Grindstone (album)

Grindstone is the fourth studio album by the Norwegian band Shining, released in 2007 by Rune Grammofon.

Grindstone
Studio album by
Shining
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]

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 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

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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