Tunng / Turbines
Album: Turbines   Collection:General
Artist:Tunng   Added:Jun 2013
Label:Full Time Hobby  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2014-04-11 Pull Date: 2014-06-13
Week Ending: Jun 15 Jun 8 May 25 May 18 May 11 May 4 Apr 27 Apr 20
Airplays: 2 3 1 1 1 2 3 2

Recent Airplay
1. Jun 13, 2014: Time Traveler
The Village
4. Jun 07, 2014: Music Casserole
The Village
2. Jun 10, 2014: A-philiac
Trip Trap, Embers
5. Jun 06, 2014: Time Traveler (National Doughnut Day)
The Village
3. Jun 07, 2014: Box of Chocolates (Sub)
Once
6. Jun 02, 2014: Box of Chocolates
By This

Album Review
Be Sharp
Reviewed 2014-04-03
EXPERIMENTAL FOLK ROCK / FOLKTRONIC

The fifth studio release (over 10 years) from this British group is a concept album, with stories set in a village full of odd characters. The sound is partly pastoral, partly sci-fi, with lots of surprising instrumentation and electronics. Male & female duet singing may remind you a bit of Monsters and Men.

No FCC issues.

1 Mid-tempo. Gentle arpeggios. M/F singers in unison. A bit of background drone. (4:39)
2 ** Mid-slow. Pleasant, fun sound. Catchy rhythm. Hazy vocal. Very cool synth. (3:54)
3 * Mid-tempo. Hazy, dreamy vocals. Quite folkie. Guitar to start, then synth. (4:37)
4 Mid-tempo. Tricky rhythm; bit of Calypso swing. Full of interesting effects. (4:33)
5 * Mid-tempo. Fast finger-style guitars. Nice singing. (4:07)
6 Mid-fast. Syncopated. Music-box (or Jack in the box) playfulness. (3:54)
7 Mid-tempo. Multi-layered, dense instrumentation. Just a bit too much. (4:53)
8 ** Mid-fast. Multi-layered again, and nicer this time. Lovely harmony singing. (3:39)
9 Very slow. Mysterious. Japanese motifs. Less than satisfying vocals. (4:49)

Track Listing
1. Once   6. Follow Follow
2. Trip Trap   7. So Far From Here
3. By This   8. Embers
4. The Village   9. Heavy Rock Warning
5. Bloodlines   .