Grindstone (album)
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Grindstone | ||||
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File:Shining-grindstone.jpg | ||||
Studio album by | ||||
Released | 29 January 2007 | |||
Genre | Avant-garde, experimental rock, jazz fusion, hard rock | |||
Length | 44:08 | |||
Label | Rune Grammofon | |||
Producer | Kåre Chr. Vestrheim | |||
Shining chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pitchfork Media | (7.6/10) [2] |
Sonic Frontiers | (9/10) [3] |
Grindstone is the fourth studio album by the Norwegian band Shining, released in 2007 by Rune Grammofon.
Track listing
All music is composed by Jørgen Munkeby, except where noted.
No. | Title | Music | Length |
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1. | "In the Kingdom of Kitsch You Will Be a Monster" | 5:40 | |
2. | "Winterreise" | 3:33 | |
3. | "Stalemate Longan Runner" | Andreas Hessen Schei | 4:15 |
4. | "To Be Proud of Crystal Colors is to Live Again" | 0:50 | |
5. | "Moonchild Mindgames" | 3:06 | |
6. | "The Red Room" | 2:16 | |
7. | "ASA NISI MASA" | 1:52 | |
8. | "To Be Proud of Crystal Colors is to Live Again" | 1:10 | |
9. | "Psalm" | 7:21 | |
10. | "-... .- -.-. ...." | 2:07 | |
11. | "1:4:9" | 5:04 | |
12. | "Fight Dusk with Dawn" | 6:54 | |
Total length: | 44:08 |
Notes
- The title of track 10, "-... .- -.-. ...." spells out 'Bach' in morse code.
- The title of track 11, "1:4:9" is the proportions of the black monolith from the film 2001: A Space Odyssey.
- "Asa Nisi Masa" is a gibberish phrase found in the film 8½. As a child, the main character Guido Anselmi is told by a fellow orphan that uttering this phrase at night will bring to life a certain portrait, and reveal a secret treasure hidden within the orphanage.
- "In the Kingdom of Kitsch You Will Be a Monster" is a reference to the novel The Unbearable Lightness of Being and is also the title of Shining's previous record.
Personnel
Shining
- Jørgen Munkeby – saxophone, flute, clarinet, guitars, vocals
- Andreas Hessen Schei – keyboards, synthesizer
- Morten Strøm – bass guitar
- Torstein Lofthus – drums
Additional personnel
- Danny Young – gong (track 1, 3, 12)
- Kristoffer Myre Eng – organ (track 9)
- Åshild Skiri Refsdal – vocals (track 9, 11)
- Kåre Chr. Vestrheim – production, mixing
- Hasse Rosbach – mixing, editing
- Mike Hartung – mixing
- Kim Hiorthøy – cover art
References
- ^ Jurek, Thom. Grindstone at AllMusic
- ^ Pitchfork Media review
- ^ "Sonic Frontiers review". Archived from the original on 2007-03-05. Retrieved 2007-02-27.
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