There were a lot of albums released in 2025, and there were just as many good ones. So, if I were to ask what the best album was, it wouldn’t be easy to decide. However, if I had to choose the most unique album, I would choose 배현이’s [I am a horse] without hesitation.
The album opens with the theme of entropy, and a rough bass is laid over grotesquely melted chords. Rap, which has been traipsing along a dirt road, encounters a “country road” and moves into more unpredictable territory. Sometimes, sounds that remind us of freshness and violence, laziness and diligence at the same time collide, collide, and collide, collapsing the whole world.
As we move into “I’m Not a Doctor,” it feels like the groove is unstable and all elements of the music are being dismantled. His attitude of protesting, ‘I’m not a doctor’ while making music as if he were practicing anatomy is almost comical.
The method of deconstructing every concept at hand and approaching it to suit one’s own taste seems similar to the path taken by visual artists. If you like experimental music, listen to 배현이’s [I am a horse]. It will be a fun experience.