이민휘 [미래의 고향]
Minhwi Lee [Hometown to Come]
-12” 33rpm, 180g, black vinyl
- Translation (EN&JP) + Download Card
Manufactured by Alien Transistor (DE)
Pressed by Optimal Media (DE)
Distributed by Morr Music Distribution (DE)
Mastered by Josh Bonati
Made in Germany.
[Tracklist]
Side A
1. 푸른 꽃 Blue Flower
2. 정거장 The Station
3. 귀향 Returning
4. 환상통의 거울 치료 Mirror Therapy for Phantom Pain
Side B
5. 무대륙 Lost Land
6. 감화원 Penitentiary
7. 어머니의 어머니 Mother’s Mother
8. 미래의 고향 Hometown to Come
2023년 11월 발매된 이민휘의 두 번째 정규앨범 [미래의 고향].
1집 발매 후 7년 간 조금씩 쓰여진 여덟 곡은 하나의 이야기로 느슨하게 묶여 있으며, 고향을 잃은 사람들이 어떻게 그곳으로 돌아갈 수 있을지 고민한다. “한없이 지연되면서도 다가오는 무언가로 상상되었던 '미래의 고향'은, 들을수록 매일 실현되고 있는 환대의 약속으로 읽힌다. 만나기로 한 장소들이 사라지더라도 “오늘 부르는 노래"만은 남을 것이다. 우리는 다시 자라나 마주칠 것이며, 먼 곳으로 달려가 더 많은 얼굴을 만나게 될 것이다. 그리고 시간이 흐른 후 나를 잊은 당신이 길 위에서 웃음이나 슬픔을 문득 물어 온다면, 나는 “같은 노래”를 증표처럼 소중히 흥얼거릴 것이다.” (목소, 사운드 디자이너)
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Hometown to Come, the second full-length album by Minhwi Lee, is set to be released in November 2023. The eight tracks were written over a period of seven years after Lee's first album and loosely form a single story, contemplating how people who have lost their hometown can return. “What I had imagined from the title, Hometown to Come, was something forever delayed yet constantly approaching; however, upon repeated listens, it takes on a different meaning—a promise of hospitality being realized every day. Even if our places to meet disappear, ‘the song we sing today’ will remain. We will continue to grow, cross paths again, venture far away, and encounter more faces. And when time has passed and you, having forgotten me, ask about my smile or sadness, I will hum ‘the same song,’ cherishing it as a keepsake.” (morceau j. woo, sound designer)
Acoustic Guitar, Classical Guitar, Mellotron, Keyboards, Percussion: 이민휘 Minhwi Lee
Electric Guitar: 이민휘 Minhwi Lee (track 1, 5), 이태훈 Taehun Lee (track 2)
Bass: 이민휘 Minhwi Lee (track 1, 5), 한승목 Seungmok Han (track 2, 6)
Contrabass: 전제곤 Jaekon Jeon (track 3, 8)
Drums: 송준영 Junyoung Song (track 2, 3), 손경호 Gyeongho Son (track 6), 이민휘 Minhwi Lee
(track 5)
Alto Flute: 강제석 Jeseok Jedol Kang
Saxophone: 김오키 Oki Kim
Strings:
1st Violin: 이희명 Hee Myeong Lee, 김정음 Jeongeum Kim, 김지성 Jiseong Kim, 성주현 Juhyun
Sung, 최병한 Choe Byeonghan
2nd Violin: 김다희 Dahee Kim, 신정민 Jeongmin Shin, 정예소리 Yesori Jung, 정한빛 Hahnbit
Jung
Viola: 구이삭 Isaac Gu, 김량하 Ryangha Kim, 백민아 MinA Baek, 오상민 Sangmin Oh
Violoncello: 이호찬 Hoechan Lee, 강기한 Kihan Kang, 박성빈 Sungbin Park, 이라 Ra Lee
Contrabass: 김시연 Siyeon Kim, 정세라 Sera Jung
Produced by 만수청 Mansu Inc.
All songs composed, written & sung by 이민휘 Minhwi Lee Orchestrated & arranged by 이민휘
Minhwi Lee
Recorded & mixed by 이민휘 Minhwi Lee unless noted otherwise
Strings recorded by 신대용 Daeyong Shin (Infinity Studio)
Drums recorded & mixed by 민상용 Sangyoung Min (Studio Log) (except for track 5)
Mastered & Vinyl cut by Josh Bonati (Bonati Mastering NYC)
Cover photography by 김영글 Keem Youngle
Inside/Back photography by 이민휘 Minhwi Lee
Vinyl Artwork designed by 강문식 Moonsick Gang
Special Thanks to:
고아침 Achim Koh, 김재원 Jaewon Kim, 야하타 코키 Koki Yahata, 이경환 Kyeonghwan Lee