Peggy Gou To Release Debut Album 'I Hear You'

Peggy Gou has been one of the biggest names in the takeover of house music within the last few years, and we are finally getting a debut album from the culture-creating icon. 

The South Korean-raised, German-living DJ has been on the scene for quite some time now, cutting her teeth in the London club circuit during college before following the scene to the electronic music capital of the world, Berlin. 

Gou is now best known by those entering the world of house, as her track (It Goes Like) Nanana went viral on TikTok and elevated the DJ to even further heights with cult-like status. Meanwhile, for OG fans, her 2017 Boiler Room set is one to remember.

While Gou does have an album released on Spotify as part of her DJ Kicks compilation mixing for other artists, the DJ has spread the word of her first original album, I Hear You, which will be released via XL Recordings and Remote Control on Friday, 7 June.

While (It Goes Like) Nanana and her Lenny Kravitz collab I Believe In Love Again are both listed on the album, Gou has also released a new single, 1+1=11, to tease more. Other songs on the tracklist that spark interest include a song called Lobster Telephone and Seoulsi Peggygou (서울시페기구). Gou describes her first album: 

I Hear You is more than just my debut album. It embodies countless hours of dedication in my journey to create something timeless, and is a testament to the power of listening, to ourselves and to each other.

1+1=11 is true to Gou’s 90s-inspired house sound, with tight snare beats, reverbed, delayed keys and synth to boot.

This instrumental track sonically transforms you into a trance when paired with the music video created by Icelandic-Danish artist Olafur Eliasson, featuring silhouettes and perception-warping gradients of colour.

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Eliasson expresses that besides his passion for art, the artist was once obsessed with breakdancing as a teen. The collaboration between the two artists only seems fitting, with Eliasson commenting in a press release:

We were having lunch, talking about our shared interests in psychosonics, rhythm, and movement, and to show her the (breakdancing) moves I was talking about, I stood up in the restaurant to dance. I was thrilled that she later asked me to dance on video for one of her upcoming releases and to develop the visual language for it. By bringing together dance – embodied exploration of space – with colourful shadows, lights, and mirrors, I was able to bring some of the key interests that have long shaped my art into an entirely new context. Working together has been rewarding and a lot of fun!

You can pre-order/pre-save I Hear You here.