Dabda 다브다
Dabda is a 4-piece band from South Korea consisting of vocal/guitarist Kim Ji-Ae, guitarist Lee Joseph, drummer Lee Seung-Hyun, and bassist Noh Keo-Hyun.
They are best known for expressing dream-like strolls within their music with their poetic lyrics and unique play-style capable of expanding and variegating their own sounds, best shown in their live performances. Even though they incorporate vocals within their songs, their main sound is driven by sparkly yet often cinematic guitar heavy interplays and complex drumming dynamics usually reminiscent of post-rock and math-rock sounds.
They officially marked their start with the 2016 EP [Island of Each] and are currently very active with the release of their 1st full length album [But, All The Shining Things Are] in 2020 while expressing themselves as ‘Pastel Psychedelic.’
MEMBER
Kim Ji-Ae ｜ Vocal / Guitar
Lee Joseph ｜ Guitar
Noh Keo-Hyun｜ Bass
Lee Seung-Hyun ｜ Drums
CAREER
Awards
2018 Pentaport [Super Rookie] Grand Prize
2017 Musistance Korea [Independent Project] TOP 8
2017 KT&G Sangsang-Madang [Band Discovery] Winner
Festivals
2019 Playtime Festival [Mongolia]
2018 Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival
2018 Jeonju Ultimate Music Festival
2017 KT&G SangSang-Shilhyun Festival
International Showcase Selection
2020 Music Cities Convention
2020 Bangkok Music City [Thailand]
2019 Liverpool Sound City [UK]
2019 K-Music Showcase [UK]
2019 K-Music Showcase [Poland]
2018-2021 ZandariFesta Official Selection
2018 aPaMM Official Selection
2018 MU:CON Official Selection
2018 Seoul Music City Connection
Press
2021 Pitchfork Selects
2021 Rolling Stone Japan: 韓国のマスロックバンドDabda、柏倉隆史とのコラボ曲ドキュメンタリー映像公開 (Japan)
2020 [But, All The Shining Things Are] Album Review (Korea)
2020 DABDA獨格音樂，粉彩質感般的迷幻搖滾 (Taiwan)
2018 Post-rock band Dabda create ‘pastel psychedelic’ soundscape (Korea)
SNS
Label : Rock Records
Management : Tron Music Agency (Overseas)