The geeks

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The geeks
The Geeks as opening act for American hardcore band Terror (Ssamzie Space, September 18, 2009)
The Geeks as opening act for American hardcore band Terror (Ssamzie Space, September 18, 2009)
General information
origin Seoul ( South Korea )
Genre (s) Punk rock , hardcore
founding 1999
Current occupation
singing
 Seo Ki-seok ( 서기석 )
guitar
 Kang Jun-sung ( 강 준성 )
guitar
 Kim Myoung-Gene ( 김명진 )
bass
 Jung Bong-kyu ( 정봉규 )
Drums
 Choi Im-young ( 최임영 )

The Geeks are a hardcore band from South Korea . They are one of the first hardcore bands in Korea and one of the first to introduce the straight edge lifestyle and form a youth crew .

history

The Geeks were founded in 1999 by school friends Seo Ki-seok and Kang Jun-sung, shortly after they discovered the existence of Korean punk for themselves through the sampler Our Nation released by Drug Records .

The band signed with the American independent labels Think Fast! Records , Get Outta Town Records , Townhall Records and GMC Records . These connections gave them many opportunities to play outside of Korea, which is still rare for Korean bands to this day. They were the first Korean punk band to successfully tour the United States . After several tours in the USA, they went on a world tour in 2007, which took them to Malaysia and Singapore , among others .

The Geeks played at SXSW in 2013 with the support of the Korea Creative Content Agency . You will appear in the upcoming Stephen Epstein and Timothy Tangherlini documentary, the follow-up to 1999's Our Nation.

At the moment, due to their professional careers, the geeks have little time for music. Seo works for GM Daewoo and Kang for an IT company.

Reviews

PunkNews.org declares the band to be “the undisputed most popular hardcore band from Korea. The geeks should come to mind when you think of Asian hardcore. ”The album“ Every Time We Fall ”was rated 7.5 out of 10 in a review by Scene Point Blank and it says:“ At the end of the day the geeks are more than just a new affair with their debut album "Every Time We Fall". The album is full of great music and honest lyrics. If you're lucky enough to see the geeks live, you should be prepared to stage dive as hard as you can and scream your lungs out. ”In a band biography, their influence and pioneering role are highlighted with the statement:“ The Geeks are to Asia what Youth of Today are to American hardcore ”.

Straight edge

The band originally began as a straight edge group in which all members abstained from alcohol. Korea's drinking culture is strong and Seo struggled to remain abstinent during college and mandatory military service , despite claiming he was almost attacked once for refusing to drink. Despite violence issues in the global straight edge scene, the geeks are a non-violent band and have many friends who drink. The singer Seo draws an X on the back of his hand to demonstrate his straight-edge stance. Despite her straight edge reputation, straight edge is not a main topic in her writing. At the moment not all band members live straight edge anymore.

Open Your Eyes and Powwow

Seo also founded and co-managed the music promotion agency Open Your Eyes , which brought a large number of foreign hardcore bands such as Champion, Outbreak, Terror , Sick of It All , Down to Nothing, Have Heart, No Turning Back and Bane to South Korea. Through Open Your Eyes , Seo became one of the main investors in the Powwow live club near Noksapyeong Subway Station in the Haebangchon and Gyeongnidan area. The club closed in 2013.

Discography

  • 2001: Together as One, Far East Hardcore Split (split album with In My Pain, GMC Records)
  • 2002: What's Inside ( EP , Think Fast! Records)
  • 2004: From the Start 1999-2004 ( compilation , Kawaii Records)
  • 2006: Every Time We Fall (Get Outta Town Records)
  • 2014: Still Not in This Alone (Think Fast! Records)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Paul Mutts: Interview with a Geek . In: Broke in Korea , March 2005. Retrieved January 15, 2014. 
  2. ^ Graham Osborne: Punk rock at crossroads in Korea . In: Yonhap News , November 9, 2011. Retrieved February 13, 2014. 
  3. ^ Jon Twitch: The Geeks Shall inherit the Earth . In: Broke in Korea , Spring 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2014. 
  4. ^ Jon Dunbar: Korean bands tour North America . In: Korea.net , April 17, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2014. 
  5. ↑ Jon Dunbar: Stephen Epstein: Korea's indie rock scholar . In: Korea.net , February 22, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2014. 
  6. ↑ Dave Hazzan: A report from South Korea! . In: Maximum Rock n Roll , August 16, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2014. 
  7. ↑ a b c Interviews: Ki Seok So (The Geeks) . In: PunkNews.Org , November 2, 2009. Retrieved February 2, 2014. 
  8. ↑ The Geeks . SXSW . Retrieved February 13, 2014.
  9. ↑ Alex Hoban: Korean hardcore is failing to crush the military . In: Vice (magazine) , May 6, 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2014. 
  10. ↑ Jon Hanka: The Geeks . In: Invasion Magazine , August 19, 2009. Retrieved February 15, 2014. 
  11. ↑ Jon Dunbar: Korea's hardcore punk scene . In: Korea Blog , November 19, 2012. Archived from the original on January 7, 2013 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved January 15, 2014. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / blog.korea.net 
  12. ^ Winston Ward: Open Your Eyes brings DIY to the ROK . In: HiExpat.com , March 5, 2011. Retrieved January 15, 2014. 
  13. ↑ Jon Twitch: Powwow! Right in the kisser! . In: Broke in Korea , December 2012. Retrieved January 15, 2014.