12 - Shining - I Won't Forget
Blackjazz, you say? Sounds Jester-ish. I absolutely had to check out their band when I heard about their "style" of music. And I'm certainly glad I did, as this album absolutely does not disappoint. 9 songs and 35 minutes of pummeling dark metal mixed with surprisingly fitting saxaphone pieces. Yeah, you heard me. Saxaphones in metal. Because why not? I got through 2 minutes and 20 seconds of thinking this was a great song before the saxaphone dropped. Just wow. The video is equally powerful, with the band playing in a laboratory that has naked human subjects hooked to a multitude of wires and machines.
The most amazing thing about the band Shining is that they started as a classical neo-jazz band. The sound has developed over the years into an avant-grade metal sound, but the older albums include many different prog-jazz styles and showcase singer Jorgen Munkeby as an incredibly talented multi-intrumentalist. The band has all but abanoned their classically styled roots and produced an album ("One One One") that is mostly extreme metal with brilliant saxaphone twists. It is fun and it is in your face, and just when you think you've heard it all, you encounter the ghost of Bleeding Gums Murphy.
Title: I Won't Forget
Artist: Shining
Album: One One One
Previous 12s
2012: (tie) Florence and the Machine - What the Water Gave Me; Shake It Out
2011: Fitz and the Tantrums - Don't Gotta Work it Out
2010: Mumford and Sons - Little Lion Man
2009: Breathe Carolina - Show Me Yours
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