park jiha

The highly acclaimed Korean multi-instrumentalist and composer Park Jiha, returns with a luminous third album.

A deep meditation on the intersection of music and light, The Gleam further extends Jiha's reputation for uncompromising sonic explorations. Pop Matters called her musical art "a near fawless fusion of folk tradition and new composition." How often do we consider light? We revel in the soft wonder of a sunrise or the majesty of a glorious sunset, but all through the day its quality and texture is continually changing, second by second, in ways we rarely register. That beauty is the inspiration for The Gleam. "The Gleam continues Park Jiha's solo expedition into experimental Korean neoclassical braindance. Once again, she plays all the instruments herself – piri (an oboe), saenghwang (a multi-pipe mouth organ), yanggeum (a dulcimer) and glockenspiel – overdubbing multiple parts to build songs that shimmer with levels and degrees of light." - The Wire