Estonia's electro trio to perform in Seoul, Busan
Estonia’s electro trio I Wear* Experiment / Courtesy of Renee Altrov
By Jon Dunbar
Estonia’s electro trio I Wear* Experiment returns to Korea this week for gigs in Seoul and Busan.
They first played in Korea last October at the Zandari Festa, Korea’s biggest indie music showcase. After they performed in Veloso and the DoIndie Showcase at Club Steel Face, things happened fast for the band.
MTV Asia picked up the music video for their single “Patience” ― equal parts innovative electro-rock and catchy synth-pop. And they signed a distribution deal with Korean music production company Leeway, according to a local organizer.
“Playing at Zandari Festa and getting to know the nice people and city of Seoul was an amazing experience,” said Hando Jaksi, who plays guitar, keyboards and other instruments in the band. “It seems the right people were in the right spot at the right time ― because now we are coming back and our album will be released in Korea in the following months.”
This time around, they’re headlining shows on their own, first this Friday at Freebird Cosmic Live and then on Saturday at Busan’s Vinyl Underground. The Seoul show also features local bands Silica Gel, Asian Chairshot and DTSQ, while the Busan show includes 57, Leaves Black and 3Volt.
Both shows are presented by DoIndie, a bilingual Korean music website run by British expat Patrick Connor. Impressively, ticket prices are kept low, with the Seoul show costing 15,000 won in advance or 20,000 won at the door and the Busan show 5,000 won cheaper.
“This time we are more prepared,” Jaksi said. “Besides the shows, we’d like to see more tourist sites as last time we really did not have so much time. Of course we need to go out and eat some Korean barbecue and drink soju.”
The trio tour has a sound engineer and lighting designer to ensure their shows are “sonically and visually well thought out and banging,” Jaksi added.
“If an artist goes on stage, gives all the energy he/she has and manages to trigger strong emotions from the audience then it really doesn’t matter if it’s an orchestra or a USB stick,” Jaksi said.
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