| 1. Goretex Weather Report |
| 2. Redrum |
| 3. Romani |
| 4. Perdurabo |
| 5. Aleister Esplains Everything |
| 6. 31=300=20 (It Is by Will Alone I Set My Mind in Motion) |
| 7. Where Death Comes to Cry |
| 8. Smoking Dog |
| 9. Magazine RWRK |
| 10. You Can Try the Best You Can |
In the Kingdom of Kitsch You Will Be a Monster,Shining,Rune Grammaphon Nw,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop,V/a Compilations
In the Kingdom of Kitsch You Will Be a Monster
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In the Kingdom of Kitsch You Will Be a Monster
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ASIN: B0007MAPMY Release Date: 2005-03-01 |
Tracks:
- Goretex Weather Report
- Redrum
- Romani
- Perdurabo
- Aleister Esplains Everything
- 31=300=20 (It Is by Will Alone I Set My Mind in Motion)
- Where Death Comes to Cry
- Smoking Dog
- Magazine RWRK
- You Can Try the Best You Can
Customer Reviews:
"ExperiMENTAL".......2005-06-22
I have just heard the greatest album opener in the
history of album openers. An eerie clanking, a
saxophone disturbingly creeping its way through the
noise. Some hands clapping, a guitar bumbling through,
making a tense buildup and BAM! the
song elevates itself ten feet into the air and then
calms down with some panpipes, lulling you into a trance,
suddenly WHAM! you're elevated out of your seat . Now
THAT is how to make an entrance! Even the title of
this track is amazing: 'Goretex Weather Report'.
Shining are from Norway, and this, their third album
is quite unlike anything I've ever heard. Jazz, Prog,
Goth and Metal all collide into one holy almighty
mess, albeit a very listenable one (not surprisingly
there are two members from Ninja Tune group Jaga
Jazzist in the band - a band that has always
positively surprised). Never once does the pace
falter. In fact its a very exciting ride with new
discoveries at every turn. Yes and its very brainy as
well. This is purely music for the mind and brain.
Even the song titles refer to movies, such as
Kubrick's 'The Shining' or to books such as Herbert's
Dune (31=300=20 (it is by will alone I set my mind in
Motion)). On first listening I was flabbergasted,
salivating with my eyes wide open. On my 200^th
listening I'm wreck(ed?) and STILL discovering new
things in this literally amazing album.
I have a feeling that Shining have set a new template
for music with '... Kingdom of Kitsch ...', and new
standards too. Although some imitators will be spawned
in the near or even late future I'm sure they can't
top this awesome bombastic instant classic.
Recommended for those who thought "Kid A" was
revolutionary!
.5 stars.......2005-05-17
Gortex weather report opens the album with a twisted harmonic tune with a light child-like bass line underneath...before launching into a doomsday prog metal riff. It calms done before reappearing at a frantic pace. "Romani" is a mellow jazz piece with a saxophone guiding you through peaks and toughs and some vocal harmonies . "Aleister explains everything" is one of the more rocky tracks, a saxophone over the top of fast prog beat before mutating into a hip-hoppy rhythm, then fading out into what sounds like a sound check, before coming back even harder. About a third through "Magazine RWRK" trumpets blow and the emperor/ gladiator enters the Colosseum ready for the fight to an appreciative crowd.
In the kingdom is one strange album. It's a mixture of some strange styles with very strong jazz influences. I guess through the more crazy, unstructured moments of jazz improv go well with the apparently care free drumming and programming. This album feels like it's going to fall to pieces which will put allot of people off. If you like some more extreme jazz/ electronic stuff, maybe your into squarepusher, then check this out.
Highly involving Norwegian JazzRockMetalAmbientProg.......2005-03-04
The opening track of "Goretex Weather Report" sets the bar pretty darn high as strummed, loose-string guitars and horns line up in a building riff before the track unleashes with a blast of heavy prog metal before the track collapses into an organ-grinding soundtrack motif that further evolves into one last blast of shredding guitars pyrotechnics. "REDRUM" follows it up with a short blast of live and programmed drums mingling with stuttering waves of horns, shouts and hollers, and an absolutely romping midsection that doesn't last long enough. The whole thing is over in under 2 minutes and the group is of course quickly on to other things.
In The Kingdom Of Kitsch You Will Be A Monster is literally all over the place, yet it somehow ties itself together with horns. On the quiet, soundtrack-esque "Where Death Comes To Cry," soft moans of horns play out alongside some more wheezy organ for a brief respite in the middle of the album where tracks seem to burst at the seams with ideas. "The Smoking Dog" blends touches of Ennio Morricone soundtracks into a glitchy, carnival-ride of a track that is alternately blasting forth with hyperspeed programmed drums and dropping off into weird melodies (played on a variety of instruments and synths) that could easily accompany stalker-scenes in a horror movie.
If my descriptions above make the album seem a bit hodge-podge, be assured that it most definitely is. At the same time, though, this is one of those releases that you'll want to sit down with and listen to many, many times in order to hear all the different parts so you can air-drum, air-guitar, and air-whatever to them later. In the course of ten tracks and just about forty minutes, four people cram scores of catchy riffs, some seriously thunderous moments, as well as some nice ambience into a short, but definitely not lacking release. In interviews I've read with bands over the years, one thing that seems to come out once in awhile is that all the different bandmembers like different music and the resulting band music is the pulling of all those parts into an overall sound. If that's the case with Shining, I'm glad that they somehow found a way to get everything jammed in here without everything completely falling off the rails. Occasionally mindblowing, and very entertaining.
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