The Hurricane Jungle

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The Hurricane Jungle
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Studio album by
Released13 December 1996
Recorded Lerwick & Scalloway, Shetland
Label Doovf
Producer Bongshang
Bongshang chronology
Crude
(1993)
The Hurricane Jungle
(1996)
Vy-lo-fone
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Folk Roots (favourable) [1]

The Hurricane Jungle is the second studio album from Shetland based band Bongshang.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "D/Drone" - 4:34
  2. "All That Hate" - 3:21
  3. "Probleme" - 2:48
  4. "Tackhead" - 4:18
  5. "Dubweiser" - 7:08
  6. "Tangled Flies" - 6:02
  7. "Abandon Motion" - 5:30
  8. "The Honeyshroud" - 6:27
  9. "Hurricane Jungle" - 7:18

Personnel

Guest personnel

Production notes

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References

  1. "The Hurricane Jungle". Folk Roots (175). 1 January 1997.