The independent band scene, built around rock/metal, has walked quietly for a long time. It was the same when Lux had an accident, when hip-hop swept the Melon chart, and when BTS entered the Billboard.

The band scene has quietly followed its own path and has been churning out good music for over 10 years. Even when rock/metal was not a trend in Korea, it produced outstanding musicians such as Hyukoh, Jannabi, and Day6. And now it seems safe to say that a band boom has arrived. The snowball rolled by so many people and content, including J-POP, , QWER, and Blue Sunset, that it is difficult to list them, has finally come to fruition.

And now, at the heart of the band wave, is Instagram Magazine. ‘The band boom is coming’. ‘Van Boom On’ gathered musicians and released a compilation album. This is [AoB 컴필레이션 앨범 Vol.1 : 돌연변이], the so-called ban boom-on compilation.

A total of 11 musicians, including 김승주, 심아일랜드, Leaveourtears, 에로틱웜즈익스히비션, evenif, 고고학, OUR AGE, 강지원, ddbb, 유령서점, 산보, participated in the Van Boom On compilation album. It’s a composition that allows you to try out the various sounds that can be heard in the form of a band into one album.

All of the participating artists are artists who have received attention on the scene for their unique production, but personally, I was most pleased to hear the name of Jiwon, whose voice I heard for the longest time while compiling the full-text interview of .

Do you like the band? How about getting drunk on the band’s music while listening to [AoB 컴필레이션 앨범 Vol.1 : 돌연변이]?