House music with unusual depth & integrity
Producer Oriental Funk Stew and vocalist Honey-J’s optimum harmony,
We cannot talk about global music scene without stating House music today. Tons of new music rise and fall but to mention House music just another trend, it is too deep and infiltrated throughout the whole culture. Thrived from around underground clubs, House music has become an international “phenomenon,” and South Korea is not an exception. Undisputed House music pioneer of Korea Oriental Funk Stew knocks it up a notch and seduces you with irresistible sounds in his new album . will project you to the next level of House music.
Oriental Funk Stew:
UK JUNO’s Top Chart Tapper - Mark Farina & DJ Heather’s Selections
Oriental Funk Stew, a world class House music artist, is a pioneer/living legend of Electronic music scene in Korea. Since 1992, the time he started DJing while he was studying in New York, his passion and the quest for House music has never stopped. In 2004, when he was working under the name DJ Decode, he released the EP with D.C. based House label, Odds And Ends and initially went by the name "Oriental Funk Stew” instead. Right after, he got the deal from Amenti Music, one of the most influential House labels around the world based in San Francisco and put out two singles and . Those singles were ranked on Top House Charts in Europe and further picked and played by super DJs like Mark Farina, DJ Heather and Fred Everything help him prepare the ground for advancing into global music industry successfully. Plus, international DJ/boss of Amenti Music, Olivier Desmet recognized Oriental Funk Stew's outstanding producing talent so the two formed a producing group. They released numerous EPs including and even in 2006, their works EP, listed in 25th anniversary tribute album of Tango, a representative House music label of the West Coast and from Amenti Music had been ranked No.1 & No.2 in a row on the U.K. House Chart for a month. Powerful Deep Funk, Soul and sophisticated Minimal House they presented through several EPs positioned them as core producers that lead the underground House music among listeners. They’re still on the move anticipating new EP releases through various labels across the globe such as Amenti Music, Myna, DAE and Guest House. Besides his 15 albums released abroad, he has been grinding hard as an international DJ. He had North American Tour flaming up San Francisco, Chicago, Miami, D.C. and Toronto in 2004. Plus, he has been a regular lineup member of the biggest dance music festival in the States, Miami Winter Music Conference with fellow top class international DJs among which he proudly represents Korea.
Hot Spoonful of Mouthwatering Sounds Stew...Yummy!
Defining Oriental Funk Stew seems to be just as hard as sorting out each ingredient of stew. He is an eyewitness who has been watching the Electronic music scene of Korea growing as well as a ground breaker for the other Korean artists to go overseas. He is a hope to Korean Electronic music artists walking the lonesome road only with passion and perseverance. He is a chemist who brings out explosive energy of forever-progressing House music. He is a marathoner who has been running with House culture. Also he was the first one that created a high-level party culture with quality music in Korea introducing the foreign Electronic music artists like Jay-J, DJ Heather and East Coast Boogimen through Innerthech and Baseline Production. With these accumulated credits over years, he finally puts out the highly anticipated first mainstream album in Korea in April 2008.
Originally, Oriental Funk Stew is known for his simple and precise beat without melody. However, in , he serves us more flavorful sounds in collaboration with Soul vocalist Honey-J and saxophone featuring of Suro, the producer of the most famous House band in Korea, Houserulez. With powerful melody line, his magical sound stew only became more wholesome and scrumptious. For the “real” taste of House music, he brings in funky saxophone, soulful vocals, body moving percussions on heavy and steady bass lines and finishes up with some delightful sprinkles of disco sound. , the album faithfully grounded to the roots of House music, allures common listeners as well as critics and maniacs. Each track is very straightforward but not too light or shallow. As we listen to the first track, ‘We Will Survive,’ we may find ourselves walking into a club with him. Then in the first single cut, ‘Sweet Melody’ shows what this album is all about. It reminds us of a scene from an old romantic movie as it sounds rather familiar but still classy and elegant with calmly spreading melody and a blue guitar riff. After, he lets us throw our bodies and souls to the bursting percussion and an addictive hook of the track, ‘Fly.’ In the track, ‘House Music Is,’ we can taste his original minimalistic sounds too.
This album is the sweet fruit of his long time passion and deliberation. must be a perfect guide for the House music beginners and a euphoric experience of Korean House music for the maniacs at the same time.
