Grindstone
Studio album by
Released29 January 2007
GenreAvant-garde, experimental rock, jazz fusion, hard rock
Length44:08
LabelRune Grammofon
ProducerKåre Chr. Vestrheim
Shining chronology
In The Kingdom Of Kitsch You Will Be A Monster
(2005)
Grindstone
(2007)
Blackjazz
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
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.TitleMusicLength
1."In the Kingdom of Kitsch You Will Be a Monster" 5:40
2."Winterreise" 3:33
3."Stalemate Longan Runner"Andreas Hessen Schei4:15
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 . 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

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

  1. Jurek, Thom. Grindstone at AllMusic
  2. Pitchfork Media review
  3. "Sonic Frontiers review". Archived from the original on 2007-03-05. Retrieved 2007-02-27.


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