Grindstone (album)

Grindstone
Studio album by Shining
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
In The Kingdom Of Kitsch You Will Be A Monster (2005) Grindstone (2007) Blackjazz (2010)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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.

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[]

External links[]

• Last.fm album page

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