Fluxus Music: Clazziquai Project

So Clazziquai Project is back with their new track "Can't Go On My Own", which is a sweet track that exemplifies the brilliance of their music. Great harmonies over a beautiful music track. Alex and Horan are, in my opinion, the most awesome couple in Korean music. They are both talented to the gills on their own, but they shine the brightest when they work together. This track also features rapping from none other than Kim Jin Pyo, who most people have probably never heard of, but really should check out as well.

So what makes Clazziquai Project so amazing?

Everything!

(Seriously, they are the coolest group to come out of Korea, hands down)

DJ Clazzi (Kim Sung Hoon) started of as a web designer who would make music in his spare time. He had gone to college in Canada, and while I have not seen any direct quote on the matter, this seems to be when he met Alex and his sister Christina, who was the original female vocalist during the formation period of the group. They released three albums together while experimenting with different sounds and styles. Christina then decided to leave, and in came Horan. Now I have no idea how they sounded when Christina was in the group, since it seems impossible to find the original three albums, but it is hard to imagine anything sounding more beautiful than the when Alex and Horan harmonize.

To harmonize is to make two voices blend into one sound, and they do this masterfully. The way they play off of each other and with each other you would think they are more than just friends and colleagues. They have denied that such a relationship is going on, but either way fate has brought together two amazing souls. But Clazziquai Project is about more than great music and vocals...

... It's also about remixes! Every album since their first official album Instant Pig has had a follow up remix album, or .5 album. These often have a more electronic or house sound to them, and while the standard albums contain some wonderful ballads and soundtrack like songs, the .5 albums are full of great music to dance or workout to. Now these often feature guest producers or vocalists, but sometimes it is just the trio trying a different sound with a song or just doing a track that didn't fit into the standard album. 

They also sometimes choose to edit in clips from a movie rather than make a MV for tracks off the .5 albums. While I have seen some people complain, they forget that DJ Clazzi is often busy writing new music, Alex has an acting and solo career, and Horan is also the lead vocals for the group Ibadi. These are busy people.

Now if all of this is not enough to get you into their music, let me add some more reasons. Tablo (Epik High), Verbal and PE'Z (m-flo), Bobby Kim, Han (W&Whale), and Yasutaka Nakata. These, among many others including people from newer groups like Sunny Hill and 2am, are some of the artists that have done tracks with Clazziquai Project or their solo works.

So check them out if you haven't already, and if you have, check out some of their music you probably missed (there's a lot). I don't think I've heard anyone yet say they were disappointed by Clazziquai Project.