Philos

by Park Jiha

Philos cover art

Serving as her highly anticipated sophomore release, the virtuosic South Korean composer entirely abandons her jazz backing band to record a completely solo, intensely intimate album. She meticulously loops and layers her own performances on traditional acoustic instruments (such as the piri, saenghwang, and yanggeum), crafting incredibly sparse, highly meditative post-minimalist soundscapes. It functions as a breathtakingly beautiful, deeply focused exploration of solitude and acoustic space.

Genres

  • Post-Minimalism
  • Fusion Gugak

Tracklist

  1. Arrival
  2. Thunder Shower
  3. Easy
  4. Pause
  5. Philos
  6. Walker: In Seoul
  7. When I Think of Her
  8. On Water