Dal:um craft meditative gayageum and geomungo compositions on debut LP

Excavating the capabilities of stringed instruments.

Korean duo Dal:um are releasing their debut album, titled Similar & Different, via Glitterbeat Records offshoot tak:til this June.

Dal:um is formed of zither players Ha Suyean (on gayageum) and Hwang Hyeyoung (on geomungo).

Similar & Different sees the duo exploring both the similarities and differences of the traditional Korean stringed instruments, as well the silence and spaces between notes.

“Dal:um’s music comes from ‘emptiness’,” explains Hyeyoung. “We’ve been working to create a balance between the original sound of silk strings and the beauty of emptiness.”

Similar & Different follows Glitterbeat’s release of Altin Gün’s Yol album — one of our favourite records from February.

Pre-order Similar & Different here in advance of its 25th June release, check out the artwork and tracklist below.

Tracklist:

1. Dasreum
2. TAL
3. Shadow Play
4. Trace
5. The Waves
6. The Collapsing Time

Photo by: Kim Shin Joong