Search - Henry Kaiser, Charles Noyes, Sang-Won Park :: Invite Spirit

Beautifully Subtle, Almost Disconnected Sacred Sounds

Michael Thomas Jones | Huntington, WV | 05/04/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"When I first picked up this recording on vinyl back in the mid 1980s as a teenager, I had never heard any music from the Korean shamanistic tradition & not much by Kaiser or Noyes. What I felt when first hearing it was a complete fascination while simultaneously being dumbfounded beyond belief at its otherworldly structure. Like having a key to a door, that you're sure is the right one, but still won't open the door--I've listened to it over & over again through the years, looking for a way to comprehend its masterful & improvisational presentation. I don't know how or why, but I finally broke through to its glory one day. An extraordinary experience that has inspired me to seek out other more experimental, non-narrative sounds of the world. Highly recommended."