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<Absence>

by DASOMxVIOLETA

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    <Absence> pro-dubbed to tape, with risograph printed artwork by Sam Bristow. Limited to 100 copies.

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xoxo 03:25
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Emptiness 04:28
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Grey Morning 04:51
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0$0LAR 06:25
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Virtual0ve 07:53

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We are extremely proud to present the debut album by international power duo DASOMxVIOLETA, a virtuosic meeting of minds between Seoul's Dasom Baek (traditional Korean flutes) and Violeta García (cello) of Buenos Aires. <Absence> is the sound of two leading composers and improvisers pushing their instruments to the technical and creative limit, then beyond into places unnavigated, futuristic and often haunting.

Dasom and Violeta tussle with playful and brutal mastery between passages of sparse melody, acrobatic percussion and harmonic drift, while interjecting voices fracture and reassemble into intimate, improbable forms. It is hard to imagine an album more abundant in ideas and motifs, all atomised as soon as they are brought to life. The effect is a tapestry of rugged spirits - moving, and at times just plain beautiful.

Recommended for fans of Okkyung Lee, John Butcher, Messiaen, and Ernst Reijseger.

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dasombaek.com

Dasom Baek is a composer, improviser and performer of traditional Korean instruments (mainly Daegeum and Sogeum). Dasom pursues groundbreaking and modern music rooted in traditional Korean instrumental performance. She is a Certified Master of Important Intangible Cultural Asset, no.45. She has achieved Bachelor’s and Master's degrees from the Korea National University of Arts, and is currently undertaking a PhD course at Seoul National University. She has also represented Korea at the International Flute Festival. In 2019 she was selected as a fellow for the OMI Music residency in New York, collaborating with various genres of musicians from different countries. In 2020, she released her debut album, <무(無):  Nothingness>. In 2021 she was selected as a showcase artist at SXSW Festival.

violetagarcia.com

Violeta García is a cellist, improviser and composer born Buenos Aires, in 1990. She studied at the Conservatory Astor Piazolla, and holds a degree in Composition from the Conservatory Manuel de Falla, with Ricardo Capellano. She also has a degree in Musical Arts, specialising in violoncello, from the Universidad Nacional of Arts (U.N.A). An experienced collaborator and improvisor, Violeta founded the digital label and musics series TVL-REC (www.tvlrec.com), alongside Carlos Quebrada (Colombia) and Camilo Ángeles (Perú), in 2015. TVL-REC is devoted to publishing new music, experimental groups and collectives from Latin America and other countries.

Live improv ~ youtu.be/NqDZIJdVuKI
Video for 남(南) : C ~ youtu.be/b-NKcn2-DhE
Video for Emptiness (GENOSIDRA remix) ~ youtu.be/SMna8cguAfw

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'Intensely quiet, artful improv duelling by Korean and Argentinian players, allowing for lots of pent lacunæ and often hovering on the liminal' - Boomkat

'gorgeous ebbs and flows ... acoustic instruments sounding remarkably alive as they lull through an elegant, twisting turmoil mimicking the pace of human breath' - The Quietus

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released October 22, 2021

All pieces written and performed by Dasom Baek and Violeta García. Artwork by Sam Bristow.

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Virtuoso roughhousing of minds between Seoul's Dasom Baek (traditional Korean flutes) and Violeta García (cello) of Buenos Aires.

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