Intro

The truly powerful yet sorrowful - music that evolves into iron and wood: Danpyunsun & the Sailors

Synopsis

Shofar is the second album of Danpyunsun and the Sailors, a four-member band, as well as the title of the album’s showcase,
held at the KT&G Sangsang Madang Concert hall in Hongdae.
The musical performance of Danpyunsun and the Sailors is based on “sophisticated violence”.
Their record is great but they can shine even better on the stage where they growl, roar and run around all the time.
In the live show, their songs are backed by acoustic instruments mainly consisting of wood and iron
rather than using electronic sound effects. Every time they play, those instruments reach such a record high sound potential
that they have made a huge impression on the audience.

Review

"The Great Escape festival review, Stormzy caps off Brighton's feast of discovery.
South Korea supplies two extraordinary bands. Danpyunsun and the Sailors look like a totalitarian physics seminar circa 1976, and play magnificently bonkers sea shanties from weird and distant oceans, augmented by furious virtuoso violin and a sweary, hilarious frontman. Jambinai are an enthralling post-rock group; imagine Godspeed You! Black Emperor melded with, to these ears, strange and wonderful traditional instruments."
- The Guardian, David Bennun

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Creator / artist

Danpyunsun & the Sailors is a four-piece group that was formed in 2013, with veteran folk musician Hoegidong Danpyunsun at the center. The members, whose resumes cover a diverse range of musical backgrounds from classical and jazz to folk pop and experimental rock, continue to push for a new contemporary sound with a mixture of both Eastern and Western influences.

Promotion Infomation

TOUR SIZE
Performers : 4
Staff : 2

DURATION
60 min. (No intermission)

STAGE SIZE
Width : 10~30 m, Depth : m, Height : m

Contact

KANG, Jin-won

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