Coexistence

Description

Dal:um - alongside their peers Park Jiha, Jambinai, and Leenalchi - is at the forefront of new Korean music. The duo, composed of Ha Suyean and Hwang Hyeyoung, are virtuosos of two types of traditional zithers, the gayageum and the geomungo, and their music skillfully navigates a plethora of contemporary influences: minimalism, experimental folk, and abstract jazz. The sound of 21st century Seoul, where the boundaries of tradition are stretched and sometimes broken. Coexistence was forged at the end of the COVID pandemic. The duo, who first met as members of the Seoul Metropolitan Youth Traditional Music Ensemble, decided to compose the entire album themselves. They drew inspiration from the nature surrounding them in Seoul, as well as from their tours in Europe, where long car journeys took them through landscapes strikingly different from those of their home country.