Mirror City, by Dasom Baek

Mirror City

by Dasom Baek

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Listening Party

Métron Records and Dasom Baek would like to invite you to join us this Saturday (October 7) at 6pm UK (5pm GMT) time for a chance to hear Dasom's brand new album 'Mirror City' in full and chat with her about anything and everything.

Come along and join the fun. Really enjoyed the last one and looking forward to seeing some familiar faces!

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Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
High quality gatefold sleeve featuring beautiful artworks by the artist's Mother.
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Includes digital pre-order of Mirror City. You get 2 tracks now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.

shipping out on or around October 18, 2023

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Pre-order of Mirror City. You get 2 tracks now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.

Purchasable with gift card

releases October 18, 2023

£10 GBP or more

1.	Intro : 도시에는 내가 있고 도시에는 네가 있다
2.	Concrete Forest : 콘크리트 숲
3.	Mirror : 거울
4.	Human machine : 사람기계
5.	Invisible : 보이지 않는
6.	Soliloquy : 혼잣말
7.	Urban Ghosts : 도시의 유령들 03:02		buy track
8.	Tightrope : 외줄타기 08:11 video	info	buy track
9.	Epilogue : 에필로그

about

Dasom Baek is a Seoul based composer and performer of traditional Korean instruments, specialising in the Daegeum and Sogeum, types of ancient Korean bamboo flute that have a deep historic and cultural significance.

‘’I think the charm of wind instruments is that their sound is based on how you breathe. The stories I’ve kept in my mind I breathe into the instrument - they become music’’

On her latest album Mirror City, Dasom explores ideas of solitude and community within cities and the effects this has on inhabitants. Wishing to hold a mirror up to modern life, she uses music to express the emotions of the people living in the city.

“People have plenty of choices and the convergence of all these choices create infinite possibilities in the city. What impact have I left on my city through my choices?”

Dasom’s contemporary expression of these ancient instruments bridges the gap between traditional craftsmanship and contemporary sonic experimentation. Sparse and spacious, Mirror City layers textured ambient sounds and chopped dusty vocal patterns, all set to the rasping and rich timbres of the Daegeum and Sogeum.

Mirror City also features the incredible work of Minseon Choi who plays Ajeang on the album; a zither with twisted silk strings that is played with a slender stick. Collectively the Sogeum, Daegeum and Ajeang represent a part of Korean musical culture that is starting to regain more attention. With Mirror City, Dasom Baek hopes to showcase the power these heritage instruments can have in contemporary music.

As an accomplished soloist, Dasom has performed all over the world with esteemed orchestras, played international music festivals including SXSW and has received academic recognition from prominent Korean arts institutions as well as a PhD at Seoul National University.

Mirror City is her second solo album and will be released on Métron Records on October 18th.

credits

releases October 18, 2023

Written by Dasom Baek.
Ajaeng by Minseon Choi.
Recorded and mixed by Sanghyun Cho.
Mastered by Brandon Hocura.
Artwork by Sukyeong Jeong.
P & C Métron Records 2023.

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