Straight from Seoul, Marcus L is a key proponent of the Korean scene, pushing forward the local sound and embodying the culture that comes along with it.
He is also the resident at Faust in Seoul, and first met SPFDJ when she played the city in 2018. In the time since, the two have shared bills in both London and Mumbai, where Marcus’s distinct taste and technical dexterity became more than obvious to the Intrepid Skin founder, who dares to exclusively reveal that Marcus is “a really fun guy.”
That\’s probably why SPFDJ’s Intrepid Skin imprint features him to put out an outlandish and typically heavy-hitting fourth release, fresh music heiling purely from the outrageous underground of the current South Korean electronic music scene.
The new release has been titled ‘Kimchi Slap’ and features 3 new original tracks. The title track features Kill.gone, plus a brilliant remix by Hadone. This brilliant EP is set to be out on 18 September 2020 trough Intrepid Skin.
‘Kimchi Slap’ takes inspiration from the beloved and fermented cabbage, reinterpreting this staple of Korean food culture as pure techno of the saltiest kind. So indebted to kimchi is Marcus’s vision, he even sourced a microscope in order to photograph it in scintillating close-up on the cover.
Those inspired by previous Intrepid Skin transmissions from the scene-defining trilogy of Nene H, Schacke and VTSS will find much more to love in this blistering introduction to Marcus L. Reflecting his sets, Kimchi Slap smashes ML’s love of industrial, trance and nineties techno classics into formidable rave paste.
Marcus L – Kimchi Slap by Marcus L
Already a local rap legend and ‘irreplaceable character’ Kill.gone provides culinary verse and unfuckwithable attitude to the elasticated techno landscape of the title track. On ‘P For Phycho’, Marcus redeems his blatant disregard for correct spelling with a masterful slice of burst drums and quivering acid, beckoning all ravers down a rabbit hole of warehouse-friendly lunacy.
‘Hardcore Reality’ is just as instantaneous, a tunneling carnival ride of miltant bass and ecstatic atmosphere, while Parisian DJ and producer Hadone’s remix of the intimidating ‘Kimchi Slap’ transforms Marcus’s original dish into a dense, tense and surprisingly groovy kiss-off, positioning Kilgon as a trance-like God, ascending to head of the table on a twin wave of ecstasy and melancholy.
Intrepid Skin will release \’Kimchi Slap\’ Digitally and in Vinyl on September 18, 2020. Buy Link: Bandcamp
Cover Artwork.
Artist. Marcus L
Title. Kimchi Slap
Format: Vinyl / Digital
Label: Intrepid Skin
Cat. No: SKIN004
Release Date: 18 September 2020
Buy Link: Bandcamp
Tracklist.
A1 / 1. Kimchi Slap (ft. Kill.gone)
A2 / 2. P for Phycho
B1 / 3. Hardcore Reality
B2 / 4. Kimchi Slap (Hadone Remix)
Credits.
All tracks (w&p) by Marcus L.
Mastered by Tim Xavier at Manmade Mastering.
Photography by Marcus L.
Design by Lina E. A. Jonsson.
Cat. No. SKIN004 – All rights reserved
℗ & © 2020 Intrepid Skin
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