Jambinai

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Also known as 잠비나이 Website Jambinai Facebook Origin Seoul, South Korea (2010)		Years active 2009 (2009)–present Record label Bella Union Genres Post-rock, Music of Korea

Labels GMC RecordsBella Union Members Kim Bo-miLee Il-wooSim Eun-yong Albums A Hermitage, Différance, Differance Similar Mors Principium Est, Krallice, Vektor, The Meads of Asphodel, Machinae Supremacy

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Jambinai (Hangul: 잠비나이) are a South Korean post-rock band formed in Seoul in 2009. Their debut album Différance won the award for Best Crossover Album at the 2013 Korean Music Awards.

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Musical style

Jambinai are known for mixing post-rock with Korean folk music using both traditional rock instruments (drums, bass guitar, electric guitar) and traditional Korean instruments (haegeum, piri, geomungo). They are often compared to bands like Explosions in the Sky, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, and Mogwai.

Band members

Kim Bo-mi – haegeum

Lee Il-woo – electric guitar, piri, taepyeongso, vocals

Sim Eun-yong – geomungo

Touring members

Ryu Myung-Hoon – drums

Choi Jae-hyuk – drums

Ok Ji-hoon – bass guitar

Yu Byeong-koo – bass guitar

Discography

Jambinai (ep, 2010) on GMC Records

Différance (album, 2012) on GMC Records

Hermitage (album, 2016) on Bella Union

Songs

Time Of extinctionDifferance · 2012
They Keep SilenceA Hermitage · 2016
Echo of CreationA Hermitage · 2016

References

Jambinai Wikipedia

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