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Park Jiha
Communion
(Glitterbeat Records)
3*
THERE'S a minimalist, Zen-like quality to the disciplined soundscapes conjured by this instrumental quartet led by South Korean Park Jiha.
Much of the sound is defined by the piri (double-bamboo flute), saenghwang (mouth organ) and the characteristically otherworldly, ripped sound of a local hammered dulcimer — all played by Jiha.
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