''Différance'' () is the debut studio album by South Korean

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Jambinai Jambinai () are a Korean avant-rock band formed in Seoul in 2009. Their debut album ''Différance'' won the award for Best Crossover Album at the 2013 Korean Music Awards. Their second album ''Hermitage'' was released in 2016 on Bella Union. Duri ...

. The album was released on 2 February 2012. The album's name comes from

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, a concept created by French philosopher

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. The album won the best jazz and crossover crossover album at the 2013 Korean Music Award. In 2014, the album was re-released as a remastered version.

Critical reception

Kim Banya of

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described the album as "''Différance'' is the album that unravel the scope and boundaries of expression by crushing and destroying musical instruments." The member of the selection committee for the

Korean Music Awards The Korean Music Awards () is an annual South Korean music awards show that honors both mainstream and underground musical artists from a variety of genres. Unlike other major South Korean music awards, which largely rely on record sales to det ...

Cho Ildong reviewed "

's ''Différance'' is a wake-up call for those who have fixed crossover as a genre as well as its own musical completeness," and the album won the best jazz and crossover crossover album.

Track listing

References

{{Authority control 2012 debut albums Jambinai albums 2010s Korean-language albums