The anonymous, cult-beloved South Korean shoegaze auteur known as Parannoul has made a lot of music over the past few years, but he has been relatively quiet in 2026 — nothing since the one-off track "연말 다짐 (New Year’s Resolutions)" in early January. But the same artist also makes music under the alter-egos Huremic and Mydreamfever, and now he's got a new Huremic record out in the world, following last year's Seeking Darkness and the compilation track "3."
I'm not quite sure what to call Huremic's new project No Dancing Allowed. It's got three tracks, all of which are at least 10 minutes long. So what is that? An album? An EP? The music doesn't fit into any easy categories, either. It's a percussive instrumental swirl of samples and guitars that feels transportive. Even at its most extreme, it's never abrasive; it just melts into the walls around you.
According to the Bandcamp description, Parannoul/Huremic recorded No Dancing Allowed live at the Sinchon nightclub Babydoll just a couple of days ago, in response to the Busan club Ovangarde getting a two-month business suspension because people were dancing in there:
On August 26, 2026, Busan live club Ovangarde received a two-month business suspension for an incident in which audience members danced during a performance. It violated a long-standing Korean regulation prohibiting dancing in 'general restaurants'. This live album was performed at the live club Babydoll in Sinchon on August 30 Patchroom Festival, in response to the incident.
The album mixes various traditional Korean instruments, jangdan (traditional Korean rhythmic patterns), samples, and pon-chak disco (which was abandoned by younger generations), with contemporary weird music. Because I thought everyone liked to dance.
Listen below.
