blackstring- Hanging Gardens of Babylon
이 곡은 바빌론의 공중정원이라는 전설에서 영감을 받아 만들어지 곡이다. 기원전 6세기 바빌론의 네부카네자르왕이 그의 아름다운 왕비 아미타를 위해 사막 한가운데 거대한 계단식 테라스위에 만든 인공정원은 푸른 숲의 고향을 그리워하는 아내를 위한 사랑의 선물이었다.
강렬한 컴퓨터 비트위에 두 대의 태평소가 선율을 주고받으며 양금과 거문고가 멜로디의 루프를 만들어내는 이 곡은 블랙스트링의 곡 중 가장 서사적이며 이국적이다.
Black String is founded on Korean traditional music but guided by universal emotions, freely crossing generic borders while actively working to create a new level of improvisational performance. They present a repertory which is both contemporary and filled with Black String’s distinctive aesthetic. Led by master geomungo (traditional Korean six-string zither) player Yoon Jeong HEO, the band is further made up of guitarist Jean OH , daegeum (traditional Korean flute) and yanggeum (hammered dulcimer) player Aram LEE, and percussionist and vocalist Min Wang HWANG. Black String was selected for the 2016 World Music Expo Official Showcase, and was the first Korean band to win the Asia & Pacific Award from renowned world music magazine Songlines in 2018, demonstrating the excellence and artistic potential of traditional Korean music to the world. Following on from an invitational tour at a series of prestigious international festivals, Black String was the first Asian band to sign with ACT, Europe’s largest jazz label, so far releasing two studio albums, Mask Dance (2016) and Karma (2019), as well as a live album, Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic (2020).
Hanging Gardens of Babylon (바빌론의 공중정원)
This piece is inspired by the legend of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, which were constructed by King Nebuchadnezzar II for his beloved wife Amytis in the 6th century BC. In order to comfort her longing for the green forests of her homeland, he had a great terraced garden constructed in the desert, thus passing into legend as one of the greatest demonstrations of love of all time. Two taepyeongso shawms pass the melody back and forth to an intense computer beat, while the yanggeum dulcimer and geomungo create a melodic loop, forming the most narratively expressive and exotic piece of Black String’s repertoire.
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geomungo Yoon Jeong HEO,
guitar Jean OH ,
daegeum, yanggeum Aram LEE,
percussion, vocal Min Wang HWANG.
Venue : Oil Tank Culture Park /Culture Complex , Seoul
Filming : 57 Studio
Recording : Yunnyoung Choi
Mixing/Mastering : Sanghyun Cho
Producing : Kye Myungkuk
Promotion :Chaemi Lee
Sponcer : Korean Traditional Performing Arts Foundation
연주: 거문고 허윤정/기타 오정수/ 대금 이아람/ 타악 및소리 황민왕
촬영 장소: 문화비축기지
영상: 57studio
녹음 : 최윤녕
믹싱/마스터링: 조상현
기획: 계명국
홍보: 이채미
후원: 전통공연예술진흥재단
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