Mask EP consists of four tracks which has a mix of psychedelic music, garage rock, and alt-rock.  Asian Chairshot made each track that lasts more than three minutes which make Mask like a full-length album. Different verses, tempo, bridge, and style are arranged to make each song diverse and unique.

The explosive journey begins once you start listening to this EP. It starts off with taking you in transition by the first track, “Girl”. Then, “Lord of Basement” takes you on an intensive wild ride. “Flower” makes you feel happy that you are safe and sound. Finally, “Mask” takes on one final ride till you, finally, land on your feet and left feeling numb.

Mask EP truly presents Asian Chairshot’s way in making and performing their music. They evoke so much emotions in every track that lasts more than four to eight minutes long. A full blast of madness with dramatic and melodic tunes that blow the listeners’ minds away.

Ahead of the UK tour, Asian Chairshot’s drummer, Kyewan Park, took the time to answer some questions in the interview, from music to their thoughts about coming to perform in the UK for the first time.

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How would you describe your music?

Kyewan Park: We always struggle with this question. If possible, we’d rather for people to listen to our music with no idea of what to expect. We think if they have no pre-conceived notions, they will have a more honest reaction to the music. They can decide for themselves what kind of music they think it is and whether they like what they hear or not.

Your music contains elements of old Korean style melodies. How do you balance rock music with these older Korean sounds? 

Kyewan Park: I think every Korean has old Korean-style melodies inside them! So ours comes out naturally in our music.  Our songs are all made by jamming together. Whatever balances are in our music get worked out naturally as we’re all playing together.
 
Please tell us about your 2013 Mask EP. What is the meaning behind each song on the album?

Kyewan Park: The title of the EP has two meanings. One is a real mask that can be put on your face. The other is the Sino-Korean word that means “escape.” The cover art was an image that one of my friends drew. We thought the picture was really cool and impressive so we used it and called the EP Mask. As for the songs, “Girl” is based on a scary true story about someone we know. “Lord of the Basement” is a song about a loser who has no future and just sighs and stares at the ceiling. And “Mask Dance” is about our hearts behind the masks we wear.

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What is your opinion about K-indie music slowly becoming more known amongst international audiences?

Kyewan Park: It’s great! Hopefully this is the beginning of something really good for the Korean indie scene. We hope that one day many Korean indie bands can travel all around the world and share their music with people. Everyone please keep paying attention to our indie scene. We promise you won’t regret it! 

This will be your first time touring in the UK. What are your feelings about your upcoming tour?

Kyewan Park: I think most rock musicians really respect and admire the UK’s musical history. I never thought I’d be able to tour in the UK as a musician so this is a big deal for me personally.  We’re all really excited about our upcoming gigs.

What are you looking forward to doing while you are in the UK?

Kyewan Park: Playing our gigs and drinking lots and lots and lots of really good beer!

Asian Chairshot UK Tour Dates (Courtesy of the Artist)

What can audiences expect from Asian Chairshot’s UK performances?

Kyewan Park: We’re going to be sharing a lot of new songs from our upcoming full-length debut. It’s called Horizon and comes out on May 28. We recorded Horizon last December in Seoul. It was produced by Jeff Schroeder from Smashing Pumpkins. We’re really excited to share our new music with people.

Who are your favourite UK artists?

Kyewan Park: Heenam really loves Radiohead.  Youngwon and I like Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin.

You’re going to release a new album after your UK tour. Please tell us about the album.

Kyewan Park: As I said above it’s called Horizon and will come out on May 28. It’s going to have nine songs on it. We recorded it at the end of last year. Jeff Schroeder and engineer Ryan Grostefon did great work on the album.  We’re really excited for people to hear it.

Please say a few words to music fans in the UK. 

Kyewan Park: We can’t wait to share our music with you. This will be our first time in the UK, but we plan to keep coming again and again. Please keep following Asian Chairshot!