Shining (NOR) do a one-take “live” video

To "celebrate" the location of their recording studio being torn down to make way for some flates, Norway's Shining decided to record a live video. It was shot in one continuous take by Norwegian National TV using one video camera, two mics to record the band and one mic to record the vocals. No video or … Continue reading Shining (NOR) do a one-take “live” video

Shining: Interview with Jørgen Munkeby

Just to clarify, this is the Norwegian "blackjazz" band as opposed to the Swedish black metal crew. As ever when doing an interview, I was hugely impressed with how much time and effort Jørgen was prepared to put into his answers and the time just flew by. Thanks to him and to Andy Turner for organising … Continue reading Shining: Interview with Jørgen Munkeby

Shining – the story behind the artwork for One One One

To tide you over until I finish typing up this interview from last Friday (sorry, people - it's been a very busy week): Shining release the new album One One One on June 4th in the UK on Indie Recordings. One One One will be available as a digipack containing a 20 page booklet filled with lyrics … Continue reading Shining – the story behind the artwork for One One One

New Band of the Day: Shining (Norway)

Nicely confusing, I found while digging some stuff on this mad bunch that there's another band with the same name. The one I'm covering here is from Norway and play "blackjazz". The others, from Sweden, I'll do tomorrow. Now, I'd not heard of blackjazz before and I have a feeling that Shining may just have … Continue reading New Band of the Day: Shining (Norway)