파란노을 (Parannoul)
Parannoul is an anonymous musician hailing from Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Exploding in the musical underground with 2021's To See The Next Part of the Dream, 2021's 3-artist split Downfall of the Neon Youth, and 2023's After the Magic, Parannoul has slowly been cementing himself as one of the most important voices in the Korean independent music scene.
His digital and fragmented approach to sound design deconstructs his musical influences, collaging them into a nostalgic, emotive, cinematic and noisy tour-de-force.
While well known for his eclectic mix of shoegaze, post rock, and indie rock, Parannoul has also made music under the Mydreamfever and 끝이별 (laststar) aliases.
Asian Glow
Asian Glow, known to many as Gyn, is a multi-instrumentalist and musician hailing from Seoul, Republic of Korea.
With works like Cull Ficle, Stalled Flutes, means, Weatherglow (with Weatherday), Paraglow (with Parannoul) and Dreamglow (with sonhos tomam conta), they have channeled a multitude of genres, styles and approaches to production -- making no Asian Glow release sound like another.
They weave together glitchy, over-processed textures and effect-laden instrumentation to craft a distinct style of noise pop and indie-rock that feels otherworldly, futuristic and lo-fi.
Gyn is also a member of Seoul-based shoegaze group FOG, alongside Ryu, Oh, Park and 9SuK.
This music project was active until 2024; with Gyn's final album under Asian Glow cultimating in the release of Unwired Detour.
Gyn produces music under the following monikers:
Ægetheloomer
CㅔSHcTxㄴ
Moth Pylon
noman's'lave
곧 (Gqwuoad)
신송장 (Sin Songjang)
sonhos tomam conta
Lua Viana, known under the aliases sonhos tomam conta and moondaughter, is a musician hailing from São Paulo, Brazil.
Growing in profile as one of Brazil's pre-eminent shoegazers, her album's wierd, hypnagogia, maladaptive daydreaming and dreamglow are rich in pummeling emotion and dreamlike atmosphere.
Embracing a delicate balance of elegant dreamscapes, explosive catharsis, melodic instrumentation, and angular percussion -- Viana effortlessly fuses shoegaze, emo, ambient and blackgaze into an eclectic blend.
With sonhos tomam conta, Lua creates painted soundscapes that are ethereal as they are noisy, tenacious as they are despondent, and cosmopolitan as they are Brazilian.
Della Zyr
Della Zyr is an anonymous musician hailing from Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Her unique and ambitious approach to dream pop utilizes lo-fi soundscapes chock-full of melody, texture, rhythm, tension, and lethargy to inflate an otherwise simple sound palette into a towering monolith.
Multi-suited structures embrace a exponential sense of progression, before crashing down upon you in endless layers of ambience, feedback and emotion.
Despite only releasing 2 works with 2022's 비타민과 우려 Vitamins and Apprehension and 모호함 속의 너 Nebulous You, Zyr has proven herself to be a masterful artist who uses sound as her medium of sculpture.
Affiliated Acts and Friends of the Label
Dawners
Digital Dawn was a concert held in Seoul on August 14th, 2022. Artists performing at the concert were representative of the emerging wave of the "digital" independent music scene in Korea. 6 artists in total performed, 3 of which belonging to the Longinus roster.
The event was organized by 왑띠 (Wapddi), with help from each performing artist, and to a lesser degree, my label.
A compilation of covers was released as a special item for the show, with each artist reinterpreting a song by another with their unique approach to songwriting and production.
Remaining copies can be found and purchased here.
Artists:
Wapddi
Fin Fior
BrokenTeeth
XINLISUPREME
Yasumi Okano, known as XINLISUPREME is a Japanese producer and multi-instrumentalist known for their dissonant, textured and harsh style of noise music.
Longinus was lucky enough to reissue his seminal album, I Am Not Shinzo Abe in 2023, which was an infamously radical form of musical and political protest directed at Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe upon its initial release in 2018.
TURQUOISEDEATH
TURQUOISEDEATH is a breaks and jungle artist based out of London, United Kingdom.
Their debut album, Se Bueno is a bubbly and vibrant collection of jungle that seamlessly fused dream pop and shoegaze production.
Longinus released their debut album on July 28th, 2023!
Weatherday
Weatherday, known mononymously as Sputnik, is an anonymous artist hailing from Sweden.
After capturing the ears of listeners with their lo-fi blend of emo, noise pop, and slacker rock on 2018's Come In, Sputnik has proven themselves to be one of the most revered figures in the contemporary noise pop / DIY scene.
Sputnik has released music under the aliases Five Pebbles, Lola's Pocket PC and Rana Plastic Bubbles.
Longinus had the special opportunity to physically release Weatherglow (with Asian Glow) in 2022, a fan favorite among our growing discography!
Precocious Neophyte
Helmed by Jeehye Ham with support from Ethan Waddell, Brenden Romanowski and Clinton Weber, Precocious Neophyte is the natural point of evolution from one of Korea's first shoegazers.
Steeped in classic shoegaze sensibilities, Precocious Neophyte models their songs around the dynamism of performance -- creating a sense of atmosphere and tension through the crushing layers of feedback paired with Ham's airy vocals.
Longinus had the incredible opportunity to release their 2024 EP, Stony!