Tzadik, 2011 im just discovering the brilliant, brilliant composer and cellist, okkyung lee, which is always a terrific and terrifying experience. Produced by artist lasse marhaug, ghil is an untouched, raw look into lee s master technique and vulnerable storytelling. Since moving to new york in 2000 she has worked in disparate contexts as a solo artist and collaborator with creators in a wide range of disciplines. Downtown cellist okkyung lees debut recording is an enjoyable and well executed record. Utilizing a number of downtown musicians to great effect, lee moves through several styles, infusing many of the downtown forms with a sense of brokenness and discord. Find okkyung lee discography, albums and singles on allmusic. For example, they might want to laugh, but the smile w. Stream tracks and playlists from okkyung lee on your desktop or mobile device. Free improvisation, modern classical, avantgarde jazz. Boomkat limited second floor, swan building 20 swan street manchester m4 5jw united kingdom tel.
Her music draws from noise and extended techniques, jazz, western classical, and korean traditional and popular music. And the results are simply amazing, ghil effectively standing as the premier noise album of 20. Since moving to new york in 2000, she has worked with numerous artists ranging from laurie anderson, david behrman, douglas gordon, vijay iyer, christian marclay, jim orourke, evan parker, and john zorn, just to. Listen to okkyung lee soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 9 tracks. When i first listened to ghil, i had to keep reminding myself that i was hearing a flipping cello, such is the manner in which korean improviser and composer okkyung lee distorts, disturbs and even deconstructs her instrument, to the point of rendering it unrecognisable. Korean native okkyung lee began her career as an experimental cellist with classical training, eventually expanding into.
Listen to trost records jukebox series soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 2 tracks. For nearly twenty years, the cellist and composer okkyung lee has maintained a high profile in new yorks everchanging newmusic community, both as a. Trost records jukebox series free listening on soundcloud. Ghil was recorded and produced by the norwegian artist lasse marhaug. Okkyung lee born 1975 in daejeon, south korea is a south korean cellist, improviser, and composer. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. Stream okkyung lee two to your right, five to your left soma012 by editions mego from desktop or your mobile device. Okkyung lee is a cellist, composer, and improviser pushing contemporary cello performance to its extreme limit without abandoning a reverence for its tradition. Clocking in at just over 16 timeless minutes, lee sounds like a onewoman xenakis. Okkyung lee two to your right, five to your left soma012.
Experience the thrilling improvisations of renowned cellist okkyung lee. Born in south korea in 1975 and educated in classical piano and cello, lee first heard of miles davis, john coltrane, and other jazz greats when she came to berklee college of music. You get 2 tracks now streaming via the free bandcamp app and also available as a highquality download in mp3, flac and more, plus the complete album the. Lee younkyung has 1,000 posts on their instagram profile. When he visited for the very first time korea seoul and busan, 2003 he came in a little touch with the underground scene. Listen in on the mind behind cellist okkyung lees kinetic and magnetic style of composition and play with this live interview for the exploratorium series resonance. Okkyung lee biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. But the sound in bigger and smaller clubs of seoul. Okkyung lee born 1975 in daejeon, south korea is a south korean cellist, improviser, and composer lee moved to boston in 1993, where she received a dual bachelors degree in contemporary writing and production and film scoring berklee college of music, and a masters degree in contemporary improvisation new england conservatory of music. Oct 18, 2018 a native of korea, okkyung lee has been developing her own voice in a contemporary cello performance, improvisation and composition. Using her solid classical training as a springboard, she incorporates jazz, sounds, korean traditional music, and noise with extended techniques to create her unique blend of music. Individually these players have focussed on an idiosyncratic approach to their chosen instruments and technique. After love, no one is what they were before personal work.
We specialise in finding the highest quality products regardless of format or genre. The crow flew after yi sang, the yellow porcelain bird, hollow water, two to your right, five to your left, the space beneath my grey heart, biography. Okkyung lee is a cellist, composer, and improviser who moves freely between artistic disciples and contingencies. Lee moved to boston in 1993, where she received a dual bachelors degree in contemporary. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. But he is strongly influenced by the famous asian nation. Before arriving in boston, massachusetts, in 1993, cellist and composer okkyung lee said she knew little of the jazz and experimental music for which she is now known. Stream tracks and playlists from lee k on your desktop or mobile device. With her solid classical training as a foundation, she incorporates jazz, sounds, korean traditional music, and noise with extended techniques to create her unique blend of music. Downtown cellist okkyung lee s debut recording is an enjoyable and well executed record. Bill orcutts stream on soundcloud hear the worlds sounds. Since moving to new york in 2000, okkyung lee has released more than 20 albums including her latest solo record, ghil, produced. Drawing from noise and extended techniques, jazz, western classical, and korean traditional and popular music, lees intensely physical performances cross exhilarating new territories of sound.
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A native of korea, cellistcomposer okkyung lee has been developing her unique voice in both improvised and composed music by blending her wide interests and influences. Otoroku is proud to present the full recording of the first meeting between bill orcutt usa and okkyung lee south korea. Since moving to new york in 2000 she has worked in disparate contexts as a solo artist and collaborator with a wide range of creators. A native of korea, okkyung lee has been developing her own voice in contemporary cello performance, improvisation and composition. The only trouble is that, in spite of all the seductive trimmings, the majority of tracks on okkyung lees latest album doesnt quite hold up to the ideas that permeate around the edges.
Contemporary cellist, composer and performer okkyung lee breathes life and fury into her bow as seen through this newest album, ghil. Lee has spoken before about how she wont realize the inspiration for a piece until its complete, only then will the concept slot together. Follow their account to see all their photos and videos. I have no real interest in putting the cello through different effects to make it sound like a guitar or other instruments. Okkyung lee is a cellist, composer, and improviser who moves freely between of artistic disciples and contingencies. I guess im interested in pushing the boundaries of the cello without giving up on the idea of playing the cello, if that makes any sense. Stream tracks and playlists from uikyung lee on your desktop or mobile device. Spencer yeh okkyung lee lasse marhaug throw down the fishcake anise tongue and durian wet dream edit grab the new release, wake up awesome, on.
Jacques demierreokkyung lee thomas lehnurs leimgruberdorothea schuerchroger turner live in london at. Join facebook to connect with dokyung lee and others you may know. Between reactions against mor indie, a reemphasis on live shows, and the internet connecting local scenes, noise made unprecedented waves in the 2000s. Korean native okkyung lee began her career as an experimental cellist with classical training, eventually expanding into fields of improvisation, noise, jazz, and extended technique.
For ghil, cellist okkyung lee travelled around oslo with norwegian noise musician lasse marhaug, who recorded her thrilling improvisations with a. Okkyung lee, a new yorkbased artist and south korea native, has created a body of work blurring genre boundaries through collaborations and compositions while pushing the limitation of contemporary cello performance techniques. Get okkyung lee setlists view them, share them, discuss them with other okkyung lee fans for free on. Instead of recording in what has become the standard in modern contempoary music, with highend equipment and in controlled studio settings, marhaug wanted to record ghil in an expressionistic way to purposely use crude equipment and unorthodox microphone placement in. Here are 10 of the most iconic seethrough dresses worn by female idols.
Follow mikyung lee s instagram account to see all 61 of their photos and videos. Since moving to new york in 2000, okkyung lee has released more than 20 albums including her latest solo record, ghil, produced by lasse marhaug on editions megoideologic organ, and noisy love songs for george dyer on tzadik. A native of south korea, lee has taken a broad array of inspirations. Ibut probably you too would love if you only knew they existed, and each with lush, exciting backcatalogs. This contactmiked, overdubbed work is no exception.