Jambinai - apparition (2022)

Mixing guitar and percussion against traditional instruments including the yanggeum (hammered dulcimer), piri (flute) and geomungo (zither), the band create an atmospheric, emotional folk-rock fusion style of their own, that's notable for the dynamic switches from gentle passages to frenzy. This four-track release starts with ‘Once More from That Frozen Bottom’ (they are rather good at evocative song titles), which switches between moody, urgent and pounding soundscapes to furious, guitar-backed sequences. ‘Until My Wings Turn to Ashes’ and ‘Candlelight – Colossal Darkness’ are both slow-burners that build to a grand climax, while the most intriguing track, ‘From the Place Been Erased’, features K-pop star Sunwoo Jung-a. She fits in remarkably well, on a song that veers between brooding, unworldly passages, a blitz of sound, and passages of silence. This is Jambinai at their best.

Tracklist:
1.01 - Jambinai - once more from that frozen bottom (4:09)
1.02 - Jambinai - from the place been erased (5:27)
1.03 - Jambinai - until my wings turn to ashes (9:22)
1.04 - Jambinai - candlelight in colossal darkness (7:40)