Jambinai- A Heritage (2016)

Jambinai- A Heritage (2016)

By: Ghost Writer

South Asia seems to hold the key to the future of the world, a less Westernized civilization and with a more active influence from countries like South Korea, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam and Malaysia, from these bunch, it seems that is South Asia the bone destined to lead the region in order to establish the zone as one of the most prominent economic players in the world markets in a near future, and just as South Korea has managed to become an indisputable innovator in the fields of education, technology and innovation, artistically, SK also has some hidden secrets to waiting to take over the world in the form of the superb music combo known as Jambinai.

Despite sounding like an ultra-modern band, it steals my attention the fact that the band has very deep roots in Korean folk music tradition, picking up some native instruments to up the level of a intensity of their already too volatile mix, an apparent connection with post rock is a little vague and unable to properly define what this band is all about, formed by three musicians from Seoul in 2009, the wall of sound this band is capable of creating is truly spine chilling and trance inducing in a way I haven't heard before.

A Heritage is the band's latest recording featuring brutal aural assaults right from the beginning, on the aptly titled Abyss in which something like the doors to hell seem to open right away in front of us, the band playing their instruments in a merciless way, producing astonishing destructive sounds than would immediately make jealous guys like Germany's Einsturzende Neubauten, Indonesia´s Senyawa or Japan's Boredoms, not seeming to have any trouble to appeal to any hardcore or metal fan.

So before thinking that musically South Korea is all about bizarre black metal kids like Pyha or K Pop glossy weird world stars like Psy, give yourself a chance to listen to what could easily become one of the best records to come out this year, a band with boundless imagination and power, a band destined to change everything we think we know about South Korea's music scene creating such me of the most out there, unexpected and innovative sounds you are about to hear about in 2016, missing Jambinai is simply missing a chance to listen to the future today.