KALI TRIO - THE PLAYFUL ABSTRACT (LP)

"KALI Trio's new album, The Playful Abstract, could be the soundtrack to the air we breathe. Repeated listening to this tranquil, ever-changing, and at times transcendent record also evokes an association with the Japanese term ukiyo, meaning "the floating world." Originally associated with Buddhism, the term also denoted the sorrowful or transient earthly plane from which its followers sought liberation. Ukiyo then came to describe the sometimes seedy urban lifestyle and culture of Edo-period Japan (1600-1867). Today, ukiyo is considered a state of mind that emphasizes living in the moment, detached from life's difficulties." (label info)