A jangling, twisting uneasiness, and climbing over a breathless downpour of sound (reviews: Eris 136199)

parts. [Read the rest…] He concludes by writing: “Great stuff and highly recommended.” Elsewhere, Avant Scena writes that “the music is just wonderful and charming – all kinds of colors, rhythms, expressions and sounds are condensed together in one form.” And Dolf Mulder writing in Vital Weekly describes a complex music emerging from the meeting of three very different individuals: “A radical kind of music.” And finally, in Free Jazz’s survey of t…

Best of 2017

…Blog, to Lee Rice Epstein, and to Dave Sumner for all their support during 2017! [About this recording…] [Bandcamp page (order CD/download)…] [All reviews…] CD: €11 minimum (‘name your price’) plus shipping.*† Download: €8 minimum (‘name your price’).† * Limited edition glass-mastered CD. CD includes additional material (artwork, etc.) not included in the download version of the album. † Both digital and physical purchases give you streaming via…

a cyclic frenzy of fragmented sounds without an ounce of entropy (a Jazz Noise review: Anomic Aphasia)

…hones) and Franziska Schroeder (soprano saxophone). [About this project…] © 2011 Han-earl Park. ℗ 2011 SLAM Productions. Mathilde 253 (SLAMCD 528) [details…] Performers: Charles Hayward (drums, percussion and melodica), Han-earl Park (guitar) and Ian Smith (trumpet and flugelhorn) plus Lol Coxhill (saxophone). [About this ensemble…] © 2010 Han-earl Park. ℗ 2010 SLAM Productions. Facebook Twitter Bluesky Mastodon Email More Tumblr Threads Reddit Wh…

JazzTokyo: Jazz Right Now

…SLAMCD 559) [details…] Performers: Han-earl Park (guitar), Catherine Sikora (tenor and soprano saxophones), Nick Didkovsky (guitar), and Josh Sinton (baritone saxophone and bass clarinet). © 2015 Han-earl Park. ℗ 2015 SLAM Productions. Facebook Twitter Bluesky Mastodon Email More Tumblr Threads Reddit WhatsApp Telegram Pinterest Pocket Print…

audio recordings: Gargantius Effect +1 +2 +3 (Nor Cal, 08–2011)

…n Zorn, Nina Hagen, Fred Frith, Eddie Prevost, Thinking Fellers Union Local 282, Myra Melford, Wadada Leo Smith, and the Club Foot Orchestra. Robair is a founding member of the Splatter Trio and the heavy-metal band, Pink Mountain. In addition, he runs Rastascan Records, a label devoted to creative music. Also by Murray Campbell and Randy McKean Bristle: Bulletproof (EDT4124) [details…] Performers: Randy McKean (saxophone and clarinets), Cory Wrig…

audio recordings: Catherine Sikora, Ian Smith and Han-earl Park (Cork, 04–04–11)

…dkovsky (guitar), and Josh Sinton (baritone saxophone and bass clarinet). © 2015 Han-earl Park. ℗ 2015 SLAM Productions. Also by Han-earl Park and Ian Smith Mathilde 253 (SLAMCD 528) [details…] Performers: Charles Hayward (drums, percussion and melodica), Han-earl Park (guitar) and Ian Smith (trumpet and flugelhorn) plus Lol Coxhill (saxophone). © 2010 Han-earl Park. ℗ 2010 SLAM Productions. Also available for download [more…] A Little Brittle Mus…

Juno 3

…in Newcastle (November 12) and London (November 13)! Newcastle, November 12, 2023: The Globe (11 Railway Street, Newcastle NE4 7AD). Presented by Jazz North East. [Performance diary… [All news articles on the Juno 3…] discography Juno 3 (RAM-163CD) [details…] Personnel: Han-earl Park (guitar), Lara Jones (saxophone and electronics) and Pat Thomas (electronics). Track listing: Orbital Dusk I (6:04), Orbital Dusk II (4:20), Orbital Dusk III (2:29),…

In between chaos and composure (reviews and best of 2021: Of Life, Recombinant)

…ng closer to strokes of inspiration out of the ether. In between chaos and composure, it is something closer to the complexity of life. [Read the rest…] And I’m super proud to find my album on Avant Music News’ Best of 2021. As Mike Borella previously wrote: Park’s approach changes, from jangling notes, to ambient passages, to twangy folk themes, to long-held chords. In doing so, he incorporates extended techniques into more conventional practices…

Jazzwise: Mathilde 253

‘Mathilde 253’ (SLAMCD 528) CD cover Daniel Spicer gives Mathilde 253 (SLAMCD 528) a thumbs up in the current issue of Jazzwise (issue 150, March 2011): This new improvising group… draws disparate personalities into one eccentric orbit. Han-Earl Park, a guitarist of Korean descent, residing in Ireland, is as at home in underground Noise as he is dueting with free jazz heroes like Paul Dunmall. Trumpeter Ian Smith is a stalwart of the London impro…

Chasing the chaos. (review: Sirene 1009)

…on-idiomatic improvisation’, a label that over the years has practically become an idiom in its own right. Sirene 1009 may just be the auditory experience that Bailey’s label has been waiting for. [Read the rest…] — Dave Foxall (a Jazz Noise) [About this recording…] [Bandcamp page (order CD/download)…] [All reviews…] CD: €11 minimum (‘name your price’) plus shipping.*† Download: €8 minimum (‘name your price’).† * Limited edition glass-mastered CD….

more CD reviews: io 0.0.1 beta++

…porânea: Park com Charles Hayward, Wadada Leo Smith e Paul Dunmall, Coates com Tony Oxley, Lol Coxhill e o compositor indeterminista Christian Wolff, e Schroeder ao lado do pianista português Pedro Rebelo e em colaborações com Pauline Oliveros e Evan Parker. Todas essas experiências se reflectem em temas como ‘Ground-Based Telemetry’ e ‘Laplace: Instability’, sempre com o io a reagir interactivamente ao que fazem e até a dar-lhes deixas. [Read the…

performance: Eris 136199 (Nick Didkovsky, Han-earl Park and Catherine Sikora) at ISIM, New York

…endipity and contradiction. Eris 136199 is the noisy, unruly complexity of composer, computer artist and guitarist Nick Didkovsky, the corporeal, cyborg virtuosity of constructor and guitarist Han-earl Park, and the no-nonsense melodic logic of composer and saxophonist Catherine Sikora. A composer who enjoys blurry boundaries, Nick Didkovsky founded the avant-rock big band Doctor Nerve, and is a member of Swim This with Gerry Hemingway and Michael…