Korean Factor
Korean Factor formed in November, 2005. It is an one-man project, and this man is Yannis Vril Kamarinos. He is neither Korean, nor lives in Korea. But he is strongly influenced by the famous Asian nation. When he visited for the very first time Korea (Seoul and Busan, 2003) he came in (a little) touch with the underground scene.
Anyway, Vril decided to form Korean Factor, as a side project of his main band Forkys. Using harder beats, techno and industrial sounds, more minimalist musical phrases and just a few samples mainly in Korean (and some in English) language, Korean Factor offers a rather exotic industrial sound for the European audience and a quite different approach of electronic music for the Asian audience. In January, 2006 the first promo cd-r has been released, including two tracks, which you can download them, for free. Since nowadays, eight songs are representatives of the upcoming release, under the title CHE-IL GWA (first lesson). Live shows have already take place in Athens (Greece). During the shows, pictures and videos from Korea are projected, an action already positively mentioned by the local funs. There is no an official web site.
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
Nov.2005: Korean Factor appears in greek scene as a side project of Vril, programmer and vocalist of the gothic band Forkys
Jan.2006: Promo CDr released, containing two tracks.
Jan.2006: First live of "Korean Factor"
Nov.2006: Album tracks are ready, mastered at the famous Artracks Studios, of Athens/Greece. Many promos sent away.
2008: "Che-il Gwa" album is released by Super8 Productions! 8 tracks and full artwork for the limited CDr version, 4 tracks for the digital version
2008-2011: Some concerts took place in Athens (GR/EU)
Oct.2012: Hapkido Generation ep released! 2 tracks in digital format (mp3 and flac)
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
I play live and I enjoy it. I wish for more special moments in the near future! Of course, I hope that I will have the oppurtunity to play live in Korea! Industrial music and other subgenres are not so popular there, so it would be great for "Korean Factor" to be a part of the local industrial scene.
Your musical influences
Industrial music plus some techno and dark beats. Vocal samples in Korean language, including buddhist chants.
What equipment do you use?
Mainly my Nord MicroModular, Cakewalk Sonar, some soft synths plus sounds that I create from scratch, using microphones and console.
