APPARITION

Jambinai is the only post-rock band that I love!! I believe main reason is they add in their music Korean traditional instruments. Also their greatest "A Hermitage" -album isn´t typical post rock record, but these last two releases have gone into more of that style. Their third album "Onda" came in 2019, so I believe fans of the band really have waited this new release! In Bella Union sites band leader Lee Il-Woo promises they will release more albums and become better band. They will come to tour in Europe in May 2023. Sadly they´re not coming this time to Finland. They had to cancel their gig in here 2020 you know why.

This four tracks e.p. starts with "Once More From that Frozen Bottom". After tiny beats from Eunyoung Sim´s Geomungo there comes very powerful wall that we have heard before in the heaviest pieces of Jambinai. In the middle there is calmer part where all the three core members of the band sing first time together. In "From the Place Been Erased" they have guest vocalist that is K-Pop star Swja. Really depressive, but also very touching piece, Swja´s vocals really brings different sound to Jambinai´s music and fits so well! Very interesting is very Metallica sounding part in the middle of song. But still we hear very quiet emotional short part in the end. So the a-side of the e.p. is very strong, but b-side is even better! "Until My Wings Turn To Ashes" is almost epic in it´s over 9 minutes! This instrumental piece grows slowly and in a really great way from quiet music to very poweful. "Candlelight in Colossal Darkness" has so silent and beautiful atmosphere in the beginning with Il-Woo playing positive melody in Piri. This piece also grows stronger towards end. Something same in this as "Connection" from their first album. Very positive ending!

This e.p. promises a lot of Jambinai´s future! Really it seems they´re searching new direction although still sounding just Jambinai! This band has been one the most interesting 2010`s band to me and seems to stay that! Really hope I will see them again alive someday, their gig in Modern Sky festival in Finland was so memorable! These four tracks absolutely deserves 5 stars!