ABTB - [iii] 3rd Album
ABTB - [iii] 3rd Album
Release Date: November 15, 2022
Depending on versions, contents (cover, photo book, mini book, photo cards, posters, etc.) in the official album package may vary.
All products are officially distributed BRAND NEW and FACTORY SEALED packages.
Your purchase quantity will count towards HANTEO, CIRCLE (GAON) and BILLBOARD Charts.
Track List
DISK(CD) 1.
01. BULLY
02. JUMP [feat.조규현]
03. BLUFFING [feat.김바다]
04. EMPIRE [feat.조규현]
05. SANTIAGO [feat.조규현]
06. Take Me To [feat.김바다]
07. END [feat.이윤찬]
08. THRILLER [feat.배인혁]
09. Gray Boy [feat.이윤찬]
Description (Translated):
In the first place, it was ABTB that appeared as the 'Avengers of Hongdae' because each member's splendid history became a hot topic, so it might be only natural to expect great results. However, one thing I can say as a person in the same industry is that no one can be sure that 1+1+1+1+1 is 5 on this floor. Aren't we already disappointed with the results of these so-called super bands on several occasions? If we think of the bizarreness of the most beautiful faces, eyes, noses, and mouths of handsome and beautiful women, it would be reasonable to say that the result of a band is influenced by the synergy created by the combination rather than individual skills.ABTB, who had already won several Korean Popular Music Awards and proved to be a pretty good combination, had to go through a big change in the departure of vocalist Park Geun-hong prior to the production of this album. The reason vocalists are often referred to as frontmen is because they are literally the first to be seen and heard. When it comes to music with voices, it is clear that voices show and explain the most. It is not enough to say that vocals are the eyes and mouth if you compare band music to your face because it expresses the impression and mood of music the most. ABTB's decision to receive transplanted eyes and mouths for each song seems bold in many ways.
Compared to the first album, which was faithful to the genre grammar of hard rock, and the well-organized concept album, which featured new attempts that sounded like listening to progressive rock, this album Overall, it sounds more sensuous and 'Young' hard rock. The riffs that have deliberately sealed themselves under the harsh yet heavy mood created by Park Geun-hong are lively in many ways, unlike before. Like Daehee Kang (drums) and Hyukjo Jang (bass) said that the guitar part was completely left to the discretion of the two guitarists Hwangrin and Kwak Sangkyu, the guitar is freer than ever in this album. At the same time, the riffs that are sensibly balanced and meticulously woven are not excessive. The dignified groove created by Kang Dae-hee and Jang Hyuk-jo adds perfection to the splendid sword dance of young guitarists with perfect control.
The first track, “BULLY,” embarrassingly opens with guitarist Kwak Sang-gyu’s rap rather than guitar. When the other members were in the middle of thinking about the vocals of “BULLY,” Kwak Sang-gyu proudly recorded a rap over it and sent it. His unstoppable cry to “don’t care what I do” naturally became the starting point for ABTB.
If the previous albums focused on raising the topic of social issues, the lyrics of this album, led by Kang Dae-hee, focused on showing more intimate emotions. The sense of loss the band must have felt for a while (as much as a lost day and a lost story), confusion about the direction to go (I'm looking for somewhere else), and futility (nameless castles just meaninglessly collapse) and resentment for no reason (my anger that I don't know the end of). , My war that knows no end) Cho Kyu-hyun's voice is sharp.
Bae In-hyeok’s unique nervous vocals leave behind the boredom, irritation, and intensified emotions of “same days, same words” and leave behind the moment of separation (a face full of scars, a day when you seem to know what to say) The stark contrast of Lee Yun-chan's appealing vocals, which is said to convey, shows quite dramatically the storm of emotions the band must have gone through.
After “SANTIAGO,” which sadly depicts the onlooker attitude of a pilgrim, Kyu-Hyun Cho quietly leaving the road (carefully preparing a small boat and carrying my remaining small body), “Take Me” bursts out with Bada Kim’s voice. To” reveals the thematic consciousness that runs through this album. When you take a step back, you start to see your surroundings (all of them talk to you, did you have a lot to say, “SANTIAGO”). Only then can I see the beings I am grateful for who “raised me up when I was infinitely small” and face the difficult scars as they are (I shine in this light). Overcome begins by acknowledging and accepting this (all the hatred thrown into the forest of pain comes to mind, it all fades away and is erased). The conflicting themes of pain and wounds, healing and overcoming are mixed under the roar of the sea of Kim. At the same time, the pain is felt so desperately, the strength and will to overcome are also full. And even “BLUFFING,” which expresses ABTB’s straight attack method, which decided to show it as it is (vomit everything it has) rather than hide and hide (hide the hand and cheat the hand), Bada Kim perfectly represents ABTB’s strong will. . Even if it is the highlight of this album, there is no inferiority.
“Gray Boy,” which decorates the end of the album, shows a sticky blues that can be called ABTB’s answer to Park Geun-hong’s blues project Overdrive Philosophy. It feels like I am diligently making and sharing the food I made with my new lover, recalling the memories of my old lover enjoying it. Hwang Rin and Kwak Sang-gyu show off the blues as if they were showing off. Lee Yun-chan, who previously sang about the pain of parting indifferently, goes back and forth between the beginning and the climax of emotions in “Gray Boy” and shows a great collaboration with ABTB-style blues. The regret of the unfinished scenes (the dance alone is over, the words I can't say are memories) come more dramatically with Lee Yun-chan's deep voice.
Both may be unpleasant, but I can't describe ABTB's new album except for Park Geun-hong. This album was the beginning of his withdrawal, so it was a possible attempt. Leading by the splendid sword dance of the two guitarists with different styles, so great vocals show off their strong presence in the narrative created by ABTB and match each song. In terms of the 'transplantation' mentioned earlier, it seems to be a fairly successful operation. This is because there is no sense of incongruity in the faces with new eyes and mouths transplanted. For those who like the mood of the existing ABTB, there are some parts that can be somewhat disparate, but this part is not something that ABTB will have to solve somehow in the future. It's an album that's fun to listen to in many ways. Because it was a successful attempt, the new face that ABTB will create in the future is more unpredictable.
Written by Kim Nae-hyun (ROCK N ROLL RADIO)
[CREDIT]
ABTB (Attraction Between Two Bodies)
Hwang Leen (Guitar/Vocal)
Guitar Kwak SangGyu (Guitar/Vocal)
Jang HyuckJoe (Bass/Vocal)
Kang DaeHui (Drums)
Executive Producer Kang DaeHui
Produced, Arranged & Performed By ABTB
BULLY, JUMP, END, THRILLER, Gray Boy, Take Me To, EMPIRE
Words & Music By ABTB
BLUFFING, SANTIAGO
Words By ABTB
Music By ABTB, Park KeunHong
Mixed & Mastered By Oh HyungSeok [Titan Recording Studio]
Recorded By Park JungHo [Titan Recording Studio]
Guitar Recorded By Hwang Leen, Kim Hyunsu [Jimicrack Sound]
on BULLY, JUMP, SANTIAGO, END, THRILLER, Gray Boy
Guitar Recorded By Hwang Leen
on BLUFFING, EMPIRE, Take Me To
Album Art Designed By Kim Daein
Photo By Kim SoRa
Description (Original):
애초에 멤버 하나하나의 화려한 이력이 화제가 되어 '홍대판 어벤져스'라 불리며 등장한 ABTB였으니 훌륭한 결과물을 기대하는 건 너무나 당연한 것일지도 모른다. 하지만 동종 업계 종사자로서 한 가지 단언할 수 있는 것은 이 바닥에선 1+1+1+1+1이 5라고 누구도 확신할 수 없다는 것이다. 우리는 이미 여러 차례 소위 슈퍼 밴드라 불리는 이들의 결과물에 실망해오지 않았나. 미남 미녀들의 가장 예쁜 얼굴형, 눈, 코, 입이 합쳐졌을 때의 기괴함을 떠올려본다면, 밴드의 결과물은 개개인의 실력보다 그 조합이 만드는 시너지에 의해 좌우된다고 보는 게 합당할 것이다.이미 여러 차례 한국대중음악상을 수상하며 꽤 훌륭한 조합임을 증명했던 ABTB는 이번 음반 제작에 앞서 보컬 박근홍의 탈퇴라는 커다란 변화를 겪어야 했다. 흔히 보컬을 프론트맨이라 칭하는 이유는 말 그대로 가장 먼저 보이고 들리는 포지션이기 때문이다. 목소리가 들어간 음악이라면 분명 목소리가 가장 많은 것을 보여주고 설명한다. 음악이 가진 인상과 무드를 가장 진하게 표현하기에, 밴드 음악을 얼굴에 빗댄다면 보컬은 눈과 입이라 말해도 부족하지 않을 것이다. 곡마다 어울리는 눈과 입을 이식받기로 한 ABTB의 결정은 여러모로 대담해 보인다.
'푸 파이터스와 레드 제플린의 결합'이라는 세간의 평이 무색하지 않을 만큼 하드록이라는 장르적 문법에 충실했던 1집, 프로그레시브 록을 듣는 듯한 새로운 시도들이 돋보인 잘 짜여진 컨셉 앨범이었던 2집에 비하면 이번 음반은 전반적으로 더 감각적이고 'Young'한 하드록을 들려준다. 박근홍이 만들어내는 까칠하면서도 무거운 무드 아래 의도적으로 스스로를 봉인해왔던 리프들이 예전과는 다르게 여러모로 발랄하다. 기타 파트는 철저하게 두 기타리스트 황린과 곽상규의 재량에 맡겼다는 강대희(드럼)와 장혁조(베이스)의 말처럼 이번 음반에서 기타는 그 어느 때보다 자유롭다. 그러면서도 감각적으로 균형을 맞춰 치밀하게 짜여진 리프들은 과함이 없다. 강대희와 장혁조가 만드는 관록의 그루브는 더할 나위 없는 완급조절로 젊은 기타리스트들의 화려한 칼춤에 완성도를 더해준다.
1번 트랙 “BULLY”는 당혹스럽게도 기타리스트 곽상규의 기타가 아닌 랩으로 포문을 연다. 다른 멤버들이 한창 “BULLY”의 보컬에 대해 고민할 때 곽상규는 호기롭게 그 위에 랩을 녹음해서 보냈다고 한다. “내가 뭔 짓을 하던지” 상관 말라는 그의 거침없는 외침은 자연스럽게 새로 시작하는 ABTB의 출사표가 되었다.
이전 음반들이 사회적 쟁점들에 대한 화두를 던지는 데 집중했다면, 강대희의 주도로 만들어진 이번 음반의 가사들은 좀 더 내밀한 감정들을 보여주는 데 초점을 맞췄다. 밴드가 한동안 느꼈을 상실감(잃어버린 하루와 잃어버린 얘기만큼), 나아가야 할 방향성에 대한 혼란(어딘가 또 어딘가 찾고 있지), 그리고 허무함(이름 없는 성들이 의미 없이 무너질 뿐)과 이유 모를 원망(끝 모를 나의 분노, 끝 모를 나의 전쟁)을 전하는 조규현의 목소리엔 잔뜩 날이 서 있다.
배인혁 특유의 신경질적인 보컬로 표현되는 “똑같은 날들, 같은 말들”에 대한 권태와 짜증, 격해진 감정들을 뒤로하고 이별의 순간(상처 가득했던 달라진 얼굴, 무슨 말을 할지 알 것 같은 날)을 진하게 전하는 이윤찬의 호소력 넘치는 보컬의 극명한 대비는 밴드가 거쳐왔을 감정의 풍랑을 꽤 극적으로 보여준다.
조규현이 조용히 읊조리며 길을 떠나는(작은 배를 한 척 조심스레 준비해 하나 남은 작은 내 몸을 싣고서) 순례자의 방관적인 태도를 애처롭게 그려낸 “SANTIAGO”를 지나 김바다의 목소리와 함께 터져 나오는 “Take Me To”에 도달하면 이번 앨범을 관통하는 주제 의식이 드러난다. 한발 물러나면 비로소 주변 보이기 시작한다(그 모든 것이 말을 걸어와, 할 얘기가 많았던 걸까, “SANTIAGO”). 그제야 “한없이 작아진 날 일으켜 세운” 고마운 존재들이 보이고, 힘든 상처들을 있는 그대로 마주할 수 있다(이 빛 속에 나를 비추네). 이를 인정하고 받아들이는 것으로 극복은 시작된다(고통의 숲에 던져진 모든 미움이 떠오르네, 그 모든 게 멀어지네 지워지네). 아픔과 상처, 그리고 치유와 극복이라는 상반되는 테마가 김바다의 포효 아래 뒤섞인다. 고통스러움이 너무나도 절절하게 느껴지는 동시에 극복을 위한 힘과 의지 또한 충만하다. 그리고 감추고 숨기기 보다는(패를 감춰 패를 속여 내) 있는 그대로를 보여주기로 한(가진 것을 모두 토해내버려) ABTB의 정공법을 직선적으로 표명하는 “BLUFFING”까지, 김바다는 ABTB의 강한 의지를 완벽하게 대변한다. 이 앨범의 하이라이트라 해도 손색이 없다.
앨범의 마지막을 장식하는 “Gray Boy”는 박근홍의 블루스 프로젝트 오버드라이브 필로소피에 대한 ABTB의 대답이라 할 수 있을 정도로 끈적한 블루스를 보여준다. 마치 내가 만든 요리를 옛 애인이 맛있게 먹던 기억을 떠올리며 더 열심히 만들어 새 애인과 나눠 먹는 느낌. 황린과 곽상규는 블루스를 보란 듯이, 원 없이 뽐낸다. 앞서 무덤덤하게 이별의 아픔을 노래한 이윤찬은 “Gray Boy”에서 감정의 발단과 절정을 오가며 ABTB식 블루스와 너무나도 훌륭한 호흡을 보여준다. 완성하지 못한 장면들에 대한 아쉬움(홀로 추는 춤은 끝나고, 못내 남길 말은 기억으로)이 이윤찬의 진한 목소리로 더욱 극적으로 다가온다.
양쪽 다 달갑지 않을 수 있겠지만 박근홍을 제하고는 ABTB의 새 음반을 설명할 수 없다. 이 음반은 그의 탈퇴가 시작이었고, 그래서 가능했던 시도들이었다. 스타일이 다른 두 기타리스트의 화려한 칼춤을 필두로, 너무나도 훌륭한 보컬들이 ABTB가 만든 서사 안에서 저마다의 강한 존재감을 뽐내며 각 각의 노래와 깔맞춤을 이룬다. 앞서 말했던 '이식'이라는 측면에서 보면 꽤 성공적인 수술이라 생각된다. 새로운 눈과 입이 이식된 얼굴들에서 위화감이 느껴지지 않기 때문이다. 기존 ABTB의 무드를 좋아하는 이들에겐 다소 이질적일 수 있는 대목들이 눈에 띄지만, 이 부분은 앞으로 ABTB가 어떻게든 해결해 나가야 할 과제가 아닐까. 여러모로 듣는 재미가 있는 앨범이다. 성공적인 시도였기에 앞으로 ABTB가 만들어갈 새로운 얼굴이 더 예측이 안 된다.
글 - 김내현 (로큰롤라디오 (ROCK N ROLL RADIO))
[CREDIT]
ABTB (Attraction Between Two Bodies)
기타 황린 / Hwang Leen (Guitar/Vocal)
기타 곽상규 / Kwak SangGyu (Guitar/Vocal)
베이스 장혁조 / Jang HyuckJoe (Bass/Vocal)
드럼 강대희 / Kang DaeHui (Drums)
Executive Producer 강대희 (Kang DaeHui)
Produced, Arranged & Performed By ABTB
BULLY, JUMP, END, THRILLER, Gray Boy, Take Me To, EMPIRE
Words & Music By ABTB
BLUFFING, SANTIAGO
Words By ABTB
Music By ABTB, 박근홍 (Park KeunHong)
Mixed & Mastered By 오형석 (Oh HyungSeok) [Titan Recording Studio]
Recorded By 박정호 (Park JungHo) [Titan Recording Studio]
Guitar Recorded By 황린 (Hwang Leen), 김현수 (Kim Hyunsu) [Jimicrack Sound]
on BULLY, JUMP, SANTIAGO, END, THRILLER, Gray Boy
Guitar Recorded By 황린 (Hwang Leen)
on BLUFFING, EMPIRE, Take Me To
Album Art Designed By 김대인 (Kim DaeIn)
Photo By 김소라 (Kim SoRa)
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