Glitterbeat Rec. Park Jiha: Communion (2018) -European edition- It’s a good thing that certain artists start to use traditional instruments to create a new sound, or in a way keep the concept open for eventually allowing a new form traditional music. In this case, the approach of Park Jiha is more that of an improviser who gets inspiration mostly from the tradition and approach of how jazz and free music players start from, while keeping the sensitivity of creating harmony a

Nu Base Records / Mirrorball Numori ‎: Guna Guna -digipack- (2016)****' ‎– MBMC1427- = 누모리 (nuMori) 1집 - 구나구나 (GunaGuna) 미러볼뮤직 | 2016년 07월 21일 * 1. 왕거미 / King spider 2:49 * 2. 구나구나 / You're right 4:36 * 3. 니나노 / Nino 6:00 * 4.부정재즈 / Opposite jazz 6:16 * 5. 신의 손바닥 / The palm of God 6:33 6. 헤이오 / Heo Oh 3:01 7.어이없이 떠난 세월 / Years passed by without a word 3:13 * 8. 가시오 / Go ! 4:45 * 9.울음 / 울음 / Crying & Weeping 3:12 * 10. 일렉트릭 산조 / Electric Sanjo 9:18 11. 보고싶소 / I want to see it

The album cover is highly misleading, because the Korean zither is hardly if ever heard on the album. The album is composed jazz with some Korean traditional folk elements, most often in a relaxed, most secure almost feminine way of composing. The most unique part is the cello improvisation on the traditional Korean 'arirang' melody, which interpreted in a couple ways. In the first track it turned into traditional jazz and cello improvisation melodic-wise and with jazz rhythm

This is a full CD with music by the chulhyungeum. This instrument is an iron-stringed zither designed by Kim Yeong-cheol in the 40s. That master made the instrument after having played a guitar like the Korean zither, geomungo developing it to an expressive instrument which could express itself with a range of various Korean instruments like the geomungo, gayageum, ajaeng etc. It is played by a plectrum and a pick on the left hand with possible techniques like vibration, glid