Part VIII – Schizo
I doubt this one
is on anyone’s radar. They’re not even on Wikipedia! As I said, I’m trying for
a little contrast, and Busker Busker needed to be balanced out with something
loud and heavy.
The other reason
for this selection is that, for a known band, they’re about as unpopular as a
group can get. When I told Sunny I was doing this one, she gave me a look that
can only be duplicated by filling a room with garbage and then trick her into
going in with the promise of cheesecake. This is a music genre that you truly
need to love to pursue in Korea, since the people want almost nothing to do
with it. Yet, they strangely all know one piece of trivia about Schizo: The
vocalist is a doctor! They value that more than the music. To be fair, so would
my father, who would indeed refer to this as noise. Don’t get thrown off by the
red herring at the beginning, and be warned of some language. (Bomb, Bomb,
Bomb)
Seven years of
premed and med school to sing in a cage. #worthit
I’m actually
surprised that electronic industrial hasn’t caught on as much here, seeing how
K-pop is littered with non-instruments. Maybe it’s the whole growly-voice thing…
The comparison
has been made to Rob Zombie, Powerman 5000, and Rammstein, and with good cause
as they have covered all in concert. You can barely notice the Korean accent.
The band formed
in 2002 in Busan and released their first album “Dumbo $#!t”, a year later. It was
widely unrecognized. Recognition came three years later with the their second
album “Fight Against the World”. The title track, “Fight” was featured in the
Korean film “Mutt Boy”, which is what really gave the album notoriety.
Since then, They
have release numerous singles, and are working on an album that is long
awaited.
Some more to
make your ears bleed:
Untouchable:
Another Man:
Deep Sigh:
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