New Album from Korea Town Acid is Equal Parts Weird and Wonderful

We’re kicking off the week with a recommendation. Korea Town Acid has unleashed her first full-length album. Out now on Canadian label Urbnet, Metamorphosis is equal parts weird and wonderful.

Korea Town Acid – aka Jessica Cho – is wildly creative. An electronic artist at the core, her sound fuses UK future bass, glitch, jungle and alternative hip-hop into creations that go beyond the club.

Experiments

Born in Seoul, South Korea and based out of Toronto, Jessica’s venture into music began when her mother enrolled her in piano lessons. Today, Jessica experiments with different soundscapes while keeping her classically trained foundations intact. She’ll meld R&B infused dub elements with IDM and K-pop.

As Korea Town Acid, Jessica’s reputation is growing globally. She has DJed and performed live with hardware synths in Seoul, New York, Athens, Berlin, London, and Helsinki. In Canada, Jessica has played at Kazoo Fest, NXNE, MUTEK, Plissken Festival and Toronto Sound Festival. Her 2019 DJ set at Piknic Èlectronic in Montreal was broadcast on Boiler Room and NOW magazine listed Jessica’s 2018 Mahogani Forest EP as one its best albums of the year.

Collaborations

With touring opportunities obliterated by the global pandemic, Jessica has leaned into producing. “To be honest, I am enjoying this stay-home bedroom producer moment right now,” she said.

Korea Town Acid’s new album Metamorphosis is entirely self-produced with Dave Cooley (Tame Impala, J Dilla, M83) on mix and mastering duties. The 10-track album features a range of collaborations from Toronto-based artist DESIIRE, UK-based Korean pianist and rapper Pianwooo, Seoul rapper PNSB, LA beatmaker Dreamdave and New Jersey MC L.J The Alien. Check out atmospheric drum & bass cut There’s No Turning Back from the album below.

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