The keen reader will gladly remember SYOT from an article we published a month ago, celebrating ‘Mua’ as “shifting the project’s focus onto kinetic and dance-oriented beats”, a statement that well reflects the tension between traditional Korean music and Western-coded, dance-powered influences. In that sense, the Seoul-based trio has always been a malleable, ever-evolving creative entity, operating on an aural spectrum, so to speak. If ‘Mua’ leaned heavily into club territories, follow-up ‘PADO’ takes a step back into the group’s bold Korean roots.
Leaving electronic beats behind, SYOT finds a fitting refuge in the immediacy of acoustic instruments, layering gayageum and acoustic guitar with nuanced textures and keys, an evocative and nostalgic sonic continuum that captures listeners from the first notes. ‘PADO’ also ships with a striking live video, where we can witness firsthand the enhanced musicianship that propels the entire project.
Delving deeper into such a peculiar and traditionally driven record, SYOT explains: “‘PADO’ is a piece inspired by the image of waves rolling in and receding from the shore. Through the recurring exchange between the gayageum and acoustic guitar, the music captures a flow that gradually evolves within a pattern of continuous movement.” If you are looking for something refreshingly ‘noble’ and different, then ‘PADO’ might just be what you are looking for.
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