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1. The leap (3:35
) This was the first Korean traditional music album. Kim had been working toward the goal of releasing an album strickly dedicated to Korean traditional music for some time. In spite of negative input from his record company and others, Kim pushed forward with the release of his first all Korean traditional music album. Included on this album was the music that he composed for a Korean dance contest where the performing group took first place. Kim continues his musical evolution further exploring the relationships of culture and sound. Combining Western and Korean Traditional music, he achieves in this album a new level of harmony between the genres in which he works. This music received wide spread international attention and local critical acclaim. Many first time listeners were amazed at the way Kim is able to make the sounds and rythems of music from such disparate backgrounds come together in seamless harmony. |