N.EX.T
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| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
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| Years active | 1992-1997, 2003-2014 |
N.EX.T or N.Ex.T. (abbreviation for New EXperiment Team) was a South Korean rock band, although their music can also be categorized with as diverse styles as heavy metal, pop, funk, electronica, alternative rock and progressive rock.
N.EX.T (New EXperiment Team) was the band of singer/songwriter Shin Hae Chul (신해철). The group split up following the 1997 release of Lazenca: A Space Rock Opera, and the instrumentalists formed the alternative metal band Novasonic with rapper Kim Jun Pyo. N.EX.T reformed around 2003 following the disbanding of Novasonic, and they released the soundtrack to Guilty Gear XX #Reload. A few of its instrumental songs were re-worked into songs with vocals on the following album, The Return Of N.EX.T Part 3: The Book of War/The Diary of a Soldier. The Return of N.EX.T Part 3 included the song "Dear America" which featured many prominent Korean vocalists such as Kim Jn Pyo and Crash's Ahn Heung-Chan. Guitarist Kim SeHwang released his first solo album, Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, on June 27, 2011.
N.EX.T's songs contain many cultural criticisms, with "Turn Off the T.V." and "Money" pointing to mediation and consumerism. Criticism of human disregard for the environment can be found in "Lazenca, Save Us" and "The World We Made," which creates musical contrasts between a pleasant, natural world and a terrifying, industrial, human-influenced world. "Cyber Budha Company Ltd." tells of a dark future in which humans can purchase small amounts of divinity through the use of machines and credit cards.
(1992–1993) Shin Hae Chul, lead vocals, keyboards, rhythm guitars. Jung Gi Song (정기송), lead guitars. Lee Dong Kyu (이동규), electric drums, vocal.
(1993–1994, 2nd album making members) Shin Hae Chul, lead vocals, keyboards, rhythm guitars, bass. Lim Chang Soo (임창수), lead guitars. Lee Soo Yong (이수용), drums. Lee Dong Kyu, electric drums, bass, vocal.
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