디베이서매거진 // Debaser Magazine

It isn't exactly surprising that Korea keeps producing noise-rock bands. Distortion and rawness have become a language capable of conveying a multitude of emotions at once. Cultgazer fit seamlessly into this shift, yet their music doesn't feel like noise for noise's sake. There is something enduring, almost conversational, about it: calm on the surface, intense in its colouring — cult-like in the literal sense, pulling listeners gradually deeper into its own world.

Cultgazer's releases exude a certain gloom, yet in person, the band members are so radiant that their energy fills the room. Drummer Kim Gwonha is absent today, so the conversation is led by singer/guitarist Kang Taeyoung, bassist Yang Seunghui and guitarist Kim Taeyeol — three long-standing friends who chat with easy laughter and the kind of familiarity that comes from knowing each other all too well.

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Written by Ethan Kim (@count.kim)
Photos by Christian 이수 Mata (@chris_isu_m)