Choi Joonyong

Choi Joonyong(Choi is the family name) is from Seoul, South Korea. He founded Astronoise(the first noise project in Korea) with Hong Chulki in 1996, and has been playing so-called noise/experimental/improvised music since then. He usually plays playback devices such as CD-player, MP3-player, tape player, VCR, and loud-speaker by utilizing the fallacy to expose their innate sounds from the mechanism. He is involved in collaborations with other artists and released many albums including five solo albums such as Danthrax which is made with malfunction of CD-player. He is interested in control and failure of playing through improvisation and composition. Recently he is working on solo performances questioning the inferiority and perception of sound which changes according to the surrounding environment and context. He runs a label called ¡®Balloon & Needle¡¯ releasing experimental music from Korea and does the cover design for most of the releases since 2000. He also plays bass guitar in a doom metal band 'Vomit & Tear' with members of SklavenTanz.
(photo from Dotolim)

- Choi Joonyong's interview on Foxy Digitalis

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5 modules V(Manual, 2008)

2009/02/21 ´é¿Ã¸²

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2011/01/31
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2011/05/21
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2011/06/22
The Book Society

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2011/08/13
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2021/10/30
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2011/08/19
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burst. behave

2011/11/03
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Fader

2018/03/25
Oto Project Space,
performed by Luciano Maggiore+Louie Rice

A. one loud speaker(something like a guitar amp)
B. sound source: white noise
C. something to cover the loud speaker such as blanket, sponge, paper, etc.

1. play B on A as loud as possible
2. cover or wrap A with C until B can't be heard (clearly)
3. undo 2
4. stop B

Monolith

2019/07/27
VOID(0)

duo project

with Hong Chulki

with Takahiro Kawaguchi

with Matija Schellander

with Jin Sangtae

band

Vomit & Tear
through the sloe

discography

Choi Joonyong - HOLD-> (web release, 2007: Balloon & Needle)

Choi Joonyong, Takahiro Kawaguchi, Hong Chulki - aimless, painless, timeless (CD-R, 2024: Balloon & Needle)

Choi Joonyong, Devin DiSanto - Strange Skills (CD, 2024: Erstwhile Records)

Choi Joonyong, Jin Sangtae - Hole In My Head (CD, 2020: Erstwhile Records)

Choi Joonyong - Washing Machine (digital, 2020: AMPLIFY 2020 quarantine by Erstwhile Records)

DANTHRAX - Megamix vol.2 (digital, 2020)

DANTHRAX - Megamix vol.1 (digital, 2018)

Choi Joonyong, Kevin Drumm, Hong Chulki - Normal (CD, 2015: Balloon & Needle)

Choi Joonyong, Kawaguchi Takahiro - Suncheon Hyanggyo (CD, 2012: Balloon & Needle)

DANTHRAX- DANTHRAX (CD, 2012: TRIGGER!)
Choi Joonyong, Hong Chulki, Ryu Hankil - all Ears Festival for Improvisert Musikk 2011 (digital, 2012: Audition Records)

Choi Joonyong, Ryu Hankil, Hong Chulki - INFERIOR SOUNDS (CD, 2011: Balloon & Needle)

Jason Kahn, Choi Joonyong, Ryu Hankil, Jin Sangtae, Hong Chulki, Park Seungjun - Dotolim (CD, 2010: Balloon & Needle)


Choi Joonyong - I am scratching a cd in a room (CD-R, 2010: Reductive)

Choi Joonyong - Burn Yoido Burn (mini CD-R, 2010: Ghost and Son)

Park Seungjun, Choi Joonyong - Driller (CD, 2009: Balloon & Needle)

Choi Joonyong, Hong Chulki, Sachiko M, Otomo Yoshihide - Sweet Cuts, Distant Curves (CD, 2008: Balloon & Needle)

Choi Joonyong, Hong Chulki, Ryu Hankil - 5 modules_V: Three Composition Pieces (CD-R, 2008: Manual)

Choi Joonyong, Hong Chulki - hum and rattle (CD, 2007: Balloon & Needle)

Choi Joonyong, Ryu Hankil, Jin Sangtae - 5 modules _I (CD-R, 2006: Manual)

Choi Joonyong - White Disc ver.2 (CD-R, 2006: Balloon & Needle)

Choi Joonyong - CDPS 01/02 (CD-R, 2006: Balloon & Needle)

Choi Joonyong, Jin Sangtae, Tangent - Antler Juice (CD, 2005: Postmoderncore)

Choi Joonyong - White Disc (CD-R, 2005: Balloon & Needle)

Choi Joonyong, Hong Chulki - Duo Works +1 (CD-R, 2005: Rasbliutto Recordings)

Choi Joonyong, Hong Chulki, Joe Foster - 4387 sec. (CD-R, 2005: Balloon & Needle)

Choi Joonyong, Hong Chulki - cd1, cd2 (CD-R, 2004: Balloon & Needle)

Choi Joonyong, Hong Chulki, Sato Yukie - 4462 sec. (CD-R, 2004: Balloon & Needle)

Choi Joonyong, Hong Chulki - Pulse Music Suite I-V (CD-R, 2003: Balloon & Needle)

THIS I THAT IS ALL OF YOU (book, 2017: Opentexture)
Fukushima! (2 CDS, 2012: Presqu'ile Records)
Dotolim USB (USB memory, 2012: Dotolim)
RELAY : Archive 2007 - 2008 (2 CDS, 2009: Manual)
Compost and Height first birthday celebration compilations (3 CDRs/free download, 2009: Compost and Height)
remix: Splinter vs Stalin - Frassicabox (6 CDRs, 2007: Turgid Animal)
Signal to Noise vol.6 (CD, 2008: For4ears)
ONJO - LIVE Vol.2 'Parallel Circuit' (2 CDS, 2007: Doubt Music)
Soundmuseum(museum for contemporary sound art) 'hold07'