Summary from 6 ratings
On Wavelength, fans have rated Shining's catalog across 5 albums from 6 opinions, with an overall average of 7.8/10. The top-rated Shining album is Blackjazz (2010) with a 8.0/10 average from 2 ratings, followed by In the Kingdom of Kitsch You Will Be a Monster and Grindstone. The discography on Wavelength spans 2005 to 2015.
In the Kingdom of Kitsch You Will Be a Monster
“Strikingly original Norwegian art-rock combo makes its debut for the prestigious experimental label Rune Grammofon, piling clattering drum machines, moaning synths and samplers, swooning vocal harmonies, and thunderous, window-rattling cathedral organs atop an alternately creeping and brutally visceral brass foundation. Colossal.”
Blackjazz
“The acclaimed Norwegian avant-rock band splits the difference between jazz and metal while still transcending their influences.”
Grindstone
“Norwegian quartet follows its out-of-left-field In the Kingdom of Kitsch You Will Be a Monster with a record of more tightly plotted, ultra-extended dynamics and a stretch of chillier, loopier atmospherics. In other words, it's a whole lot weirder than its predecessor.”
International Blackjazz Society
“On their 2010 album Blackjazz, the Norwegian jazz/prog collective Shining absorbed metal into their approach, and it yielded a hard, precise music that felt unlike previous jazz/metal fusions. Since then, they've only grown more cold and olympic, but on International Blackjazz Society they let a hint of exciting uncertainty creep in.”
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