Invisible Ropes

Sun-Mi Hong & Alistair Payne have a long track record playing together in a wide array of projects. Together, they form the driving force for the Sun-Mi Hong Quintet  and Alistair Payne’s: This Thread Walks. Thanks to this, they are extremely sensitive to each others ideals in life, and in music.

Quarantine time sprouted some new roots for the duo; the drive to keep experimenting and expressing

the moment; showing that art is not optional. The debut album “IN:人” being the fruits of their labour.

Trumpet & Drums is not the most common line-up, however it’s easy to forget you are listening to either of these instruments. Expect breath and footsteps, a woman wailing and a door squeak. Long textural passages that resemble the sandy scrapes of a carpenter’s work bench. The experience is dream like.