georgiannakrieger
I would not have guessed this was a percussionist's album...unless I was was thinking of percussion as texture and finesse. Deep textures and a most comfortable sense of groove as if these musicians have been playing together for many years.
Favorite track: Home.
A drummer and composer with an infectious energy and creative spirit, Sun-Mi Hong chronicles her life as an artist and her unique path to her goal with her third album, Third Page: Resonance.
Growing up in South Korea was difficult for the young Sun-Mi Hong, intent on a musical path but experiencing restrictions and negativity. Drumming became a refuge, a place to escape to. It took over her life and became an obsession for her. The sound and energy was a huge inspiration and helped channel the emotions she was feeling.
Surrounded by negativity, criticism of her chosen path and pressure to follow a more secure, traditional career, her persistence and resilience prevailed and she made the move, a little over 10 years ago, to study in Amsterdam, an undertaking full of risk, facing a new culture with barriers in spoken and musical language.
Step forward a decade and Sun-Mi has built a formidable reputation in her city, in the Netherlands and beyond, and is fast cementing her position as one of the leading up-and-coming talents on the European scene.
Sun-Mi’s new record with her long-running quintet, balances meticulously crafted compositions with investigations into the great unknown of improvised music. Each record she’s released with the quintet up until this point, (First, Second and now Third Page: Resonance), chronicles her life as an artist and her unique path to her goal.
Drifting between expressions of warmth and appreciation contrasted with moments of pure passion and catharsis, this is an album that cannot be ignored – it demands your attention and your focussed listening unlike anything else you are likely to hear.
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released November 18, 2022
Sun-Mi Hong - Drums
Alistair Payne - Trumpet
Chaerin Im - Piano
Nicolò Ricci - Tenor Saxophone
Alessandro Fongaro - Double Bass
Music composed by Sun-Mi Hong
Produced by Sun-Mi Hong & Alistair Payne
Executive producer Dave Stapleton
Recorded by Joeri Saal at Bethlehemkerk Studio 150, Amsterdam, 8th and 9th December 2021
Album edited by Alistair Payne at Tracking Room, Amsterdam
Mixed by Joeri Saal at Studio 150, Amsterdam
Album mastered by Alistair Payne at Tracking Room, Amsterdam
All photography by Dion Bierdrager
Album artwork by Oli Bentley, Split
Supported by Amarte Studio Concerts, New Amsterdam Jazz, SENA Muziekproductiefonds, Fonds Podiumkunsten
Born and raised in In-Cheon, Korea; Sun-Mi has a unique perspective of life after her last seven years in Amsterdam. With a
signature of rooted groove in combination with well tempered outbursts, Sunmi has placed herself strongly in the Dutch jazz scene. By approaching the moment in a somewhat meditative fashion, she achieves the ability to bring something entirely original to the band stand....more
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Magic in its purest form. I love Floating Points, I love Pharoah Sanders, I love The London Symphony Orchestra. It's a match made in heaven, and the result is absolutely gorgeous. I have loved this record since its release, and realized I don't own it for some reason. So its time to change that. 9.5/10 honestly could become a 10/10 on an indepth vinyl relisten. angrypizza98