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Posted: Monday 1 October 2012 by jazzlover in Etykiety:
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An astonishing blend of industrial, metal, free jazz, and raw electronic noise, Shining's Blackjazzrepresents more than a leap forward for the band; it's the kind of album artists will be striving to equal for years to come. Comparable to Ministry's The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste, Blackjazz mixes scorched-earth synth-guitar riffs and concussive drumming with the unholy shrieks and post-Coltranesaxophone of group leader Jørgen Munkeby. The production by Sean Beavan, who's worked with Nine Inch Nails and Marilyn Manson, among others, gives this a pummeling edge -- the drums sound sampled from NIN's "March of the Pigs," while the synths and guitars have a fullness and warmth that are crushingly heavy without being mere noise for its own sake. Munkeby's vocals are a death metal roar, his lyrics the usual metallic litany of rage and despair. All this would be impressive enough, but it's even more so considering how mild, relatively speaking, Shining's last two discs, 2005's In the Kingdom of Kitsch You Will Be a Monster and 2007's Grindstone, were. The electronics and general loudness of those two albums were significantly reined-in compared with the howling chaos of songs like "Healter Skelter," "The Madness and the Damage Done," and "Exit Sun," not to mention the positively apocalyptic, nearly nine-minute cover of King Crimson's "21st Century Schizoid Man," sung by Enslaved vocalistGrutle Kjellson, that closes the disc. This is one of the most assaultive, addictive albums around, a rip-roaring journey through sonic violence that will leave most quivering in the corner and others (a special few) totally enraptured.

:::Review by Phil Freeman:::

Shining - Blackjazz (2010)

1. The Madness And The Damage Done (5:20)
2. Fisheye (5:08)
3. Exit Sun (8:36)
4. Exit Sun (0:57)
5. HEALTER SKELTER (5:35)
6. The Madness And The Damage Done (3:24)
7. Blackjazz Deathtrance (10:52)
8. Omen (8:46)
9. 21st Century Schizoid Man (8:41)


Credits
- Munkeby / Vocal, guitars & Saxophone
- Lofthus / Drums
- Kreken / Bass
- Moen / Keys & Synths 

7 komentarze:

  1. Anonymous says:

    this shit sounds mind blowing. thanks
    for the exposure and the sharing.
    much appreciated.

  1. il angelo says:

    scorching. thanks, any chance about black jazz live album?

  1. Nargile57 says:

    Thanks, sounds interesting.

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  1. Raph Zdri says:

    BLACKJAZZ is THE masterpiece for me. So hard so loud so dark so intense... and live it's just like 200x better ... for me it's a bit like Magma, I started to appreciate their music AFTER being blow-minded by their live music

  1. jazzlover says:

    @ Richard.drummer
    Welcome on the board Dude!