''Guilt-Free'' is the debut studio album by South Korean singer-songwriter

Eaeon Lee Yonghyeon (; born 19 December 1975), better known by his stage name Eaeon (; stylised eAeon) is a South Korean glitch pop musician. He is a member of rock band Mot and dream pop duo Night Off. He has been a solo musician since his 2010 si ...

. The album was released on 2 February 2012.

Background

Unlike the music he released through the band

Mot Mot or MOT may refer to: * Montserrat, UNDP country code Media * Ministry of Truth, the propaganda ministry in George Orwell 1949 novel ''Nineteen Eighty-Four'' * ''mot'' (magazine), former German car magazine * Mot (Star Trek), a minor charact ...

, Eaeon focused on electronic sound on his first solo studio album. He interviewed about the album as "The album was focused on creating sophisticated and unusual sounds"

Critical reception

Kim Banya of

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reviewed "Unlike Mot's music, which came to surrealism, his solo album ''Guilt-Free'' is similar to a still life that is super close to the truth, without meaning and annotation." Choi Seongwook of

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described the track ''Window Car Apple Hat (창문 자동차 사과 모자)'' as "With the addition of a few keys, contra-base sounds, and a drum machine, the minimal composition is repeated, and this cold and simple sound pattern continues to capture the mind." The selection committee of the 2013

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reviewed the album as "Although it does not have the heat of the blacksmith's shop, the deep emotions of the crafts are unique", and the album was nominated for the Best Dance & Electronic Album.

Track listing

References

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