Hyunhye Seo, professionally known as Angela Seo, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist best known for her role in American experimental band Xiu Xiu.
14 Facts About Angela Seo
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Angela Seo has played in the bands Deal$ and XXL, amongst playing on songs by Holy Hum and Blind Cave Salamander.
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Angela Seo grew up in the San Fernando Valley, California, United States in the same neighborhood as Xiu Xiu frontperson and lead vocalist Jamie Stewart.
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Angela Seo recalls that her parents loved music and literature, but they had the "Korean idea" of education and a hard-work ethic.
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In 2006, Angela Seo contributed lyrics to "Bishop, CA" and "Wig Master" off of Xiu Xiu's fifth album The Air Force.
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Also in 2006, Angela Seo took the cover photograph for Tu Mi Piaci.
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In 2008, Angela Seo contributed lyrics to the song "You Are Pregnant You, You Are Dead" on Xiu Xiu's sixth album Women as Lovers, under her birthname.
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Angela Seo inspired Stewart to shift Xiu Xiu's motifs again, and Dear God, I Hate Myself included elements of chiptune and video game-based programming, Xiu Xiu using the KORG DS-10 for the Nintendo DS to write many of the songs on the album.
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The video consists of Angela Seo forcing her fingers down her throat, vomiting throughout the entire video.
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Angela Seo's vocals debuted on 2012's Always, with her vocals being featured prominently on "Honey Suckle".
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Angela Seo continued to contribute to Angel Guts: Red Classroom and played a series of live shows with Stewart and Shayna Dunkelman covering the soundtrack from Twin Peaks.
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Angela Seo starred in the music video for the title track of 2017's Forget.
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Angela Seo contributes vocals on the album, and co-produced the entire album alongside Greg Saunier of Deerhoof.
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Side one of Strands is dark ambient music, while side two is Angela Seo performing unaccompanied piano.