For our 260th episode of Global Vibe Radio, enjoy this cerebral, atmospheric and deep journey into the musical mastermind of Jongmin Lee aka Oslon, a South Korean DJ, producer, and founder of the highly-respected Oslated imprint.
With this new Egyptian Secrets EP, Oslated and The Alchemical Theory want to involve the listener in a journey into the mysteries of ancient Egypt. The civilization of ancient Egypt was developed along the Nile Valley from the floodgates, to the south and to the border with present Sudan, to the mouth, to the delta, to the Mediterranean Sea, for a total area of about 1000 km. Although the territory was much larger, including much of the Libyan-Nubian Desert, human settlements, since the earliest times, developed only in the narrow green belt close to the banks of the wide river, in some places even only a few hundred meters. These lands are rich in charm and mystery and with our music we want to retrace them mentally, without real borders.
Today we’re happy to be premiering a track from one of South Korea’s best exports, Scøpe.
Released as part of the latest V/A release on Oslated Seoul, “Geumoreum 금오름 黑岳” literally translates to Black Mountain, as the artist himself explained:
“Geumoreum” located in Jeju is a parasitic volcano ‘Oreum’ – regional dialect of Jeju that means a mountain having a single peak- which is 427.5 meters above sea level. Geumoreum is sometimes notated in Chinese characters ‘黑岳’ or ‘Black Oreum’ which means ‘Black Mountain’ since the soil of Geumoreum colors black.
– Scøpe from Seoul, South Korea.
