| Love X Stereo | |
| Landscape: | yes |
| Origin: | Seoul, South Korea |
| Genre: | Electro, electronic rock, alternative, synth-pop, electropunk |
| Years Active: | 2011–present |
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Love X Stereo (Korean: 러브엑스테레오) is an electro duo from Seoul, Korea. Consisting lead vocalist and synthesizer player Annie Ko and guitarist and producer Toby Hwang, the duo debuted in 2011[1] by releasing an EP album called Buzzin'.
In 1998, Toby Hwang, then-bassist for Korean punk rock band 18Cruk, decided to quit to from a new 3-piece band, Skrew Attack.[2] Inspired by the faster-paced sounds of bands like NOFX, Black Flag, Bad Religion, and Minor Threat, Hwang cycled through numerous lineup changes with Skrew Attack before meeting vocalist Annie Ko in the Hongdae neighborhood in 2005.[3] Ko had attended Ewha Womans University and Seoul National University (studying physics and astronomy, respectively), before pursuing a career as a singer. Hwang and Ko remained core members of Skrew Attack until 2011.
Driven by a desire to branch out from their punk rock beginnings, Hwang and Ko decided to change the band's name to Love X Stereo, a name derived from Hwang's record label Stereo City Records. In a 2013 interview with Schoolkids Records' BLURT Magazine, Hwang states:
We did punk rock for years and years, so this time we wanted to do something different, something that isn’t necessarily punk rock, and something fresh and new. We love to add experimental flavor into our music, adding different elements from different genres that we like, such as trip hop, electro, alternative rock etc. So, changing band name was quite inevitable.Love X Stereo released their debut EP, Buzzin on December 28, 2011, incorporating elements of electronic music not previously featured in Skrew Attack's music.[4] Subsequent releases have continued to feature heavy use of synthesizers and drum machines, further developing their electro-rock sound.
| Year | Album | Track listing |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 37A
| 1. Maybe I 2. Dark and Light 3. Lemon Spark 4. Bring Me Back to You 5. Battle Wings 6. 백색소음 White Noise 7. Paradise Lost 8. Parallel Universe 9. Like a Waterfall in the Sky 10. Rage Is Not Enough (Danja Mix) [Remastered] |
| 2017 | 37B
| 1. Nosedive 2. A Revolution 3. Le Grand Bleu 4. Instalove 5. Turn It Up 6. Thunder Kiss 7. Trendkill 8. Pulse 9. Deeper Than the Dark 10. Slipping Away |
| 2019 | 37X
| 1. Turn It Up (Art Effects Remix) 2. Deeper Than the Dark (Retro Remix) 3. All Over Again (Urban Remix) 4. Hide and Seek (Dance Hall Remix) 5. Fly Over (Open Ocean Remix) 6. Dead Beat Generation (Hard Time Remix) 7. Le Grand Bleu (Clockwork Remix) 8. We Love We Leave (Techno Remix) 9. Parallel Universe (Rabbit Hole Remix) 10. Zero One (Ultra Bleu Remix) |
| 2019 | 37C
| 1. Annihilation 2. Free Fall 3. Imagining You (feat. I Made Subandi) 4. Head On the Ground 5. Christmas Sunset 6. All Over Again 7. 찰나 Ksana 8. Zero One 9. 불러줘 내 이름 Call My Name 10. Slipping Away (Acoustic Version) |
| 2021 | Xennials
| 1. Sixteen 2. Wondrous 3. Push the Play 4. Rebel Dress 5. Kid From the Future 6. Cell Theory (feat. KIMOXAVI) 7. VS (feat. Naehyun Kim) |
| Year | Album | Track listing |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Buzzin’
| 1. High Road 2. Free Ass 3. Ocean Breeze 4. Ocean Breeze (Korean Version) |
Off the Grid
| 1. Soul City (Seoul City) 2. Chain Reaction 3. Storm | |
Glow
| 1. Lose to Win 2. Fly Over 3. Secrets 4. Crossing Rivers 5. Soul City (John Gaska Remix) 6. Soul City (J-Path Remix) 7. Chain Reaction (J-Path Remix) | |
We Love We Leave, Part 1
| 1. We Love We Leave 2. Chain Reaction (Deluxe Edition) 3. Ocean Breeze (Deluxe Edition) 4. My Anywhere 5. Fly Over (Deluxe Edition) 6. Free Ass (Deluxe Edition) 7. Soul City (Seoul City) [Deluxe Edition] | |
We Love We Leave, Part 2
| 1. Dead Beat Generation 2. Beauties Die Young 3. Love Is On The Way 4. New World 5. Hide and Seek | |
Love X Stereo vs DA1SY DØØM - / 안녕 ÄNɎƏŊ /
| 1. < 랑데뷰 RDV > 2. < 자각몽 Lucid / Dreams > 3. < 끌어당김 @traction > 4. < 미라클시티 Miracle_City > 5 .< 바이너리 Βynari > | |
| Year | Album | Track listing | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Bu-Kkeu-Reo-Wo-Yo
| 1. Bu-Kkeu-Reo-Wo-Yo 2. Bu-Kkeu-Reo-Wo-Yo (J-Path KTB Remix) | |
| Indie Goes Pop | 8. Safe and Sound (Capital Cities Cover) | ||
Hide and Seek
| 1. Hide and Seek (Single Version) 2. Hide and Seek (J-Path 88 Remix) | ||
Cheese In The Trap OST Part 8
| 2. Hide and Seek (OST Version) | ||
Rage Is Not Enough (Danja Mix)
| 1. Rage Is Not Enough (Danja Mix) | ||
Winter Dreams
| 4. 찰나 Ksana | ||
Zero One
| 1. Zero One 2. Zero One (Ultra Bleu Remix) | ||
Love Alarm 좋아하면 울리는 (Original Soundtrack)
| 2. Tearliner - In My Dreams (Feat. Love X Stereo) 7. Tearliner - In My Dreams (Acoustic Ver.) (Feat. Love X Stereo) | ||
Imagining You
| 1. Love X Stereo - Imagining You (feat. I Made Subandi) | ||
All3
| 1. All3 2. All3 (J-Path Midnight Cruise Remix) 3. All3 (Instrumental) 4. All3 (J-Path Midnight Cruise Remix)[Instrumental] | ||
Summer Strike 아무것도 하고 싶지 않아 (Original Soundtrack)
| 8. Tearliner - Me, the Protagonist (Feat. Love X Stereo) | ||
Love X Stereo vs DA1SY DØØM - < 자각몽 Lucid / Dreams >
| 1. < 자각몽 Lucid / Dreams > | ||
Love X Stereo vs DA1SY DØØM - < 끌어당김 @traction >
| 1. < 끌어당김 @traction > | ||
Love X Stereo vs DA1SY DØØM - < 미라클시티 Miracle_City >
| 1. < 미라클시티 Miracle_City > | ||
| 2024 | Future Unknown
| 1. Future Unknown 2. Future Unknown (Instrumental) |