Seungmin Cha (차승민) Nuunmuun (눈문) A steady point of focus A meditative state An abstract energy A perpetual flow A new perspective This is an album about consciousness expanding toward awareness of self. Focusing on a single point for long enough that you dive into it and come out on the other side, tapping yourself on the shoulder from behind. Think of it as circumnavigating your reality and washing up on a foreign shore that is familiar, yet entirely new. That has been this artist’s voyage as she made her way through her musical evolution, and this record is that foreign shore. Emerging as a leading experimental Daegeum (Korean transverse bamboo flute) artist, Seungmin Cha has trained in traditional music and its discourse from a young age. She has completed multiple residencies in New York City, and was a recipient of the Asian Cultural Council fellowship in 2016. Devouring jazz, new music, and improvisational performance and collaboration during her time abroad, Ms. Cha has since developed her career as a solo artist and composer for Daegeum and voice. Her one-of-a-kind live performance incorporates traditional styles with an experimental approach, utilizing a loop-station and an array of fx pedals to layer sounds in the moment. From gut-rumbling bass to soaring highs, she expertly covers the frequency range in a meditative state, dancing barefoot on the line between beauty and chaos.
We are proud to present Seungmin Cha’s first solo release “Nuunmuun”, which translates to “Eye Gate”. Step through the portal and into the parallel universe of this singular artist.
File under: leftfield, experimental, ambient We are proud to present Seungmin Cha’s first solo release “Nuunmuun”, which translates to “Eye Gate”. Step through the portal and into the parallel universe of this singular artist. File under: leftfield, experimental, ambient
Emerging from the Spanish soul, a flame flickers and slowly grows. The wind, which knows no frontiers, fans this flame in all directions. This is the same for this music, as it spreads out beyond the limits of musical styles.
Miguel Sanchez, Spanish, brought up in Belgium, living in Paris, working with musicans from all sources and styles, knows the meaning of the words “global eclecticism”.
On this, his first solo album, the compositions are by him, and the words of the songs are written by him and other collaborators on the album.
But the genius of the record is how Sanchez develops the music and songs by bringing together and using musicians from different origins, and with traditional, or other, knowledge and skills (Spanish, Senegalese, Indian, Italian, French, Belgian, Algerian, flamenco, jazz, Western classical).
This kaleidoscope, fused with the musicians’ personal commitment and talent, make this an album which burns bright and far.
Worth getting out of bed for. The range of sounds that Angeli gets out of his heavily prepared Sardinian guitar is astounding; Drake is merely one of the best drummers out there IMHO. Dee also Deghe for more duo live action from these two.
Well, I just finished listening to the last 2 albums by David Toub - Most enjoyable! Thanks again. Now, yesterday my wife found this CD in an old swag bag so to finish the Ds, on to... Djur Djura 1993 Voice Of Silence (Adventures In Afropea 2)
Saw him once when I was a student in Liverpool, early 80's. Upstairs room of a pub. Great gig - except I had a bad cold/cough and there was a guy sat right in front of me smoking a cigar... You can imagine I made the odd contribution!
^^ Ahh, the old days, sitting in a smoky tavern with a table full of 25 cent pints of draft. (I don't miss it at all) Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros 2012 Here 2016 Person A Ps- for clarification, just the smoky part.
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Nuunmuun (눈문)
by Seungmin Cha
Nuunmuun (눈문)
A steady point of focus
A meditative state
An abstract energy
A perpetual flow
A new perspective
This is an album about consciousness expanding toward awareness of self. Focusing on a single point for long enough that you dive into it and come out on the other side, tapping yourself on the shoulder from behind. Think of it as circumnavigating your reality and washing up on a foreign shore that is familiar, yet entirely new. That has been this artist’s voyage as she made her way through her musical evolution, and this record is that foreign shore.
Emerging as a leading experimental Daegeum (Korean transverse bamboo flute) artist, Seungmin Cha has trained in traditional music and its discourse from a young age. She has completed multiple residencies in New York City, and was a recipient of the Asian Cultural Council fellowship in 2016. Devouring jazz, new music, and improvisational performance and collaboration during her time abroad, Ms. Cha has since developed her career as a solo artist and composer for Daegeum and voice. Her one-of-a-kind live performance incorporates traditional styles with an experimental approach, utilizing a loop-station and an array of fx pedals to layer sounds in the moment. From gut-rumbling bass to soaring highs, she expertly covers the frequency range in a meditative state, dancing barefoot on the line between beauty and chaos.
We are proud to present Seungmin Cha’s first solo release “Nuunmuun”, which translates to “Eye Gate”. Step through the portal and into the parallel universe of this singular artist.
File under: leftfield, experimental, ambient
We are proud to present Seungmin Cha’s first solo release “Nuunmuun”, which translates to “Eye Gate”. Step through the portal and into the parallel universe of this singular artist.
File under: leftfield, experimental, ambient
Devendra Banhart
2005 Cripple Crow
1992 Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury
1996 7 Tales Of Israel 1998 Inna City Pressure
Emusic Emusic
Bandcamp
1970 The Man Who Sold The World 1971 Hunky Dory
1972 The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust 1973 Aladdin Sane
and the Spiders From Mars
1975 Young Americans 1978 Stage
1980 Scary Monsters 1983 Let's Dance
1970 Alone Together 1972 Headkeeper
1973 It's Like You Never Left Recorded 1975 Certified Live
1977 Let It Flow 1978 Mariposa De Oro
1980 Old Crest On A New Wave
David Toub
2008 darfur pogrommen (2007) 2009 this piece intentionally left blank
2015 three piano works 2021 consonance/dissidence (2021) for string quartet
I thought I'd add this - The Music Of David Toub
Emerging from the Spanish soul, a flame flickers and slowly grows.
The wind, which knows no frontiers, fans this flame in all directions.
This is the same for this music, as it spreads out beyond the limits of musical styles.
Miguel Sanchez, Spanish, brought up in Belgium, living in Paris, working with musicans from all sources and styles, knows the meaning of the words “global eclecticism”.
On this, his first solo album, the compositions are by him, and the words of the songs are written by him and other collaborators on the album.
But the genius of the record is how Sanchez develops the music and songs by bringing together and using musicians from different origins, and with traditional, or other, knowledge and skills (Spanish, Senegalese, Indian, Italian, French, Belgian, Algerian, flamenco, jazz, Western classical).
This kaleidoscope, fused with the musicians’ personal commitment and talent, make this an album which burns bright and far.
Now, yesterday my wife found this CD in an old swag bag so to finish the Ds, on to...
Djur Djura
1993 Voice Of Silence (Adventures In Afropea 2)
Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
1962 with the Cannonball Adderley Quintet 1970 The Original Cleanhead
Back Door Blues
Saw him once when I was a student in Liverpool, early 80's. Upstairs room of a pub. Great gig - except I had a bad cold/cough and there was a guy sat right in front of me smoking a cigar... You can imagine I made the odd contribution!
Trying to give a bit of quiet attention to a couple of the Another Timbre releases I bought a while back.
Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros
2012 Here 2016 Person A
Ps- for clarification, just the smoky part.