conda) Composed by Conda, BLNK Lyrics: BLNK Arranged by Conda
Dejavu (Feat. Simon Dominic) (Prod. iDeal) TITLE Composed by iDeal, BLNK Lyrics: BLNK, Simon Dominic Arranged by iDeal
NETFLIX (Prod. Chilly) Composed by Chilly, BLNK Lyrics: BLNK Arranged by Chilly
When i was caught (Feat. Paloalto) (Prod. STAYP) Composed by STAYP, BLNK Lyrics: BLNK, Paloalto Arranged by STAYP
Bonfire (모닥불) (Feat. Kim Oki) (Prod. STAYP) Composed by STAYP, BLNK Lyrics: BLNK Arranged by STAYP Brass: Kim Oki
FLAME ! (Prod. Hukky shibaseki) Composed and arranged by Hukky shibaseki Lyrics: BLNK
Playground (Prod. Chilly) (Hidden Track) (CD Only) Composed by Chilly, BLNK Lyrics: BLNK Arranged by Chilly
Album Credits:
Guitars: Jong Kwon Park (tracks 2, 4, 11, 14) Background Vocals: BLNK (all tracks), Tania, seungvvoon (tracks 3, 10, 12) All tracks recorded by BLNK Mixed by Hukky shibaseki (tracks 1-5, 7-12), Gangmin Lee (tracks 6, 13) All tracks mastered by Gangmin Lee at SuperJam Studio
Executive Producers: DJ DOC Production Director: Ya-ni Ha Artist Management: Kyu-sang Cho, Hyo-jin Lee, Ji-myoung Jang A&R: Yejun Cha, Booroo (LEGIT GOONS) Accountancy: Park Jul-gi
O’domar (previously known as “Slick O’domar) has released his first LP, “Field,” today with support from James Keys, The Quiett, Kim Oki, and many more.
