tag:theshiningtongues.com,2005:/blogs/interview-in-the-other-side-reviews?p=1News2023-09-16T12:00:39+01:00The Shining Tonguesfalsetag:theshiningtongues.com,2005:Post/72742962023-09-16T12:00:39+01:002023-10-16T16:00:16+01:00Post-Scottish Play Infotainment<p><span dir="auto">Thanks to everyone who came out and listened and watched us moving about and making noises on purpose at The Macbeth last month. We had a great time and it felt good to let some of the new songs rumble and ooze throughout the room. We'll have some more live news to announce sooner than you want or need, including some plans for a new self initiated live music night..</span></p><p><span dir="auto">I've also been working on the new album. Mostly just bits and pieces of editing. We'll be back in the studio again next month for more outpourings of sound.</span></p><p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/557759/9e7f61efc4e262f404e55352ddf33e1a520bcdb2/original/373652152-6790511967667212-5885428955649945870-n.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></p><p><span dir="auto"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/557759/1b5edfbb51a4efef54e23c8a897fe4e5c5ea92a9/original/372992691-6790511344333941-4857369330770464410-n.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_m justify_left border_" />If you haven't done so already, consider </span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://mailchi.mp/45d63658af4a/the-shining-tongues" data-link-type="url"><span dir="auto">joining our mailing list</span></a><span dir="auto">. It's the best way to be kept informed of our doings and we won't bombard you with unecessary stuff. You'll also get a free download of Hypersurface, my instrumental solo album from 2019. </span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://mailchi.mp/45d63658af4a/the-shining-tongues" data-link-type="url"><span dir="auto">Go here</span></a><span dir="auto"> and do the thing.</span></p><p> </p><p><i><span dir="auto">(Photos from our show at The Macbeth by David Wall)</span></i></p>The Shining Tonguestag:theshiningtongues.com,2005:Post/72518762023-08-04T10:48:06+01:002023-09-16T11:59:43+01:00Armed With Simplicity: Three New Songs<p>We just released a three-track EP with some <a class="no-pjax" href="https://theshiningtongues.bandcamp.com/album/armed-with-simplicity-three-songs" target="_blank"><u>new TONGUES music</u></a>.</p><p> <iframe style="border-width:0;height:470px;width:350px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=842865970/size=large/bgcol=333333/linkcol=e99708/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="https://theshiningtongues.bandcamp.com/album/armed-with-simplicity-three-songs">Armed With Simplicity: Three Songs by The Shining Tongues</a></iframe></p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://theshiningtongues.bandcamp.com/album/armed-with-simplicity-three-songs" target="_blank"><u>Armed With Simplicity</u></a> contains two re-worked and highly embellished solo acoustic versions of new songs: <i>Muscle</i> and <i>Visions From Pig</i> - both of which will appear in their full-band form on the next album. Plus a feverish psychedelic sound collage / dub massage. <br><br>Listen and rejoice! <br><a class="no-pjax" href="https://theshiningtongues.bandcamp.com/album/armed-with-simplicity-three-songs" target="_blank"><u>https://theshiningtongues.bandcamp.com/album/armed-with-simplicity-three-songs</u></a> <br><br><strong>Pay-What-You-Want </strong>.. (it's Bandcamp Friday today, which means we get 100% of anything you pay - which will <strong>really help us to complete the next album</strong>! So thankyouthankyou for your support!) <br>We hope you enjoy this. We hope you are able to sleep gently in the Empire Of The Mouth. <br><br> </p>The Shining Tonguestag:theshiningtongues.com,2005:Post/72446322023-07-20T10:47:26+01:002023-07-20T10:47:27+01:00Free gig at The Macbeth in August!<p>We're playing at The Macbeth, Hoxton on Thursday 31st August. We'll be performing elongated and recombobulated versions of songs from Milk Of God, as well as some new pieces from the forthcoming second album. This is a FREE show… but you need to book a free ticket in advance here: <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.ticketweb.uk/event/the-shining-tongues-the-macbeth-tickets/13433778" data-link-type="url">https://www.ticketweb.uk/event/the-shining-tongues-the-macbeth-tickets/13433778</a></p><p> </p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/557759/a57a380c3a934245afe6f2bef033146b6df262ee/original/live-manipulated.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" />The Shining Tonguestag:theshiningtongues.com,2005:Post/72346502023-06-29T18:23:31+01:002023-06-29T18:23:32+01:00I Eat Rubbish - Lyric Video<p>WORDS ABOUT RUBBISH! We made a lyric video for our recent single, I Eat Rubbish. Watch / Read / Breathe / Eat right here:</p><p> </p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_center" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="IL_-X6AQfWU" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IL_-X6AQfWU?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div>The Shining Tonguestag:theshiningtongues.com,2005:Post/72346492023-06-21T15:00:00+01:002023-06-29T18:21:19+01:00SUMMER SOLSTICE XXI-VI-MMXXIII <p><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);">HOW TIMES FLIES WHEN YOU'RE DISSOLVING THE "SELF" It is time (again) for us to present to you our annual sonic ritual for the Summer Solstice.</span> <br><br><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);">Listen / download here: </span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://theshiningtongues.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=021b1b04659b3ad1aac8fc919&id=37417663e4&e=76c893bc51" target="_blank"><u>https://theshiningtongues.bandcamp.com/track/summer-solstice-xxi-vi-mmxxiii</u></a></p><p><iframe style="border-width:0;height:442px;width:350px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=1969951432/size=large/bgcol=333333/linkcol=e99708/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="https://theshiningtongues.bandcamp.com/track/summer-solstice-xxi-vi-mmxxiii">SUMMER SOLSTICE XXI-VI-MMXXIII by The Shining Tongues</a></iframe></p><p>This is our fourth Solstice track since we began The Shining Tongues back in 2020! </p><p>You can hear all previous year's offerings here: <a class="no-pjax" href="https://theshiningtongues.com/summer-solstice-music" data-link-type="url">https://theshiningtongues.com/summer-solstice-music</a> </p><p>Thank you as ever for your continued support of our music. </p><p>HAPPY UN-CHRISTMAS! </p><p>Dan / The Shining Tongues</p>The Shining Tonguestag:theshiningtongues.com,2005:Post/72067982023-05-11T11:14:07+01:002023-05-11T11:17:42+01:00Transcendence<p>Thanks to everyone who came out to The Spice Of Life last month, it was TRANSCENDENT! Thanks and love to Rogue Awakening, Lou Raymond, Barn and especially to Dynamic Calories for generously rescuing us when Sam broke a bass string! We'll have more shows to announce soon. </p><p> </p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/557759/01f5883ef90b17950ee0bbc1d2e4a9296846c9dc/original/342809996-163790073291640-2602254650039512553-n.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><p> </p><p>Photo by David Wall.</p>The Shining Tonguestag:theshiningtongues.com,2005:Post/71943972023-04-21T12:06:44+01:002023-04-21T12:07:47+01:00LIVE: The Spice Of Life, London. Friday 21st April<p><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);">A gentle reminder that we'll be playing live </span><strong>this Friday 21st April at </strong><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.ticketweb.uk/event/hot-vox-presents-barn-spice-of-life-tickets/12857515?pl=hotvox" target="_blank" data-link-type="url"><strong><u>The Spice Of Life, London</u></strong></a><strong>. </strong><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);"> This is our first show in over a year so it would be extra special to see you there if you can make it.</span></p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.ticketweb.uk/event/hot-vox-presents-barn-spice-of-life-tickets/12857515?pl=hotvox" data-link-type="url"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/557759/ca6f1f26d102b241add8c1a96e34e0bf49bb5c9d/original/tst-banner-yellow.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p><p> </p><p><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);">Come and REJOICE with us as we perform some brand new songs for you along with a few enlivened versions of songs from the Milk Of God album.</span><br><br><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);">Tickets available here: </span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.ticketweb.uk/event/hot-vox-presents-barn-spice-of-life-tickets/12857515?pl=hotvox"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);">https://www.ticketweb.uk/event/hot-vox-presents-barn-spice-of-life-tickets/12857515?pl=hotvox</span></a></p><p><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);">Love & Rage!</span><br><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);">Dan / The Shining Tongues</span></p>The Shining Tonguestag:theshiningtongues.com,2005:Post/72068052023-04-14T11:00:00+01:002023-05-11T11:17:42+01:00I Eat Rubbish<p><span dir="auto">Our new single, </span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://theshiningtongues.bandcamp.com/track/i-eat-rubbish" data-link-type="url"><span dir="auto">I EAT RUBBISH</span></a><span dir="auto">, is out today. Today is happening now. Behold the fruits of our no-mind and dance yourself into divine stupidity.</span></p><p> <iframe style="border-width:0;height:442px;width:350px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=3948748565/size=large/bgcol=333333/linkcol=e99708/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="https://theshiningtongues.bandcamp.com/track/i-eat-rubbish">I Eat Rubbish by The Shining Tongues</a></iframe></p>The Shining Tonguestag:theshiningtongues.com,2005:Post/71401592023-01-19T11:31:14+00:002023-01-19T11:31:14+00:00Live in London, 21st April<p>Apologies for the relative silence in recent months. I've been toiling, working on new songs for what I hope will be a second Shining Tongues album for this year. So far things are sounding stranger, more atmospheric and nocturnal, but there's also a (kind of) disco song in there somewhere. More on all this as it happens! </p>
<p>We're playing live at <a contents="The Spice of Life, Soho, London on Friday 21st April " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.ticketweb.uk/event/hot-vox-presents-barn-spice-of-life-tickets/12857515?pl=hotvox">The Spice of Life, Soho, London on Friday 21st April </a>- Come along, attend, ascend and be joyful! Myself, Sam, Robin and Willie will be performing some songs from Milk Of God plus a few newer, still evolving songs (and/or cries of submission)</p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.ticketweb.uk/event/hot-vox-presents-barn-spice-of-life-tickets/12857515?pl=hotvox"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/557759/76d8089624c519561d0f74a46cb3b49af163f809/original/donkey-flyer.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>
<p>Tickets are available now from <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.ticketweb.uk/event/hot-vox-presents-barn-spice-of-life-tickets/12857515?pl=hotvox">here</a>.</p>
<p><strong>I DREAMED I RAISED A BABY MAGPIE AS MY OWN CHILD. <br>BEHAVE LIKE A DOME! <br>BEHAVE LIKE A DOME!</strong></p>The Shining Tonguestag:theshiningtongues.com,2005:Post/70689982022-09-26T20:03:27+01:002022-09-26T20:06:58+01:00Pig Rehearsal Excerpt<p>Here's a (very) short clip of us photosynthesising some NEW music at Pirate Studios this weekend. Dan Knowler, Willie Nash, Sam Mclaughlin and (just out of shot to the right) Robin Jax.</p>
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<p>A new EP (or something) approaches in the future.</p>The Shining Tonguestag:theshiningtongues.com,2005:Post/69981832022-06-21T08:35:07+01:002022-06-21T08:35:07+01:00SUMMER SOLSTICE XXI-VI-MMXXII<p>Here, for you, is the third in our series of Summer Solstice channelings, sculpted with LOVE from lumps of sound and matter. </p>
<p>As is our way, we present a new longform hallucinatory piece of music for you - this time featuring sublime contributions from my comrades in the current live incarnation of The Shining Tongues: Robin Jax, Willie Nash, Lucie Arnoux and Sam Mac.</p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=1970543506/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=e99708/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 442px;"></iframe></p>
<p>Download and absorb (pay what you like) from our Bandcamp temple here: <a contents="https://theshiningtongues.bandcamp.com/track/summer-solstice-xxi-vi-mmxxii" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://theshiningtongues.bandcamp.com/track/summer-solstice-xxi-vi-mmxxii">https://theshiningtongues.bandcamp.com/track/summer-solstice-xxi-vi-mmxxii</a> Get naked and play it VERY LOUD and rejoice.</p>The Shining Tonguestag:theshiningtongues.com,2005:Post/69809672022-05-27T09:45:02+01:002022-05-27T09:45:02+01:00new single - Wonderful Pig - now streaming<p>Our new single, WONDERFUL PIG, is now released on all the music streaming places for your convenience, comfort and consumption: <a contents="https://music.theshiningtongues.org/wonderfulpig" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://music.theshiningtongues.org/wonderfulpig">https://music.theshiningtongues.org/wonderfulpig</a></p>
<p><a href="https://music.theshiningtongues.org/wonderfulpig"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/557759/6c99fb5a29041ff76ca93ce41f7073bc81715bf0/original/wonderful-pig-cover.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>
<p>The song was recently New Noise Magazine's <strong>Bandcamp Release of the Day</strong> - and the good people at Psychedelic Baby Magazine had this to say:</p>
<p><em>"Wonderful Pig is the first hallucinogenic step forwards towards a subtler, more dreamlike aesthetic echoing influences from the later works of Low, David Sylvian and the weirder end of post-rock" </em></p>
<p><a contents="Listen or download" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://music.theshiningtongues.org/wonderfulpig">Listen or download</a> now via the feeding-tube of your choice!</p>
<p><strong>Visualise</strong> the pig's soft torso! <strong>Imagine</strong> warm water pouring over your hands! <strong>Demand</strong> a better future for humankind! <strong>Try</strong> not to knock the vase over! <a contents="Also, wear a bird on your body sometimes." data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://theshiningtongues.bandcamp.com/merch/bird-fruit-shirt">Also, wear a bird on your body sometimes.</a></p>The Shining Tonguestag:theshiningtongues.com,2005:Post/69675542022-05-10T11:04:48+01:002022-05-10T11:04:48+01:00Wonderful Pig<p>It is Spring and all the plants are oozing translucent glowing slime which ascends to heaven and becomes a wet bird. </p>
<p>Soon we are/am/will be hacking away at new music with the full band line-up. But before we do that, here is a new/old thing for your ears. A new single, released on our Bandcamp page as of now (and everywhere else as of the future) - a Wonderful Pig is waiting for you to touch his pineal gland right here</p>
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<p>Wonderful Pig was recorded in Summer 2020. It is presented here re-mixed and re-mastered and much shinier than before. Belly Of The Town appears in its full version on The Prayer EP but the version included here is an early acoustic solo-demo recorded sometime early in 2021 (I think). Listen and download here: <a contents="https://theshiningtongues.bandcamp.com/album/wonderful-pig " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://theshiningtongues.bandcamp.com/album/wonderful-pig">https://theshiningtongues.bandcamp.com/album/wonderful-pig </a></p>
<p>More voices from the meat-radio very soon my dears.</p>
<p> </p>The Shining Tonguestag:theshiningtongues.com,2005:Post/68689922022-01-14T16:50:15+00:002022-01-14T16:50:15+00:00LIVE at The New Cross Inn - 23rd February<p>I am FILLED WITH JOY to tell you that the new live linep of The Shining Tongues will be performing songs from Milk Of God at <a contents="The New Cross Inn" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://newcrosslive.com/events/the-shining-tongues">The New Cross Inn</a> on Wednesday 23rd February. We'll be joined by guests <em>Gino</em> and <em>Bryony Lloyd</em>.</p>
<p><a contents="The Shining Tongues - LIVE - 23rd Feb" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://newcrosslive.com/events/the-shining-tongues"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/557759/ace9fbf019e8435d1baa201ede9342bbebf00026/original/271856198-5043286369015942-475866737506062183-n.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_none" alt="The Shining Tongues - LIVE - 23rd Feb" /></a></p>
<p>Get your tickets now from <a contents="https://newcrosslive.com/events/the-shining-tongues" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://newcrosslive.com/events/the-shining-tongues" style="">https://newcrosslive.com/events/the-shining-tongues</a> Tickets are £7.00 in advance.</p>
<p>The event can be found on Facebook here: <a contents="https://www.facebook.com/events/512707756702251" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/512707756702251">https://www.facebook.com/events/512707756702251</a></p>
<p> </p>The Shining Tonguestag:theshiningtongues.com,2005:Post/68654962022-01-11T16:40:53+00:002022-01-11T16:40:53+00:00'Rice' on BBC Introducing<p>Huge thanks to the mighty Tom Robinson for playing our track 'Rice' on the BBC Introducing Mixtape on BBC Radio 6 Music on Monday morning - along with a plethora of other fine new music. You can hear the whole show here: <a contents="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00137dj" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00137dj">http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00137dj</a></p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00137dj"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/557759/caddd050a11b04b34f3264af694b2bda092d3b51/original/rice-beeb.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_none" alt="" /></a></p>The Shining Tonguestag:theshiningtongues.com,2005:Post/68528012021-12-27T19:12:49+00:002022-06-03T10:36:02+01:00Sleeping Breathing<p>A brief pellet of a song for your pleasure. Soon to be re-embellished and enviscerated by the whole band. But for now here is the singular vessel of vibration.</p>
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<p>The song is up on our <a contents="Bandcamp" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://theshiningtongues.bandcamp.com/track/sleeping-breathing-acoustic">Bandcamp</a> page right now and will be available on <a contents="all the usual streaming services" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://music.theshiningtongues.org/sleepingbreathing/presave">all the usual streaming services</a> from December 31st.</p>
<p><a href="https://music.theshiningtongues.org/sleepingbreathing/presave"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/557759/6aa88fac963e1dab9b50d9cef5d04e2c27480f94/original/sleeping-breathing-art-acc.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" width="250" /></a></p>The Shining Tonguestag:theshiningtongues.com,2005:Post/68409152021-11-30T20:00:00+00:002021-12-27T19:26:49+00:00Behold! The Shining Tongues live line-up<p>I am pleased to announce that the following gang of intrepid sound makers have agreed to join me in the live incarnation of The Shining Tongues. Left to right in the image below: Lucie Arnoux (cello and vocals), Sam Mclaughlin (bass guitar), Willie Nash (drums), Me (vocals and guitar) and Robin Jax (guitar and backing vocals).</p>
<p>The inaugral meetings of Team Tongues have been a success and we've been re-sculpting the songs from <a contents="Milk Of God" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://theshiningtongues.bandcamp.com/album/milk-of-god">Milk Of God</a> into new enticing shapes ready for you to consume at a live music venue soon. Rehearsals are ongoing and we hope to be able to annouce some live dates for early in 2022.</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/557759/02eb1a9686390b9745fbea30c501570b98c2f837/original/tst-live.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>The Shining Tonguestag:theshiningtongues.com,2005:Post/67767092021-10-15T11:41:18+01:002021-10-15T11:41:18+01:00Milk Of God - Debut Album Out Now<p>Our debut album MILK OF GOD is released today in full view and replete with all its feathers. I'm immensely proud of this record and I really hope it pleases you all to finally hear it. My endless and boundless love goes out to the intrepid band of collaborators who brought these songs to life with their contributions: Samuel Mclaughlin, Robin Jax, Lilith-Auryn FireChild, Orlando Harrison, Simone Bozzato, Doug Shearer, Maria Vellanz, Andrea Kerr and Den Liberator.</p>
<p>Listen, absorb and consume the fruits of our labour here: <a contents="https://theshiningtongues.bandcamp.com/album/milk-of-god" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://theshiningtongues.bandcamp.com/album/milk-of-god" style="">https://theshiningtongues.bandcamp.com/album/milk-of-god</a></p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://music.theshiningtongues.org/link/55eg9t"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/557759/e06884e3defd82bac8007440404abf08e876591d/original/milk-of-god.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>
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<p>Some things which have been said about the album: </p>
<p>"A lush, melodic work of intensity, love, noir pop, gothic folk, drone and more." (Echoes and Dust) </p>
<p>"bringing their previous band’s post-punk experimentation to new heights, with an element of atmospheric, gothic folkiness." (New Noise Magazine)</p>
<p>More ways to download or stream the album can be found here: <a contents="https://music.theshiningtongues.org/link/55eg9t" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://music.theshiningtongues.org/link/55eg9t">https://music.theshiningtongues.org/link/55eg9t</a></p>
<p>LOVE & RAGE! <br>Dan / The Shining Tongues <br>x</p>
<p> </p>The Shining Tonguestag:theshiningtongues.com,2005:Post/67691732021-10-07T21:43:28+01:002021-10-07T21:43:28+01:00Annihilation - New song streaming at Spill Magazine<p>Our debut album, MILK OF GOD is coming soon. From today you can hear the new song Annihilation exclusively at <a contents="Spill Magazine." data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://spillmagazine.com/spill-music-premiere-the-shining-tongues-annihilation/">Spill Magazine.</a></p>
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<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://spillmagazine.com/spill-music-premiere-the-shining-tongues-annihilation/"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/557759/a27be68a7cf06472ae1c2fb517f4ed37b0f88a6d/original/spill-prem.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>
<p>Go here: <a contents="https://spillmagazine.com/spill-music-premiere-the-shining-tongues-annihilation/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://spillmagazine.com/spill-music-premiere-the-shining-tongues-annihilation/">https://spillmagazine.com/spill-music-premiere-the-shining-tongues-annihilation/</a> and put the sound in your ears. I'm especially pleased with Annihilation - it feels very much like a pivotal moment in the journey from The Infinite Three to where we are right now. And I hope you enjoy listening to it. </p>
<p>The full album arrives on 15th October - you can pre-order the CD / Download here: <br><a contents="https://theshiningtongues.bandcamp.com/album/milk-of-god" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://theshiningtongues.bandcamp.com/album/milk-of-god">https://theshiningtongues.bandcamp.com/album/milk-of-god</a> </p>
<p>or pre-save it on Spotify here: <br><a contents="https://show.co/EmfGk2F" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://show.co/EmfGk2F">https://show.co/EmfGk2F</a></p>The Shining Tonguestag:theshiningtongues.com,2005:Post/67457732021-09-14T19:17:06+01:002021-09-14T19:18:57+01:00See the video for 'It Is Fear' at New Noise Magazine<p>Our debut album, Milk Of God, is coming in October - and today our esteemed friends at <a contents="New Noise Magazine" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://newnoisemagazine.com/video-premiere-the-shining-tongues-it-is-fear/" target="_blank">New Noise Magazine</a> wrote about the upcoming album and shared the SO-CALLED POP VIDEO for the song 'It Is Fear'. Which is a song I wrote after dreaming about falling off a church roof trying to chase a mandrill.</p>
<p>Read, watch and absorb it all here: <br><a contents="https://newnoisemagazine.com/video-premiere-the-shining-tongues-it-is-fear/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://newnoisemagazine.com/video-premiere-the-shining-tongues-it-is-fear/" style="">https://newnoisemagazine.com/video-premiere-the-shining-tongues-it-is-fear/</a></p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://newnoisemagazine.com/video-premiere-the-shining-tongues-it-is-fear/" style=""><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/557759/cfa6544b7ecf82c39dbdac6efae79752b9e95e8e/original/new-noise.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>The Shining Tonguestag:theshiningtongues.com,2005:Post/67203982021-08-18T17:41:45+01:002021-08-18T17:41:45+01:00Hear new song BUILDINGS at Treblezine<p>Today we release a new song from the forthcoming album - You can hear the new track over at <a contents="Treblezine" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.treblezine.com/hear-the-shining-tongues-dark-psychedelic-buildings/" target="_blank">Treblezine</a> today.</p>
<p>Listen and rejoice! <a contents="https://www.treblezine.com/hear-the-shining-tongues-dark-psychedelic-buildings/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.treblezine.com/hear-the-shining-tongues-dark-psychedelic-buildings/" target="_blank">https://www.treblezine.com/hear-the-shining-tongues-dark-psychedelic-buildings/</a></p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.treblezine.com/hear-the-shining-tongues-dark-psychedelic-buildings/" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/557759/3f00fd6f1711f38da1386f274be744276a92340a/original/treble-insta.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>The Shining Tonguestag:theshiningtongues.com,2005:Post/66962232021-07-23T15:55:33+01:002021-07-23T15:55:33+01:00new sounds approaching<p>It is nearly time to eat the cosmic meat. Our debut album is coming later this year and we'd like to tell YOU all about it. If you've not done so already we highly recommend <a contents="joining our mailinglist" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://mailchi.mp/203755917131/the-shining-tongues-mailinglist">joining our mailinglist</a> for exclusive album previews, news, free downloads and occasional outbursts. Bright lights flashing in the sea. Luminous vegetation. Hooray.</p>
<p>Go <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://mailchi.mp/203755917131/the-shining-tongues-mailinglist">HERE</a> and do the thing.</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/557759/d1dae8fc6a510d96c57aad9e902fd872192a31c7/original/tst-dk-portrait-0032-small.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>The Shining Tonguestag:theshiningtongues.com,2005:Post/66653932021-06-21T08:56:17+01:002021-06-21T08:56:17+01:00SUMMER SOLSTICE XXI-VI-MMXXI<p>To mark one full year of The Shining Tongues, we present to you our second SUMMER SOLSTICE offering. Ten minutes of psychedelic drones, bells, noises, shouting and sonic exuberance.. plus a funky little song about John The Baptist.</p>
<p><a contents="https://theshiningtongues.bandcamp.com/track/summer-solstice-xxi-vi-mmxxi" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://theshiningtongues.bandcamp.com/track/summer-solstice-xxi-vi-mmxxi" style="">https://theshiningtongues.bandcamp.com/track/summer-solstice-xxi-vi-mmxxi</a></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/557759/ac4658ff302ea974642578ca3373a6766ab061d7/original/a1974359149-10.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>The Shining Tonguestag:theshiningtongues.com,2005:Post/65916012021-04-02T03:30:38+01:002021-04-02T03:33:15+01:00It Is Fear<p>The new Shining Shining Shining Tongues single, It Is Fear, is now available for you to hear and absorb. It Is Fear It Is Shining It Is Clear and covered in glowing fluid (don't worry this is natural and harmless)</p>
<p>It is also a pop song of sorts and we sincerely hope you enjoy it.</p>
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<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=2698554559/size=large/bgcol=333333/linkcol=e99708/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 470px;">It Is Fear by The Shining Tongues</iframe></p>The Shining Tonguestag:theshiningtongues.com,2005:Post/65846822021-03-25T19:36:18+00:002021-03-25T19:36:18+00:00New Single: Friday 2nd April<p>I am very pleased to tell you that the new Shining Tongues single, <strong>It Is Fear</strong>, will be out next <em>Friday 2nd April</em>. </p>
<p>An unexpected pop song which appeared like a wet picture on the eyes during recording sessions for our forthcoming album. Derailed as I was, I felt the only sensible thing to do was to complete the task.</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/557759/9e47597869f3051a883f54c78dc238c35c582650/original/itisfear-pr.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>You'll be able to hear the new song (and the b-side, <strong>Special Foods</strong>) at our <a contents="Bandcamp" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://theshiningtongues.bandcamp.com/follow_me" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a> page and right here on the website next Friday. It'll appear on all the usual streaming places a week or so after that.</p>
<p><strong>NEW SHIRTS NEW SHIRTS</strong> I didn't mean to type that twice. <em>The Prayer </em>shirt and the <em>Shining Beak</em> shirt are both available again. Go and obtain one (or both) from <a contents="Bandcamp" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://theshiningtongues.bandcamp.com/follow_me" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a> or from this very website's satisfying and glorious shop, <a contents="right here" data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="/store">right here</a>.</p>
<p>Love & Rage!</p>The Shining Tonguestag:theshiningtongues.com,2005:Post/65805862021-01-26T18:47:27+00:002022-01-14T17:41:29+00:00Interview in The Other Side Reviews<p>I recently spoke to Nicole Mendes of <a href="https://www.theothersidereviews.com/a-chat-with-the-shining-tongues-18-01-21/">The Other Side Reviews</a> about <a href="https://theshiningtongues.bandcamp.com/album/the-prayer-ep">The Prayer EP</a>, dissolving into a black hole, Summer in Brixton and making music remotely during a pandemic.</p>
<p>Read the full interview here: <a href="https://www.theothersidereviews.com/a-chat-with-the-shining-tongues-18-01-21/">https://www.theothersidereviews.com/a-chat-with-the-shining-tongues-18-01-21/</a></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/557759/32322690dcb91870f6c9da174eaa1b26537095d8/original/osr-inst.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>The Shining Tonguestag:theshiningtongues.com,2005:Post/65805872021-01-21T10:17:12+00:002021-03-23T22:16:32+00:00The Prayer EP<p>We’re very pleased to let you know that <a href="https://theshiningtongues.bandcamp.com/album/the-prayer-ep">The Prayer EP</a> is released today!</p>
<p>We urge and encourage you to listen, download and absorb these four new songs of transcendence and vibration from the holy place that is <a href="https://theshiningtongues.bandcamp.com/album/the-prayer-ep">Bandcamp</a>.</p>
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<p>Myself and Sam were joined on this release by some superb musicians, all of whom contributed brilliant and beautiful performances. Orlando Harrison (of Alabama 3) played the swirling and lovely piano on <em>On My Way Down</em>. Maria Vellanz (my old colleague from Leisur Hive and Bent Husbands) played hammond organ, bass guitar and some Cale-esque violin drones on <em>Shy Contortionist</em>. The supremely talented Ben Mclees arranged and played the stunningly epic violins on<em> The Prayer</em> as well as contributing keyboards and additional guitar. And <em>Belly Of The Town</em> features a choir of backing voclas from our friends Andrea Kerr, Doug Shearer, Fabrizio Modonese Palumbo, Ally Morton, Lilith-Auryn Athena Fairchild, Maria Vellanz, Misty Bone, Dr Paddy Glackin, James Hollands and Robin Jax.</p>
<p><span data-bind="html: message">We’re extremely pleased and proud of this new release – and we hope it brings you nothing but ecstatic vibratory JOY in your brain and body.</span></p>The Shining Tonguestag:theshiningtongues.com,2005:Post/65805882021-01-01T22:27:43+00:002021-03-23T22:17:48+00:00The Prayer EP – 21st January<p>We are pleased to annouce that our next release is a four-song EP called <em>The Prayer</em>. It’ll be released on Actual Size Music on 21st January. As usual our preferred method of transmission is via our Bandcamp page, but if you have time please do pre-save the EP on Spotify too. You can do so here:</p>
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<p><em>Belly Of The Town</em> festures a ten piece choir with vocals from many of of friends including Ally Morton of <strong>Massa Confusa</strong>, Fabrizio Modonese Palumbo of <strong>Larsen</strong>, Andrea Kerr of <strong>Living With Eating Disorders</strong> and others.</p>
<p><em>Shy Contortionist</em> dates back to my time in the band <strong>Leisur Hive</strong> – originally written by myself and Maria Vellanz back in 2003 and now re-worked and rejuvenated.</p>
<p><em>The Prayer</em> features some incredibly transcendent string arrangements from Ben Mclees of <strong>This Is Radio Silence</strong>. And <em>On My Way Down</em> was one of the first songs we created as The Shining Tongues written around the same time as Make Us Eat – and features some beautiful piano played by <strong>Alabama 3</strong>‘s Orlando Harrison.</p>
<p>We’re excited to be finally getting these songs out to you! <a href="https://show.co/gc5UHcg">Pre-save the EP now</a> (it really is a huge help to us if you do this, even if you don’t use Spotify much) and we’ll have more news on this record very soon.</p>The Shining Tonguestag:theshiningtongues.com,2005:Post/65805892020-11-12T11:09:12+00:002021-03-23T22:21:20+00:00State Trooper<p>Our possibly foolhardy attempt at ruining / improving (depending on your viewpoint) Bruce Springsteen’s State Trooper is released today. You can stream or download the song via the method of your choosing, here: <a href="https://fanlink.to/tst-state-trooper" title="The Shining Tongues - State Trooper">https://fanlink.to/tst-state-trooper</a></p>
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<p>Play it loud! We hope it brings you boundless joy and pleasure. We’ll have more new music for you soon – hopefully before the end of this year.</p>
<p>MAY EVERY LIVING BEING BE FREED FROM OPPRESSION.<br>Please share this link as much as you can, thank-you-please:<br><a href="https://fanlink.to/tst-state-trooper" title="The Shining Tongues - State Trooper">https://fanlink.to/tst-state-trooper</a></p>The Shining Tonguestag:theshiningtongues.com,2005:Post/65805902020-11-01T14:38:41+00:002021-03-23T22:20:45+00:00Please Don’t Stop Me<p>Our next single is out on <strong>12th November</strong> and is a cover of Bruce Springsteen’s State Trooper (from his Nevada album). This the first time we’ve released a cover song (we played a version of the Walker Brother’s Shutout with The Infinite Three at a few shows but never got around to recording it)</p>
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<p>I’ve always loved the atmosphere of this song but I often get it stuck in my head in a more overtly rhythmic form – so that’s where we’ve tried to go with it. I’m looking forward to seeing what you all think!</p>
<p>I’ll update this post as soon as it’s possible to pre-save the single.</p>The Shining Tonguestag:theshiningtongues.com,2005:Post/65805912020-09-24T09:35:55+01:002021-03-23T22:22:06+00:00Make Us Eat<p>It is with extreme pleasure and ecstatic joy that we can announce the release of our new single, <a href="https://theshiningtongues.bandcamp.com/album/make-us-eat?action=buy">Make Us Eat</a>. A hymn to entropy featuring glorious backing vocals by Andrea Kerr (of Living With Eating Disorders) and sublime guitars from Robin Jax (of RobinPlaysChords). You can listen to it here:</p>
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<p>If you enjoy the sounds we <em>highly encourage</em> you to <a href="https://theshiningtongues.bandcamp.com/album/make-us-eat?action=buy">download it from Bandcamp</a> for the fullest, most pleasurable experience which also helps to support our future work in the most sustainable way possible.</p>
<p>Make Us Eat can also be streamed from all the usual places. Thanks for listening!<br>Love & rage!</p>The Shining Tonguestag:theshiningtongues.com,2005:Post/65805922020-09-02T22:36:30+01:002021-03-23T22:22:51+00:00Full Joy<p>Our next single, <a href="https://show.co/H2F08dO" title="Make Us Eat">Make Us Eat</a>, is released soon. A hymn to entropy featuring glorious backing vocals by Andrea Kerr (of <a href="https://lwed.bandcamp.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Living With Eating Disorders">Living With Eating Disorders</a>) and sublime guitars from Robin Jax (of <a href="https://robinplayschords.bandcamp.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="RobinPlaysChords">RobinPlaysChords</a>).</p>
<p>The single is out on 24th September but if you pre-save it on Spotify you can hear a preview <em>right now</em>.</p>
<p>Do the correct thing and experience FULL JOY in the age of plague. Click on the green rectangle for god’s sake.</p>
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<p><em>EDIT 24/09/20: The link above now enables you to add the song to your library on Spotify.</em></p>The Shining Tonguestag:theshiningtongues.com,2005:Post/65854552020-08-22T11:00:00+01:002021-07-21T22:46:04+01:00Where We Came From<p>I hope you’ve enjoyed The Shining Tongues' music so far.. I thought it would be of interest to explain some of the immediate history of the project and what myself and Sam were doing which led up to this moment. </p>
<p>The Shining Tongues was born from a previous band called <a href="https://music.theinfinitethree.co.uk">The Infinite Three</a>. Myself and Sam Mclaughlin, along with our much-missed friend and brother Paul Middleton ploughed the fields of noise and light for around ten years as The Infinite Three, releasing five albums and a huge number of EPs, singles and live recordings and touring the UK a few times. Our attempts at merging noise, rock'n'roll, joy, beauty and terror occasionally worked, I like to think. </p>
<p>Sadly though, Paul's death in 2019 meant an end to The Infinite Three. But Sam and I have - intentionally or otherwise - carried some of that same spirit along with The Shining Tongues. </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/557759/9bcc83bb11fce12531c0b3322e112bf3d510ab50/original/inf3-blg-pst-1024x585.jpeg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>If you're curious and would like to hear the genesis of where we came from, here's a special discount code to get 50% off anything from The Infinite Three Bandcamp page. </p>
<p>Go here: <a href="https://theinfinitethree.bandcamp.com/">https://theinfinitethree.bandcamp.com/</a> and enter <strong>shining_egg</strong> at the checkout. </p>
<p>There's quite a lot of music to dive into, so we hope you find something that brings you joy! </p>
<p>Love and rage <br>Dan / The Shining Tongues</p>The Shining Tonguestag:theshiningtongues.com,2005:Post/65805932020-08-14T08:54:51+01:002021-03-23T22:23:43+00:00Will She Sleep<p>We are extrememly pleased to tell you that our single, ‘Will She Sleep’ is out now. The song features contributions from Orlando Harrison (keyboards), Robin Jax (additional guitars), Artur Hajdasz (drums) as well as Sam Mclaughin (bass) and myself (mouth, hands, etc)</p>
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<p>The version on Bandcamp also includes a bonus track, ‘With Muscle’ featuring Maria Vellanz (violins). <a href="https://theshiningtongues.bandcamp.com/album/will-she-sleep-2?action=buy">Download both tracks from Bandcamp here</a>.</p>
<p>‘Will She Sleep’ can also be found on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/2UoKLwp4e9lVJdfUSbjcl5?si=zp1v1yA9TZ2hK0L0sEHjtw">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://geo.music.apple.com/gb/album/will-she-sleep/1526409939?i=1526409940&mt=1&app=music">Apple Music</a>, <a href="https://youtu.be/M9pPH7KidqI">Youtube</a> and probably quite a few other places.</p>The Shining Tonguestag:theshiningtongues.com,2005:Post/65805942020-08-06T12:55:11+01:002021-03-23T22:24:18+00:00Feeding From Your Hands<p>Our new single, Will She Sleep, is released next week on Friday 14th August.</p>
<p>It is our primary intention to cause joy. More news very soon.</p>The Shining Tonguestag:theshiningtongues.com,2005:Post/65805952020-07-03T23:41:33+01:002021-03-23T22:26:29+00:00In Plain View<p>Work continues on new music. In the meantime, stare at this for nine minutes, it’ll do you the world of good.</p>
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<p> </p>The Shining Tongues