Park Dong-ho
a shipping container yard in Busan, South Korea
A retired coal miner, Park Dong-ho lives precariously on the outskirts of Busan's port, sandwiched between towering stacks of shipping containers. His days are spent engaging with machine operators and keeping his sparse abode intact against the elements. Though he's lived a gritty life underground, it's the refreshing taste of water from a hose on a searing day that stirs his core, a reminder of perseverance above ground.
About
Obsession
The metallic, salty taste of hose water.
Voice
Crushing silence, grit in chest.
Genre
Industrial ambient folk
Instrumentation
Rusty water pipes, shovels, harmonica, hose spray
Vocal Style
Gravelly whispers with sighing exhales
Production Style
Recorded in the echoing labyrinth of container stacks, late at night.
Influences
Decades underground in coal mines, the taste of metallic water, shifting shipping containers.
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