Dear everyone,
I am very happy to announce you the release of the album 'Enfolding
Plane.'
Thank to 'Friendly Virus(
http://www.friendlyvirus.org)' I am having a
nice opportunity to share my pieces for the Wave Field Synthesis
System which have been composed for last three years in the
Netherlands. You can download and listen in a quadraphonic system(DVD
image) as well as stereo.
I hope many of you to enjoy listening,
and wish all of you to have a great winter!
Download/Listen here :
http://www.friendlyvirus.org/releases/T9/
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"Korea is one of those countries whose traditional music has it's own
personality. For some time I have been interested in discovering the
differences and similarities between Korean traditional music and
Western music, and in bringing them together in my composition.
"Ritual music from Korea has particularly fascinated me. It has a very
long history, over the centuries it has invaded Korean culture and has
a strong connection with the everyday lives of Korean people. I
especially like the way that during the ritual the music creates a
strong energy that triggers a state of ‘trance', and the way the drama
varies in each process. It has strong similarities with what takes
place in a concert situation.
"The pieces that make up this album were created from my deep
affection to Korean ritual music, and at the same time from many
attempts to 're-present' the musical drama with spatial movements and
structures of sounds or their constructions.
"The title 'Enfolding Plane,' the title of one of the pieces, refers
to the developing polyphony of both musical and spatial structures.
All pieces were composed for the Wave Field Synthesis (192
loudspeakers) located in the Scheltema Complex in Leiden, Netherlands,
and re-arranged for Quadraphonic/Stereo system for the album."
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Best Wishes,
Ji Youn Kang