Peggy Gou releases her first original collection of works, and proves her ear for the groove is translated well through the sounds of the 90s clubs I grew up on and with. This albums hits a lot of highs for me: her Asian-European accented English singing jives well with her brilliant decision to sing in her native Korean and hits the multicultural appeal that she brings not just to her music but her own persona as a model and influencer. The sequencing works well with each track flowing into the next, again a showcase of her DJ skills in curating a set.
This album just makes wanna go clubbing again and brings me back to my teen 90s in Malaysia.… More
I liked this overall, but it's kind of a mixed bag. Cool to see some of her harder, four on the floor and DnB sensibilities from her DJ sets come through on her studio work, which often leans lighter and poppier. Some of the synth work is overly simplistic and falls flat.
But I will always gas up Peggy due to sheer Korean nationalism alone. Catch one of her DJ sets if you have a chance you won't regret it.
Uno de mis amigos es un enfermo de la música electrónica. Durante la carrera invertía su insomnio en localizar, descargar, catalogar y archivar todas las sesiones de trance, hardstyle, newstyle y máquina pinchadas en España desde 1993. Una noche de fiesta, durante una sesión increíblemente dura de techno-industrial, mi amigo me miró a los ojos y, colmado de euforia, exclamó:
It was all very OK. I miss the days of Once through her DJ Kicks mix, instead of this poppier sound that is quickly becoming the new big room. That said, the beats were slick and everything flowed well.