Dissonant green dots new yorkbased cellist okkyung lee has built an impressive standing via numerous releases on labels like tzadik and ecstatic peace. Ellen fullmans long string instrument has been a longterm lifework of incredible ambition and dedication. Since moving to new york in 2000 she has worked in disparate contexts as a solo artist and collaborator with creators in a wide range of disciplines. Includes highquality download in mp3, flac and more.
If youre at all familiar with okkyung lees work, you know how much she can do. A native of south korea, lee has taken a broad array of. Utilizing a number of downtown musicians to great effect, lee moves through several styles, infusing many of the downtown forms with a sense of brokenness and discord. Includes unlimited streaming via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. Never miss a show track your favorite bands and get show alerts for your area. Okkyung lee biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Spencer yeh okkyung lee lasse marhaug throw down the fishcake anise tongue and durian wet dream edit grab the new release, wake up awesome, on.
Using her solid classical training as a springboard, she incorporates jazz, sounds, korean traditional music, and noise with extended techniques to create her. Yet even her biggest fans might be surprised by yeoneun. Paying supporters also get unlimited streaming via the free bandcamp app. Instead of recording in what has become the standard in modern contempoary music, with highend equipment and in controlled studio settings, marhaug wanted to record ghil in an expressionistic way to purposely use crude equipment and unorthodox microphone placement in. Bleep we sell the best music from the best record labels and artists in the world. An important member of the downtown scene since 2000, okkyung lee has worked with laurie anderson, evan parker, vijay iyer, thurston moore, butch morris, larry ochs, christian marclay and john zorn, among others. Experimental cellist who has collaborated with many notable players in the noise and improv scenes. Yeoneun, wake up awesome, ghil, look right, singles. Okkyung lee, a new yorkbased artist and south korea native, has created a body of work blurring genre boundaries through collaborations and compositions while pushing the limitation of contemporary cello performance techniques. Electronic, techno, electro, house, experimental, grime, dubstep, hip hop, alternative, indie, and many more.
See all artists, albums, and tracks tagged with france on bandcamp. By stef some years ago, i qualified southkorean cellist okkyung lee as the jimi hendrix of the cello. Dissonant green dots new yorkbased cellist okkyung lee has built an impressive standing via. Korean native okkyung lee began her career as an experimental cellist with classical training, eventually. The cellist and composer has made free jazz, chamber music. Okkyung lee two to your right, five to your left soma012. Shop vinyl and cds and complete your okkyung lee collection. Otoroku is proud to present the full recording of the first meeting between bill orcutt usa and okkyung lee south korea. Speckled stones and dissonant green dots notice recordings. Christof kurzmann okkyung lee mat maneri joe mcphee ikue mori joe morris paal nilssenlove william parker tom rainey marina rosenfeld ned rothenberg steve swell ken vandermark havard wiik nate wooley. In attention to the artist, there is no promotional excerpt for this track. The only trouble is that, in spite of all the seductive trimmings, the majority of tracks on okkyung lees latest album doesnt quite hold up to the ideas that permeate around the edges.
She is known for expanding the scope of gayageum music and challenging its often traditional role. In late 2010, korea was back with the sequel the delirium suite on which the band raised the bar considerably. Dying, elsewhere this is an ep consisting of five songs written between on the islands of sifnos, milos, naxos, and in the cities of berlin and paris in july 20. Speckled stones and dissonant green dots, by okkyung lee. Using her solid classical training as a springboard, she incorporates jazz, sounds, korean traditional music, and noise with extended techniques to create her unique blend of music. May 05, 2014 north korea paros, released 05 may 2014 1. Young soul rapperproducer from the seoul city hiphop duo radiostarr. We specialise in finding the highest quality products regardless of format or genre. Wantok musik aims to generate and foster various cultural exchanges between australia and our neighbours throughout oceania by establishing a leading, notforprofit music label representing indigenous and world music groups of this unique region.
As a gayageum player, composer and improviser, kyungso park, preeminent contemporary musician, sways between traditional and contemporary art. A native of korea, okkyung lee has been developing her own voice in a contemporary cello performance, improvisation and composition. Speckled stones and dissonant green dots by okkyung lee, released 18 october 2018 1. Okkyung lee born 1975 in daejeon, south korea is a south korean cellist, improviser, and composer lee moved to boston in 1993, where she received a dual bachelors degree in contemporary writing and production and film scoring berklee college of music, and a masters degree in contemporary improvisation new england conservatory of music. An important member of the downtown scene since 2000, okkyung lee has worked with laurie anderson, evan parker, vijay iyer, thurston moore, butch morris, larry ochs, christian marclay and. With her solid classical training as a foundation, she incorporates jazz, sounds, korean traditional music, and noise with extended techniques to create her unique blend of music. Cellist okkyung lee explores her korean roots in an amazing longform composition combining electronics, improvisation, composed melodies and noise with korean traditional music, performed with the superb ensemble of john edwards bass, ches smith drums, john butcher sax, jae hyo chang korean percussion, song hee kwon pansori singing, and lasse marhaug electronics. Dahltahghi okkyung lee is a cellist, composer, and improviser who moves freely between of artistic disciples and contingencies. Downtown cellist okkyung lees debut recording is an enjoyable and well executed record. Her music draws from noise and extended techniques, jazz, western classical, and korean traditional and popular music. Papa had a dream single, released 21 december 2012 1.
Shop for vinyl, cds and more from okkyung lee at the discogs marketplace. Individually these players have focussed on an idiosyncratic approach to their chosen instruments and technique. It is an ecosystem of controlled chaos, where each subtle nuance in sound makes a significant impact. The worlds number one band named after the worlds number one nation. The air around her part ii this record documents music made by two women one american and one korean who have both made a profound impact within experimental music.
The cellist and composer has made free jazz, chamber music, improvised noise, experimental electronics, and more. Vinyl lp if youre at all familiar with okkyung lee s work, you know how much she can do. Dahltahghi okkyung lee is a cellist, composer, and improviser who moves. Free improvisation, modern classical, avantgarde jazz. Get okkyung lee setlists view them, share them, discuss them with other okkyung lee fans for free on. Here we are once again, the yellow porcelain bird, another old story, in stardust for kang kyungok, eternally. Right now korea working on their third album and the first single to be released in the fall 2012. Discover amazing music and directly support the artists who make it. Lee has spoken before about how she wont realize the inspiration for a piece until its complete, only then will the concept slot together.
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