At a time when even the most humble indie rock project is expected to offer a compelling origin story and annotated talking points, the still-anonymous Korean artist Paranur said of the new LP: What we really know about Parannoul hasn’t changed much since 2021. to see the next part of the dream: They live in Seoul. is open to collaboration, whose privacy is heavily guarded, expresses what they really want from their music in seemingly irreconcilable ways. In Parannoul’s closed world, hyperrealistic synth presets create the same eerie cacophony as the gurzy guitars of Dream’s pop. Emo shares a language with shoegaze. Bedroom pop alternates between her one on the laptop and the planetarium laser soundtrack to his show. At any point on their phenomenal third album, after the magic Parannoul can be described as any, all, or none of these styles. It’s a seamless integration that provides a direct line to the author’s unique worldview without revealing anything else about itself.
Parannoul’s recent split LPs and singles suggested that the production might slowly recede from red, into softer, more shimmery tones. but none of them After magic. Evokes more dramatic tonal changes than any guitar-based act Oneohtrix Point Never reinventing their tonal vocabulary from his dark masterpiece replica To the spotless supernatural R Plus SevenIt’s still ‘electronic music’, but instead of the specter of machines alerting us to technological entropy, Paranur’s ‘fake’ and ‘barren’ instruments associate the computer with creative possibilities. It is only from the memories of the past that a strange warmth is created.
The first sound heard in the opener “북극성 (Polaris)”. after the magic—Acoustic guitar, probably not one of the MIDI presets used. To see the next part of the dream. Over time, Parannoul fills the space with the most obvious substitute sounds. Clean cocktail piano rolls, slap bass, synthesized saxophones, and more are all purposefully used as prompts to remember an older, more harmless era of technology. But in its slippery reference point — early home-computing-era ambient music, shoegaze drum-n-bass software updates, and various phases of J-pop embracing cutting-edge electronics —after the magic Collapse the nostalgia wormhole, implying that one day 2023 will also be remembered as the good old days.
Parannoul haven’t completely abandoned the oversaturated guitars that made their previous work sound like this, M83 When pumpkin smashthe most unexpected change after the magic It’s the most vibrant way to remember the spirit of those projects. Paranuur’s belief that whether past misery is due to defense mechanisms or conscious stylistic choices, emotions worth experiencing must sound as overwhelming as they feel. remains without it. Magic is not commonplace, big Elemental Emotions – Falling in love before you’re 20, space travel literal, space travel figurative, resurrection every sunrise, endless possibilities on a summer night.Or as a closing rap-pop lullaby after the magic propose, just watch the fireworks.