By Giacomo Lee, http://giacomolee.net/

Korean indie really began to find its identity in 2004, coincidentally the same year as Lee Jee-Reen began his eclectically electronic production outfit Humming Urban Stereo 허밍 어반 스테레오. In honour of their ten year anniversary, Humming Urban Stereo have released a greatest hits retrospective with a twist, May’s Reform release, which re-imagines their classic tracks with the aid of current k-pop artists such as G. NA and Narsha from Brown Eyed Girls 브라운 아이드 걸스 , and which is a nice introduction to a group with a rather hefty back catalogue.

To guide you through their decade’s worth of discography, I’ve selected ten tracks on Youtube and Soundcloud that best represent Humming, from singles and album tracks, to remixes and production work for other artists. It’s a must-hear for any fans of Korean indie or Korean electronica, or anyone into house and lounge music in general, or mutant muzak and acid jazz maybe, or bingsu pop and bossa nova et cetera et cetera. Ten years on, and Humming Urban have really done it all in their own unique and imitable fashion. Jump into their stereo system below.