Muggles' Mansion
Studio album by
Code Kunst
ReleasedFebruary 28, 2017 (2017-02-28)
GenreHip hop
Length53:05
LabelHighgrnd
Code Kunst chronology
Crumple
(2015)		 Muggles' Mansion
(2017)		 People
(2020)
Singles from Muggles' Mansion
  1. "Parachute"
    Released: October 21, 2015
  2. "Beside Me"
    Released: July 26, 2016

Muggles' Mansion is the third studio album of South Korean music producer Code Kunst. It was released on February 28, 2017 through Highgrnd. It was nominated for Hip-Hop Album of the Year at the Korean Hip-hop Awards and peaked at number 26 on the Gaon Album Chart.

Background

In an interview with Sports World, Code Kunst explained how the album was made.[1]

I started planning this album when I made "Parachute". I expressed the emotions I felt at a gathering of many musicians in the songs. Although not all rappers think so, there are people who think that they have risen in status if their music sells well. I wanted to tell them that they are the same as ordinary people through music.

Music and lyrics

Code Kunst thinks of himself as "an ordinary person who makes music, not a celebrity", so he centered the album around this theme. He announces that he is an artist in "Artistic" and talks about his past and present in "Perfume" and "This Is". He compares love to water and fire in "Fire Water" and addresses depression that everyone has in "Born from the Blue". He suggests living slowly in "Cruz" and depicts common fights in relationships in "X". He talks about youth in "Parachute" and religion in "Beside Me". He asserts that life is hard and society is chaotic, but we should ignore them and travel in "Lounge" and wraps up the latter half of the album. Lastly, he adds a track after the outro to show that the life we live is not over yet.[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
IZM
Music Y
Rhythmer

Roh Tae-yang of IZM wrote that the featuring artists showed their abilities to the fullest even on "intelligent" beats and Code Kunst unraveled his own story by setting up 19 musicians as his personas.[3] Kim Seong-dae of Music Y wrote that it is "a work in which the owner and the guests stimulate, talk to, and listen to each other and share the results to the world".[4] Lee Jin-seok of Rhythmer praised Code Kunst's "compelling" production but criticized the disappointing performance of some featuring artists.[5]

Lee Taek-yong of IZM rated "Parachute" 3 out of 5 stars. According to him, the groovy beat highlights the strength of Oh Hyuk's voice and makes Dok2's calm rap blend into the song. Above all, it is a "neat" song without excessive emotions.[6]

Year-end lists

Publication List Ref.
IZM 10 Best Korean Albums of 2017 [7]

Awards and nominations

Award Year Category Result Ref.
Korean Hip-hop Awards 2018 Hip-Hop Album of the Year Nominated [8]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Artistic (Intro)"1:13
2."Perfume" (향수) (featuring Nucksal)3:23
3."This Is" (featuring C Jamm)4:20
4."Fire Water (Interlude)"1:08
5."Fire Water" (featuring G.Soul, Tablo)4:10
6."Strongerrr" (featuring Loco, Mino)4:45
7."More Fire"1:37
8."Born from the Blue" (featuring Justhis)3:07
9."Cruz" (featuring Loopy, Punchnello, Ugly Duck)4:16
10."X" (featuring Lee Hi)5:11
11."Parachute" (featuring Oh Hyuk, Dok2)4:34
12."Beside Me" (featuring Bewhy, YDG, Suran)5:15
13."Lounge" (featuring Hwaji)3:52
14."White Anxiety (Outro)" (featuring Colde)1:42
15."Don't Shoot Me Mama" (featuring Car, the Garden)4:25
Total length:53:05

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[9] 26

Sales

Region Sales
South Korea[10] 1,231

References

  1. ↑ Yoon, Gi-baek (March 5, 2017). "[스타★톡톡] 코드 쿤스트의 자신감, 힙합은 예술이다" [[Star★Toktok] Code Kunst's confidence, hip hop is art]. Sports World (in Korean).
  2. ↑ Park, Su-in (March 4, 2017). "[팝인터뷰①]코드쿤스트 "뮤지션이라면 끝까지 듣게 만들어줘야‥"" [[Pop interview①] Code Kunst "If you are a musician, you should let the audience listen until the end‥"]. Herald Business (in Korean). Zum.
  3. ↑ Roh, Tae-yang (March 2017). "MUGGLES' MANSION". IZM (in Korean).
  4. ↑ Kim, Seong-dae (March 1, 2017). "주인과 손님들이 서로를 자극하고 풀어내는 작품" [A work in which the owner and guests stimulate each other and share their stories]. Music Y (in Korean).
  5. ↑ Lee, Jin-seok (March 8, 2017). "코드 쿤스트 - Muggles' Mansion". Rhythmer (in Korean).
  6. ↑ Lee, Taek-yong (October 2015). "PARACHUTE (Feat. 오혁, Dok2)". IZM (in Korean).
  7. ↑ "2017 올해의 가요 앨범" [2017 Korean albums of the year]. IZM (in Korean). December 2017.
  8. ↑ "Korean Hip-hop Awards 2018 nominees". Korean Hip-hop Awards (in Korean).
  9. ↑ "Album Chart - 2017 Weeks 10". Circle Chart. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Album Chart - 2017.03 Month". Circle Chart. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
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