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Thursday, April 09, 2009

Epik High - Live from the Map Lab

Epik High, MYK and Asher (the keyboardist) have released a live performance of their newest book-album 魂: Map the Soul in the "Map Lab". Epik High calls their studio the "Map Lab" because it was where the 魂: Map the Soul album was produced. Epik High also gave a short talk on each song before performing them so that their fans can get some background information on the songs from the 魂: Map the Soul album. English subtitles are provided during the talks for those who don't understand Korean.

Part 1

1. Intro
2. Believe
3. Top Gun



Part 2

4. Map the Soul (Worldwide Version) Acoustic Remix
5. Cipher



Part 3

6. Free Music
7. Scenario (피해망상 Part 2)



Part 4

8. Map the Soul (Feat. MYK)

Friday, March 27, 2009

Epik High - Map the Soul feat. MYK


Epik High - 魂: Map the Soul


Epik High is a Korean rap group consisting of three members: Tablo, Mithra Jin and DJ Tukutz. They are one of Korea's most popular rap groups, and arguably the most popular rap group currently in Korea. Epik High went independent and have released 魂: Map the Soul today on March 27, 2009. The album can be found exclusively on their website: www.mapthesoul.com. 魂: Map the Soul is a book and album released together. The album is bilingual and has both English and Korean tracks. The book part of 魂: Map the Soul is also bilingual in both English and Korean and it documents the creative process in making the album. Prior to 魂: Map the Soul, Epik High has released 5 albums Map of The Human Soul (2003), High Society (2004), Swan Songs (2005), Remapping the Human Soul (2006), and Pieces, Part One (2008).

Map of the Soul is the first single off the 魂: Map the Soul album. Its a song dealing with the themes of love, nature and faith. The music video is a tribute to the artist Levi Van Veluw and it depicts how nature and society itself is being destroyed by human beings.