Dal:um – alongside peers Park Jiha, Jambinai and Leenalchi – are at the forefront of a new Korean music. The duo of Ha Suyean and Hwang Hyeyoung are virtuosos on two different types of traditional zithers, the gayageum and geomungo, and their music deftly navigates a plethora of contemporary influences: minimalism, experimental folkand abstract jazz.
The sound of 21st century Seoul, where the boundaries of tradition are stretched and occasionally broken. Dal:um are freely reforming and modernizing their sonic and interpretive possibilities. Ethereal and otherworldly, they create a compelling soundworld that treasures subtle dynamics and the space between the notes.