About Guckkasten

This post is a translation of Hyunwoo Ha's post on Cyworld Club. 
http://club.cyworld.com/guckkasten
(Original posting date: 2008.07.02 15:42)



1. Name of the Band                

Guckkasten (국카스텐)

A word meaning "Chinese-style kaleidoscope"

Inspired from Hague's work "Art and fire", the band endeavors to express 

their music as if watching psychedelic images hidden in an analogue art.

                 

2. Members

*Gribouill 

Part : Vocal

*Kyo 

 Part : Guitar 

*Gwang-gil (光吉)

 Part : Drums

* Kibang 

Part : Bass

3. History

2000

            

Gribouill is walking down a street in Daejeon..

              

Gwang-gil, whom Gribouill has never met before, asks "Excuse me~ Are you into music?" while sucking an ice-cream.

Hence, by some twist of fate and with a moment's encounter, the two join a school band in Daejeon.

However, with musical conflicts with the other members, the two quit their college and leave for Seoul...

    

But with the loss of their will, Gwang-gil finds a job and Gribouill studies clothing...

               

2001

            

While Gribouill is working part-time at a gas station, he meets Jin-ah, whom he knew from high school

and for the first time, Jin-ah, Gwang-gil, and Gribouill get together.

And they decide to form a rock band.

Then.... they meet Kyo, who lives in Gangwondo and plays a guitar, through the internet.

There is no bassist....

So the guitarist Jin-ah changes his position to bassist

and for the first time, the band is formed.

Name of the band "New Unbalance".... ㅡ,.ㅡ;

For the first time, they make their own music and perform.

During this time, they meet In-Kyung, whom they met at the school band, and lures her to join the band. 

2002

Perform in Hongdae area, scribble music... throw away... make again... throw away again

live like beggars and perform in shabby places.

Everything goes wrong and the will to do music is lost again...

The band goes on halt...

2003

Jin-ah, the bassist, senses discord between the members

and leaves the band.

And the other members force themselves to make the band again.

Name of the band "The C.O.M"

And finds a new bassist.

The members, who had no money to practice, eat, sleep, and to do whatever

just force and really force themselves to practice together at a music institute

make music, perform, work at construction sites... live miserably and make miserable music...

Then by some chance, the band wins Hidden Whiz at Ssamzie Rock Festival

and performs for the last time.

The band had already dismembered, as all grew sick of the laborious and miserable life they lived through every day.

               

2004

Gwang-gil gets into defense industry.

Gribouill goes to military service.

Kyo goes back to Gangwondo.

End of the much forced, irritating, and strenuous band life.

2005

.................................

              

                 

2006

Gribouill is discharged from the military service in April and tries to learn pottery, but the president of a music institute helps him.

Kyo gets back in touch and they meet again.

The members that only had long time relationship and nothing else, decide to form the band again

Gribouill and Kyo make music for 7 months in Gangwondo.

2007               

In April, Gwang-gil re-joins the band after leaving the factory.

And they name the band.

"Guckkasten"

And they perform. 

In mid August, a guitarist named Gyun-yoo, decides to join Guckkasten as the bassist. 

                 

He starts from 24th August, the 3rd preliminary round for Ssamzie Sound Festival Hidden Whiz.

Makes earnings from delivery service with Gwang-gil at Gangwondo, makes music and performs together.

But decides to leave the band as he could not accept his role as the bassist.

Hence the three members perform as the band.

(Currently Jin-uck is in a band named Anti-Roman as a guitarist.) 

           

2008                

In March, the band escapes Gangwondo and moves to Seoul.

And nests in the photo studio of Jin-ah's wife. (Jin-ah is the former bassist of the band.)

And finds a studio for the band at Sadang.

And the man at Sadang studio volunteers to help in recording their music. 

The recording starts from April.

And we move our nest to Nacksungdae. (Near the studio.)

Then one day in June.....

Young "Kibang", who has 6 years of mischief history with the band members, give a call.

And after long years of playing-hard-to-get, he joins us, starting from EBS Sympathy performance.

The band has been performing hard for the past 12 months and is still on going ever since.