Seoul Community Radio Presents: Y2 K92 x Nose Studio ( Live
For Y2K92, life under lockdown during the COVID19 pandemic has proven to have been extraordinarily productive. Against the apocalyptic background of enormous disruption to public life, the shuttering of local clubs and relentless curfews, Jibin and Simo have spent their days making tracks, writing lyrics, modelling, shooting and editing videos and telling stories. In spite of it all, it sounds like they had a really great time. We had fun with the people and stuff, they explain. Thought this might sound counterintuitive, but once youve heard the disparate mixture of sounds the duo corral under the Y2K92 banner, a name which refers to the year in which Magnetic Rose, the first episode of cult anime trilogy Memories, takes place, their unique approach suddenly makes perfect sense. Across a handful of selfreleased videos, SoundCloud uploads and Bandcamp oneoffs, Jibin and Simo are perfect examples of artists whose tastes were forged predominantly in virtual spaces. Dusty breaks, queasy drill bass, b
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