Blue Suns

Avant Trio ‘Blue Suns’ ‘Blue’ like the notes they play. A color that matches the very specific Korean feeling of the blues that is called ‘Han’. ‘Suns’ for the warmth of the energy that they collectively communicate with solar lyricism. ‘Blue Suns’ like this three Korean musicians expressing the eternal tensions existing between opposites with an incredible sense of Freedom. Francesca Han first gathered Kim Oki and Kim SungBae back in 2013 for concerts in Seoul around this common desire for free expression. Recording this unique Korean improvised music became an obvious necessity. This album was recorded in two sessions of one day each in May and September 2014. No overdubs and all the pieces are first takes which are freely and collectively improvised. The ‘Avant Trio’ is truly a unique combination of musicians sharing their own strong artistic identity, and who are creating, from the depth of their heart, a common language never heard of before in Korea. And maybe beyond… Pierre Biancarelli, 2016 released August 20, 2016 im Sungbae: Double Bass Francesca Han: Piano Kim Oki: Tenor Saxophone All music spontaneously composed through collective improvisations, except 1, 5~6 by Kim Sungbae 3 by Pierre Biancarelli 4, 12 by Francesca Han Produced by Pierre Biancarelli Recorded at Yul House (24th May 2014) & Yireh Studio (24th September 2014), Seoul Engineered by Song Geunyoung at Yul House & Kim Yongkeun at Yireh Studio Mixed by K at Slow Room, Seoul Mastered by Steve Berson at Total Sonic Media, Austin TX, 2016 Reel tape transferring by Darrell Sheinmann & John Sutton Caspar at Gear Box Records Studio, UK Design: Lee Jaemin www.leejaemin.net Photography: Hwang Sejin Executive Producer: Pierre Biancarelli & Lee Bongsoo Recorded at Yul House (24th May 2014) & Yireh Studio (24th September 2014), Seoul Engineered by Song Geunyoung at Yul House & Kim Yongkeun at Yireh Studio Mixed by K at Slow Room, Seoul Mastered ... at Total Sonic Media, Austin TX, 2016 All music spontaneously composed through collective improvisations, except tracks 1, 3, 4-6, 12