After endlessly debating where and how to shoot the “The Meow is Calling” music video, I finally managed to convince some of my dad-friends with the promise of sashimi and sake. We ended up filming everything in a single night.
We agreed to meet around 11 PM—after each of us had put our sons to bed (yes, we’re all dads!). One by one, everyone gathered at my place, also known as the 4D Cosmic Music Lab
While waiting for the rest of the crew to arrive, we messed around with a vintage PS2 DrumMania set I bought months ago. It came with toy drums and a toy guitar—classic arcade nostalgia. Unsurprisingly, everyone still had skills from their arcade days.
That night, I found out our drummer (Seonghoon) actually learned how to play drums through DrumMania. He even hits the hi-hat differently than most people because of it.
Later, our bassist Sangwook showed up, said “Whoa, what’s this?”, and immediately started playing. Some of the guys had never met before, but since we’re all music nerds, we clicked right away.
Even as midnight approached, we were just chilling—tired faces, witty banter, and five guys sharing sake and sashimi. Honestly, the food wasn’t enough, but maybe that made it even more delicious. It was insanely good.
We kept talking and almost skipped the shoot, but somehow we powered through and finished filming. Afterwards, we cracked open some beers, munched on snacks, and kept chatting.
By the time we said our goodbyes, it was already around 2 AM.
I ended up passing out on the living room couch while trying to do the dishes.
The song starts with an unidentifiable reversed tape sound, blending with strange loops I loaded into the Digitakt. I slammed on a clean guitar soaked in spring reverb to kick things off.
Midway, the song transforms into an instrumental piece featuring an Arabian scale played on the Elektron Digitakt synth. Toward the end, it builds into a fuzzy delay-heavy climax, finishing with whammy pedal noise from the guitar. It’s over 6 minutes long.
In past live performances, I used to end it there, but when working on the recording, the ending felt a bit flat—so I added some jazz guitar and sampled drums. The result turned out surprisingly avant-garde. Oh, and when I performed this alone two years ago, the song stretched past 8 minutes. I was completely drained by the end. 😅
Now that the MV is finished, I plan to release the track sometime this year.
“The Meow is Calling”
by 4DWonjung
4Dwonjung Music-사차원정 