Tunng
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Tunng are an experimental folk band from the United Kingdom
.
The band is often associated with the folktronica
genre due to the electronic influences evident in some of their work.
Tunng are often noted for their use of strange instruments, including sea shells. They supported Doves on dates at the end of their 2005 tour. Member Becky Jacobs is the younger sister of electronic musician Max Tundra
.
Sam Genders and Mike Lindsay, two of the founding members of Tunng, began their musical careers together after meeting at one of Sam's early London solo gigs.
Besides releasing four albums and numerous singles since 2004, Tunng have covered Bloc Party
's song "The Pioneers". Both the original and cover were featured in the 3rd season of The O.C.
("The Man of the Year", Episode 24). They also covered Tim Buckley
's "No Man Can Find The War" for the 2005 tribute album Dream Brother: The Songs of Tim and Jeff Buckley
.
In 2007, the band were included on The Imagined Village
album, with a re-told version of "Death and the Maiden". In 2008, Tunng remixed the song "Hoko Onchi" on Dive Index
's Collisions - The Mid/Air Remixes.
Their song "Bullets" was played during the end credits of the Weeds
season 4 episode "Till We Meet Again" in September 2008.
"Jenny Again" from the 2006 Comments of the Inner Chorus
LP was used as the soundtrack for the TV ad from the NSPCC
to launch the NSPCC Child's Voice Appeal.
In March 2009, Tunng played together with a trio from the Tuareg desert blues band Tinariwen
on a UK tour, and they also played together at Glastonbury
in June 2009 and 2010.
In May 2010, Tunng were headliners at the Wood Festival in Oxfordshire, England.
Tunng's appearance at Truck Festival this July will be their only UK performance of the summer.
In August 2011, Tunng remixed Gnomes by Sea of Bees.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.
The band is often associated with the folktronica
Folktronica
Folktronica or electrofolk is a genre of music comprising various elements of folk music and electronica, often featuring samplings of acoustic instruments—especially stringed instruments—and incorporating hip hop rhythms...
genre due to the electronic influences evident in some of their work.
Biography
Max Tundra
Ben Jacobs, more commonly known by the stage name Max Tundra, is an English multi-instrumental musician, singer and music producer. His work is predominantly electronic music but incorporates non-electronic styles and instruments...
.
Sam Genders and Mike Lindsay, two of the founding members of Tunng, began their musical careers together after meeting at one of Sam's early London solo gigs.
Besides releasing four albums and numerous singles since 2004, Tunng have covered Bloc Party
Bloc Party
Bloc Party are a British Indie rock band, composed of Kele Okereke , Russell Lissack , Gordon Moakes , and Matt Tong...
's song "The Pioneers". Both the original and cover were featured in the 3rd season of The O.C.
The O.C.
The O.C. is an American teen drama television series that originally aired on the Fox television network in the United States from August 5, 2003, to February 21, 2007, running a total of four seasons...
("The Man of the Year", Episode 24). They also covered Tim Buckley
Tim Buckley
Timothy Charles Buckley III was an American vocalist, and musician. His music and style changed considerably through the years; his first album was mostly folk oriented, but over time his music incorporated jazz, psychedelia, funk, soul, avant-garde and an evolving "voice as instrument," sound...
's "No Man Can Find The War" for the 2005 tribute album Dream Brother: The Songs of Tim and Jeff Buckley
Dream Brother: The Songs of Tim and Jeff Buckley
Dream Brother: The Songs of Tim and Jeff Buckley is a studio album performed by various artists in tribute to 1960s musician Tim Buckley, and his son, also a musician, Jeff Buckley...
.
In 2007, the band were included on The Imagined Village
The Imagined Village
The Imagined Village is a folk musical project founded by Simon Emmerson of the Afro Celt Sound System. It is intended to produce modern folk music that represents modern multiculturalism in the United Kingdom and as such, features musicians from a wide variety of ethnic and cultural backgrounds...
album, with a re-told version of "Death and the Maiden". In 2008, Tunng remixed the song "Hoko Onchi" on Dive Index
Dive Index
Dive Index is a collaborative musical project originated by New York-based electronic music composer/producer Will Thomas.-History:Thomas has released minimalist electronic music under the name "Plumbline" on the Hydrogen Dukebox label...
's Collisions - The Mid/Air Remixes.
Their song "Bullets" was played during the end credits of the Weeds
Weeds (TV series)
Weeds is an American television comedy created by Jenji Kohan and produced by Tilted Productions in association with Lionsgate Television. The central character is Nancy Botwin , a widowed mother of two boys who begins selling marijuana to support her family after her husband dies suddenly of a...
season 4 episode "Till We Meet Again" in September 2008.
"Jenny Again" from the 2006 Comments of the Inner Chorus
Comments of the Inner Chorus
Comments of the Inner Chorus is English band Tunng's second album, released in late May 2006 on in the UK. The songs "Woodcat" and "Jenny Again" were both released as limited edition singles....
LP was used as the soundtrack for the TV ad from the NSPCC
NSPCC
The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children is a United Kingdom charity campaigning and working in child protection.-History:...
to launch the NSPCC Child's Voice Appeal.
In March 2009, Tunng played together with a trio from the Tuareg desert blues band Tinariwen
Tinariwen
Tinariwen is a band of Tuareg-Berber musicians from the Sahara Desert region of northern Mali. The band was formed around 1979 in refugee camps in Libya but returned to Mali after a cease-fire in the 1990s...
on a UK tour, and they also played together at Glastonbury
Glastonbury Festival
The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, commonly abbreviated to Glastonbury or even Glasto, is a performing arts festival that takes place near Pilton, Somerset, England, best known for its contemporary music, but also for dance, comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret and other arts.The...
in June 2009 and 2010.
In May 2010, Tunng were headliners at the Wood Festival in Oxfordshire, England.
Tunng's appearance at Truck Festival this July will be their only UK performance of the summer.
In August 2011, Tunng remixed Gnomes by Sea of Bees.
Albums
- Mother's Daughter and Other SongsMother's Daughter and Other SongsMother's Daughter and Other Songs is an album by Tunng, released in 2005. The track "Tale From Black" featured at number 37 in the 2004 Festive Fifty.-Track listing:#"Mother's Daughter" – 3:24#"People Folk" – 4:09#"Out the Window With the Window" – 3:20...
, 10 January 2005 - Comments of the Inner ChorusComments of the Inner ChorusComments of the Inner Chorus is English band Tunng's second album, released in late May 2006 on in the UK. The songs "Woodcat" and "Jenny Again" were both released as limited edition singles....
, 22 May 2006 - Good ArrowsGood ArrowsGood Arrows is the English band Tunng's third album, released in August 2007 on Full Time Hobby Recordings in the UK and Thrill Jockey in the U.S...
, 27 August 2007 - ...And Then We Saw Land...And Then We Saw Land...And Then We Saw Land is the English band Tunng's fourth album, released in April 2010.-Track listing:#"Hustle" – 4:26#"It Breaks" – 3:27#"Don't Look Down or Back" – 4:56#"The Roadside" – 5:11#"October" – 3:47#"Sashimi" – 3:04...
, 1 March 2010
Singles
- "Tale from Black", June 2004
- "The Maypole Song", August 2004
- "People Folk" (Remixed by Dollboy), May 9, 2005
- "Magpie Bites", November 21, 2005 (7")
- "The Pioneers" (Bloc PartyBloc PartyBloc Party are a British Indie rock band, composed of Kele Okereke , Russell Lissack , Gordon Moakes , and Matt Tong...
cover, 23 January 2006 (7"/CD) - "Woodcat", 24 April 2006 (7")
- "Jenny Again", 4 September 2006 (7")
- "It's Because...We've Got Hair", 11 November 2006 (7")
- "Bricks", 13 August 2007 (7") #20 UK Indie
- "Bullets", 15 October 2007 (7"/CD)
- "Hustle", 22 February 2010 (7"/CD)
- "Sashimi", 17 May 2010 (7"/CD)
- "Don't Look Down Or Back", 2 August 2010
External links
- Official website
- Official MySpace page
- Interview with Sam Genders of Tunng at musicOMH.com
- A Filmed Conversation With Mike Lindsay and Sam Genders of Tunng
- RBMA Radio On Demand - Sonar Sessions - Tunng (Full Time Hobby, UK)
- Live performance from Amoeba Hollywood
- Interview with Tunng at artistxite.com