Minsoon Kang

To be heard with ears half bent, or with one side facing what Maryanne Amacher calls “the third ear”. The great reverence in which the Tanpura is held by Indian classical music, its transcendental but occulted place in the tradition alongside its normal function as a drone, made a strong impression on the composer such that it has taken decades to formulate even a simple Tanpura Study.

A concert in 1995 at Cafe Amores, in Hofu, Yamaguchi of the duo of Japanese percussionist Midori Takada and alto saxophone Kang Tae Hwan, both using exceptional and unusual approaches to their music, applying their backgrounds in free jazz, theater and studies in traditional African and Asian percussion to create a unique hybrid, from hypnotic to frenetic; fascinating.

Gyeongha se rend à Jeju afin de nourrir l'oiseau de son amie Inseon, hospitalisée à Séoul. Une tempête de neige s'abat sur l'île à son arrivée et, tandis qu'elle tente de rejoindre la maison d'Inseon, le vent glacé et les bourrasques de neige la ralentissent au moment où la nuit tombe. Elle ne se doute pas encore qu'un cauchemar bien pire l'attend chez son amie. …