The Beige and The Gray: A Sound Journey
by Song Youngnam, Kim Doeon
In a dimly lit room, you see the silhouette of a woman in an alluring black dress. Then, she is revealed instead to be dressed in pure white. This visual paradox symbolizes Maurice Roucel’s two personas—‘seduction and elegance’ & ‘sensuality and purity.’ These dual personas, first expressed through fragrance, are newly reinterpreted through the music of Song Youngnam and Kim Doeon. Enter their soundscape, where an acoustic narrative draws contrast and balance between two worlds.
Introduction
The distinct styles of the two musicians create an energetic musical journey, exploring the harmony and tension of rival emotions. The result is a performance that reveals the nature of clashing forces—collision and harmony, light and shadow, sensuality and purity—presenting a sensory portrayal of layered identities that stretch beyond simple dualism.
Through a boundary-crossing experience, audiences are invited to discover the intersections between these two worlds. Within conflicting emotions and atmospheres, the two personas—seemingly at odds—ultimately melt into a single essence. In this musical journey by Song youngnam and Kim Doeon, the audience is invited to find their own answers to the complex question of inner identity.
Artist
Song Youngnam
Since his debut album The Back Of Beyond in 2017, Song Youngnam has released new works annually, including Simple Techniques For Braindance Sample Collection and s2211224rst. Actively working across sound-based exhibitions and performances, he also participates in film scoring projects. Currently, he continues to develop original musical projects through his collective Being 可愛い.
Kim Doeon
Electronic music producer Kim Doeon captures the sounds of life and the act of listening itself, weaving them into his own instrumental grammar and transforming them into landscapes where time stills. Using synthesizers, he composes elusive sounds that drift across the boundaries of the unknown and the unconscious, illusion and imagination. In 2022, he released his full-length album Damage, imbued with both alternative pop sensibilities and the nostalgia of early electronic music.