All Living Things
Park Jiha
Played on traditional Korean instruments with electronic bells and whistles overdubbed, All Living Things effortlessly straddles ambient and modern classical, ancient and new. Park’s fertile...
All Living Things
Park Jiha
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Played on traditional Korean instruments with electronic bells and whistles overdubbed, All Living Things effortlessly straddles ambient and modern classical, ancient and new. Park’s fertile...
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"Creative and singular"--Pitchfork
"The beauty of Jiha's work lies in the spaces she leaves to evoke imaginative moments in the listener"--The Guardian
Park Jiha, the acclaimed Korean composer/multi-instrumentalist, makes patient, immersive music; music that illuminates the essence and texture of the natural, living world.
On her fourth album, 'All Living Things' (out 14 February 2025), her mastery of Korean traditional instruments (the piri, saenghwang and yanggeum)is intricately woven with deeply personal compositions and a deft use of contemporary sonics. Terms like post-classical, ambient or even cinematic are useful, entry-level tags, but they only scratch the surface of this album's shimmering, contemplative soundworld.
Contents and tracklist
1. First Buds
2. Grounding
3. Bloom
4. A Story Of Little Birds
5. Growth Ring
6. Blown Leaves
7. Breathe Again
8. Eternal Path
9. Water Moon
Awards and reviews
14th February 2025
Played on traditional Korean instruments with electronic bells and whistles overdubbed, All Living Things effortlessly straddles ambient and modern classical, ancient and new. Park’s fertile themes here recall those of Björk’s Biophilia (2011), but with a big nod to the systems music of the American minimalists.
