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Author: Fredo on October 26 2007 Viewed 3268 times. 16 people liked this blog. You can rate it below if you haven't already.
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I have been meaning to write a little blog about this band that I recently discovered. They are British, and are categorized as electronic folk. I hear both of those influences, but I would put them into the category of awesome. First of all, I totally love their orchestration, which usually consists of beautiful simple melodies sung by several people in unison, joined by lovely harmonies, several acoustic guitars at once, many an analog synth, and they really get those mamas to make some groovy sounds, lots of oddball handmade percussion (usually stomps and claps are a staple, as they are with me as well) and tons of masterful electronic fiddling.
My label succeeding in getting this band to make a remix of The Sad Song which I'm sooooo happy with. And I had a little correspondence with one of the band leaders, Mike Lindsay.
Anyway, Tunng just came to town and I was invited to watch the show, and it inspired the crap out of me! It's sort of exactly what I dreamed my own show could be like, with lots of syncopated stomping and clapping, and so much warmth and intensity. Parts of the show seemed like a ritual to Dionysus! Haha. Other parts were like a campfire song. It was just awesome.
Most interesting was it to me to hear how much was prerecorded as well! So it actually set my heart at ease a bit about my own upcoming shows during which a sizable chunk will be playing off my laptop.
Does anyone else here know and love Tunng?
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10/26/07
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Jenoki
i discovered them last year and love them lots :D very cute musics
10/27/07
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Bluermutt
I really love them! Amazing they're gonna rmx the sang song can't wait to hear it. Anyway, need to write you an email about a cool thing happened yesterday.
10/27/07
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Unknownforce
their first album is the best (one of my top 10 albums in 2005), then the 2nd, i'm not so keen on the new album, maybe its one of those ones, where it has to grow on me?
10/27/07
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AndrewBrewer
i luv tunng
10/28/07
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_j_p_
i love tunng too. have their first two albums. not got round to buying No 3 yet.
Did a double take when I heard Bullets on MTV today.
saw them at Glatonbury this year too. One of the highlights.
10/28/07
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yghartsyrt
cheers fredo.
didn't know them before. but as you mentioned them i took a peek at them.
awesome. thanks for mentioning. and even more awesome you were remixed by them.
and the awesomenest is that it's the sad song 
10/29/07
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nick
yes, i saw these guys at Roskilde festival, and they were absolutely fantastic. really beautiful.
10/29/07
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Fredo
It's great to know other folks love them. Bullets is such a catchy song, and it was amzing live. I just love that whole march campfire chanting ritual thing they do so much. It's really engaging.
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