Grumbling fur are the uk based duo of alexander tucker and daniel osullivan. Songs are about including the process in the finished piece and spontaneous ideas are laid down and a structure starts to emerge from this source. Osullivan as a member of guapo, ulver, and aethenor with stephen omalley, and tucker with imbogodom and as an eclectic read. In a follow up to the 20 lp glynnaestra, psychedelic pop duo grumbling fur return with their third fulllength release entitled preternaturals out via the quietus phonographic corporation. Stream grumbling fur dancing light by thrill jockey records from desktop or your mobile device. Alexander tucker is capable of creating immense sounds on such a grand scale that it is astounding to realize that it is mostly all the work of just one man. If this stuff is experimental then i want them fulfilling their experimentation somewhere on a deserted island.
Grumbling fur preternaturals by thequietus published on 20140512t. With the current heatwave breaking down into some pretty impressive storms but the temperature and humidity still high ive certainly been grumbling in mine despite a recent seasonal trim. Its a philosophy that has paid dividends for certain, but theres definitely room on the album for the slightly more shadowy side of grumbling fur to assert. Grumbling fur glynnaestra rory gibb, august 2nd, 20 08. Grumbling fur heavy days official music video youtube. Furrier was the highly edited result of a swampy group improvisation, while glynnaestra finds just two of the original players, daniel osullivan and alexander tucker, sculpting.
Both musicians are multiinstrumental studio wizkids and glynnaestra is a glowing production. Grumbling fur return with another psychedelic offering in the form of glynnaestra via thrill jockey, the now solidified duo of daniel o sullivan guapo, ulver. Louder than wars paul scottbates gives it a listen. If glynnaestra was about grumbling fur becoming more comfortable with the idea of producing genuine pop in a surrealist context, then perhaps preternaturals is the sound of grumbling fur squeezing surrealism out of a pop context. Heavy days is from grumbling furs furfour, out on thrill jockey. Grumbling fur have an eye on the future, but like all telescoped futures, theirs is a vision of an everrepeating present, resurfaced to veil its essential sameness. On their newest album as grumbling fur, glynnaestra, they have crafted an avantpop album assembled as one would a collage. Synonyms for grumbling at with free online thesaurus, antonyms, and definitions. Tucker is a cover artist and musician since the early 90s with bands like suction and fuxa until the year 2003 when he started releasing his own folk inspired albums. They have since slimmed down to a duo of alexander tucker and daniel osullivan.
Add to this mix the pairs entirely modern shamanistic metanarratives, and the. Grumbling fur dancing light by thrill jockey records free. Grumbling fur dancing light by thrill jockey records. With an album title name like that, the song name on grumbling fur s latest opus would have to be pretty special, and they do not disappoint. Grumbling definition of grumbling by merriamwebster. Lp version includes artworked inner sleeve and free download coupon. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. As ever theres a simplicity to the songs buried underneath the layers of bulbous synth and catchy. Grumbling fur glynnaestra cdlpdd 20 the sleeping shaman. One idea wed had for tqpc was for a series of 12 singles, where artists could release work of a completely different aesthetic or genre from what theyd normally do. In which grumbling fur complete their transformation into a cosmicbucolic postsynthpop duo, with an album on which every track promises to be a songcentric, intimate, swaydance reverie, seducing the listener into deeper engagements. Furfour is the latest to the collection and sees the duo continuing their forays into psychedelic synth pop.
Daniel osullivan and alexander tucker have turned in an interesting project with their new album glynnaestra. Its a philosophy that has paid dividends for certain, but theres definitely room on the album for the slightly. Protogenetic nonsense a rare word protogenesis means the supposed spontaneous origination of living organisms directly from lifeless matter but grumbling fur remain lifeless and inanimate all the way trough glynnaestra. Order online today and get free uk delivery on orders over. Daniel osullivan born 1 december 1980 is an english artist of irish ancestry, multiinstrumentalist and composer from manchester, england, best known for playing in experimental artrock bands grumbling fur, guapo. Alice, the duo released their second album glynnaestra on the chicagobased label thrill jockey. The download code that accompanies the release features over 20 minutes of additional material. Once an improvisationally inclined quartet, grumbling fur found themselves writing pop songs as a twopiece sometime after the release of their 2011 debut, furrier. Grumbling fur glynnaestra thrill jockey lpcd 22 july 20. Grumbling fur has had quite the run over the last few years. This being is the joint manifestation of alexander tucker and daniel osullivan which, since 2011, has birthed a series of increasingly focussed albums of psychedelic pop.
This structural foundation is built up via an eclectic array of instruments, both acoustic and modified, to pulsating electronic sounds. Grumbling fur glynnaestra thrill jockey uk release date. Grumbling fur preternaturals by thequietus the quietus. Both artists are veterans of the uk experimental underground. His moody face daniel osullivan and alexander tucker are long time friends and collaborators. Although theyre just two years past their 2011 debut, furrier, londonbased experimental unit grumbling fur sound like an almost entirely different beast on third album glynnaestra. Instead, grumbling fur work by generating sounds and ideas first and then moulding structures and ideas around this. They have released two albums so far, the 2011 debut furrier on aurora borealis and the 20 followup. The ballad of roy batty, protogenesis, strange the. This being is the joint manifestation of alexander tucker and daniel osullivan which, since 2011, has birthed a series of increasingly focused albums of psychedelic pop. Veterans of the uk experimental underground, grumbling fur, return with a new album. Sep 15, 2016 in which grumbling fur complete their transformation into a cosmicbucolic postsynthpop duo, with an album on which every track promises to be a songcentric, intimate, swaydance reverie, seducing the listener into deeper engagements.
Includes unlimited streaming of furfour via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. Furfour is a bit of a comedown from the two hallucinatory albums that followed, 20s. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from grumbling fur. Reviews of glynnaestra by grumbling fur, second album from the avantpop band now with a stripped back line up of daniel osullivan and alexander tucker. Were big fans of grumbling fur here at norman, have been since the debut lp, furrier, hit the shelves in 2011 and was followed by the increasingly good glynnaestra and preternaturals. We first pondered putting out some music from grumbling fur after wed declared their thrill jockeyreleased album glynnaestra to be our favourite album of 20. Somewhere, in the stillremaining quiet places of london, grumbling fur is at work. Includes unlimited streaming of furfour via the free bandcamp app, plus high quality download in mp3, flac and more. Preternaturals is the followup to 20s glynnaestra and finds daniel osullivan and alexander tucker digesting influences from spacemen 3 and. I turned my head and gave an intoxicated nod to the ceiling while looking nowhere ahead of me. Grumbling fur the ballad of roy batty music pickings. Preternaturals is grumbling furs followup to the acclaimed 20 album glynnaestra thrill jockey.
Includes unlimited streaming of glynnaestra via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. Jan 05, 2014 both artists are veterans of the uk experimental underground. Musicians are long time friends and known figures in british experimental music. The band formed as a supergroup with personal heroes stephen omalley and jussi from circle. Grumbling fur heavy days official music video thrill jockey records. It is not an answer because nobody has ever posed the right question. They have released two albums so far, the 2011 debut furrier on aurora borealis and the 20 followup glynnaestra on thrill jockey. Glynnaestra by grumbling fur, released 23 july 20 1. The band have also recently collaborated with charlemagne palestine. He is one of britains most forwardthinking songwriters and sound sculptors, as evidenced by his solo. Furfour is a bit of a comedown from the two hallucinatory albums that followed, 20s glynnaestra and 2014s preternaturals.
Charlemagne palestine with grumbling fur grumbling fur has had quite the run over the last few years. A free download of an expanded 75 dollar bill, live in new york. Grumbling fur is the uk based duo of daniel osullivan guapo, ulver. This incubative work is being pressed on vinyl for the first time ever for record store day 2014, following the acclaim of his duo grumbling furs breakout lp glynnaestra. Search results for grumbling fur from piccadilly records.
Furfour is the bands second release on thrill jockey, with previous releases on aurora borealis and latitudes. Glynnaestra by grumbling fur album, neopsychedelia. Jul 30, 20 glynnaestra s otherwordly pop songs are the main attraction, but theres much to be said about the instrumentals, which give expression to grumbling fur s more experimental tendencies. Sep 22, 2016 heavy days is from grumbling furs furfour, out on thrill jockey. Grumbling fur biography daniel osullivan and alexander tucker are grumbling fur. A rare word protogenesis means the supposed spontaneous origination of living organisms directly from lifeless matter but grumbling fur remain lifeless and inanimate all the way trough glynnaestra.