"Evernine" from Trust Us is the only song I wanna hear today, over and over again
― frogbs, Friday, 30 December 2016 17:50 (seven years ago) link
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Friends!
On September 8 2017 we release our new album ‘The Tower’ on Rune Grammofon / Stickman Records. It is a double LP, a double CD, and will also be available digitally.
This is how we got here:
http://motorpsycho.no/2017/07/the-tower/
― Fastnbulbous, Friday, 28 July 2017 04:52 (six years ago) link
change of drummer and producer hopefully will do them some good, their description got me hyped for this
― Spottie, Friday, 28 July 2017 08:14 (six years ago) link
was playing some MP when my Dad was around, I think "Whip That Ghost" was on and he said "this is really great, you have good taste" then "Psychonaut" came on and he was like "what the hell is this? put that other band on"
― frogbs, Thursday, 10 August 2017 18:26 (six years ago) link
haha
― Spottie, Thursday, 10 August 2017 18:31 (six years ago) link
I've had similar experiences with Ween too
― frogbs, Thursday, 10 August 2017 18:32 (six years ago) link
yeh ween is even more varied
― Spottie, Thursday, 10 August 2017 18:34 (six years ago) link
give dad Phanerothyme for his birthday, that's their ultimate dadrock album I reckon!
new album cover looking promising. Double album.. not so sure.
― Ludo, Thursday, 10 August 2017 18:43 (six years ago) link
both of them did made surprisingly great country records too. I think that's what links them together, in my mind
kinda glad this one's a double since so many of their great 90's ones were. probably means there will be a few throwaway bits but that's the psychos for ya
― frogbs, Thursday, 10 August 2017 18:46 (six years ago) link
the fairly recent Black Hole/Blank canvas was pretty meh though... (not be a bummer to the party).
and almost all MP records have at least 1 or 2 great tracks, so.. this one should have 4
― Ludo, Thursday, 10 August 2017 18:58 (six years ago) link
stoked. other double albums (death-defying unicorn oh yeah) have been dope
― reggie (qualmsley), Thursday, 10 August 2017 20:04 (six years ago) link
could I get a few POX's? I keep wanting to get into these guys but their catalog is so damn daunting
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Thursday, 10 August 2017 20:05 (six years ago) link
Generally think the four record run of Demon Box-Timothy's Monster-Blissard-Angels and Daemons at Play is unfuckwithable. Tough to single out songs from those albums though, as they are such a part of the album their on.
Would have to think long and hard about a POX.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Thursday, 10 August 2017 21:44 (six years ago) link
^dead on. Been listening to those albums nonstop lately.
― the ghost of lorax past (FlopsyDuck), Friday, 11 August 2017 02:54 (six years ago) link
Sometimes when bands have an overwhelmingly huge catalog I start with a mix based on the songs they play live the most:
https://www.setlist.fm/stats/motorpsycho-63d62abb.html
― Fastnbulbous, Friday, 11 August 2017 04:56 (six years ago) link
I would add Trust Us to the run Le Bateau Ivre just described, such a massive experience. Also, Black Hole/Blank Canvas is great, one of their most underrated albums. Curious about the new one, a friend of mine saw them live just last week at the Krach Am Bach festival and he said the new songs he heard were great, a lot heavier than the previous few albums.
― Marty8501 (Marty Innerlogic), Friday, 11 August 2017 10:35 (six years ago) link
And just for fun, my Motorpsycho POX:
WatersoundPills powders and passion playsHey JaneStarmelt/LovelightThe golden coreThe other foolSonic teenage GuinevereUberwagner (or a billion bubbles in mind)TriggermanThe ocean in her eyes
...this feels way too short, I could easily add another ten.
― Marty8501 (Marty Innerlogic), Friday, 11 August 2017 10:39 (six years ago) link
I just heard "Starmelt/Lovelight" for the first time on the Supersonic Scientists comp last year. I guess that was on the Lovelight EP -- amazing that with all those albums people can single out a cut from an EP!
― Fastnbulbous, Friday, 11 August 2017 12:54 (six years ago) link
It's also on Angels And Daemons At Play. If I were to single out an EP track it would be Mad Sun. Unbelievable that they didn't put that one on a regular album.
― Marty8501 (Marty Innerlogic), Friday, 11 August 2017 13:08 (six years ago) link
"Step Inside" from the 8 Soothing Songs for Rut EP is great, I wish they'd included that on Demon Box instead of the muffled and brooding version we got
amazing how these dudes were able to whip so many pitch-perfect pop songs out of their asses, unusual for such a jam-heavy band. Angels and Daemons has 3 - "Walking on the Water", "Starmelt/Lovelight", and "Like Always".
can't even begin a POX right now but "Sinful, Wind-Borne" and "Evernine" would definitely be on it
― frogbs, Friday, 11 August 2017 13:48 (six years ago) link
I'd definitely add Trust Us to the classic run of albums.Speaking of pop songs, it has their very best, 'Hey Jane'.
I kinda lost track of them after 'Let Them Eat Cake', but I'll check out at least BHBC based on the recommendations above.
And FnB, I had never thought of the setlist trick - that is one to remember!
― ArchCarrier, Saturday, 12 August 2017 10:47 (six years ago) link
I haven't heard BHBC in years, but I don't remember it as among their best. But you should check out Little Lucid Moments, Heavy Metal Fruit and last years Here Be Monsters (And the 12 inch with the title track).
― satans favourite son, Saturday, 12 August 2017 20:02 (six years ago) link
Makes me very happy this thread does
― calstars, Sunday, 13 August 2017 01:56 (six years ago) link
xp - Will do!
― ArchCarrier, Sunday, 13 August 2017 05:19 (six years ago) link
Glad to see MP get some appreciation here! I've been a fan since seeing them play for 30 people in a dingy punk rock shoebox on the Demon Box tour. The post-BHBC work never really resonated with me, but this new one sounds interesting, change of drummer might just be the thing they needed.
Anyways here's my quick & dirty POX in no particular order:
Walking on the WaterPsychonautRadiance Freq.Un Chien d'EspaceS'NumbnessOzoneSerpentineThe Slow PhaseoutSinful, wind-borneStarmelt/Lovelight
― sonderpop, Monday, 14 August 2017 12:40 (six years ago) link
You can listen to a new song here: http://www.visions.de/news/27250/Motorpsycho-streamen-neuen-Song-A-S-F-E
― satans favourite son, Saturday, 26 August 2017 06:24 (six years ago) link
Rune Grammofon wouldn't give me a promo because it was not officially released yet in North America, hence the pricey $31+ import price on Amazon. I ordered from Stickman which was better, about $23 USD. I won't get the CDs for at least a week but it's just started floating in the c-ether and is on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/album/0BqXam3ZWK3d4h8SIHmxMI
Enjoy!
Reviews:http://teamrock.com/review/2017-09-06/motorpsycho-the-tower-album-reviewhttp://theobelisk.net/obelisk/2017/08/28/motorpsycho-the-tower-review-premiere/
― Fastnbulbous, Friday, 8 September 2017 04:10 (six years ago) link
http://fastnbulbous.com/motorpsycho-the-tower/
― Fastnbulbous, Friday, 8 September 2017 14:43 (six years ago) link
Reprtedly their only 2017 UK show (London in October) was pretty sparsely attended. A bit surprising to me and I might have made more of an effort to go if I'd had an inkling it wouldn't be guaranteed busy.
Seems their European popularity doesn't extend across the Channel.
― Noel Emits, Thursday, 14 December 2017 13:24 (six years ago) link
That seems about right. I read a lot about how important they are to the Norwegian scene and how their stuff often ranks amongst Norway's best music, which gives me the impression that they aren't very popular anywhere else. Kind of funny to see discussion threads which are half "just discovered these guys and they're amazing, why aren't they more popular?" and half "what are you talking about, we've loved them for years!"
― frogbs, Thursday, 14 December 2017 15:20 (six years ago) link
On the Tower, “In Every Dream” is very good. I couldn’t really get with the slower acoustic stuff on the album. At times the singer just sounds kind of cheesy.
― calstars, Sunday, 17 December 2017 03:18 (six years ago) link
Apparently there's something that isn't working for them beyond Europe. The only lists this album made besides mine was #10 on Prog Magazine's, and The Needledrop's 15 Underrated episode.
http://fastnbulbous.com/lucky-17/#albumshttp://teamrock.com/feature/2017-12-20/2017-the-prog-critics-choice
https://youtu.be/T0TP8Ts__sQ?t=10m26s
― Fastnbulbous, Sunday, 31 December 2017 14:09 (six years ago) link
They're reissuing their Roadwork series of live albums on vinyl (with CDs in the packaging), and adding a new set. Here's the rundown:
Roadwork Vol. 1 (1999) 2LP/1CDThe Other FoolA K9 SuiteFeelSuper/WheelYou LiedBlack to CommWords of WisdomVortex Surfer
Roadwork Vol. 2 (2000) 2LP/1CDOlemanns KornettGrindstoneThe WheelFinske SkogerDreamsThe Golden CoreLimboNå
Roadwork Vol. 3 (2002) 2LP/1CD *originally released as part of the Haircuts DVD*Stained GlassCuster's Last Stand (One More Daemon)Starmelt/Lovelight577Little Ricky MassenburgHogwashSTGNeverland
Roadwork Vol. 5 (2018) 3LP/2CDShip of FoolsSleepwalkingLacuna/SunriseManmowerKölnUn Chien d'EspaceTaifun
― grawlix (unperson), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 15:50 (six years ago) link
Listened to Roadwork Vol. 5 this morning while doing laundry. It's really nice. Other than a little two-minute interlude, the shortest song is 11 minutes, and the longest is over 30.
― grawlix (unperson), Thursday, 21 June 2018 13:05 (six years ago) link
oh nice, can't wait to get my hands on it. I only have 1 & 2. 1 is a classic, of course. I kinda love 2 as well though I guess the premise of "three different bands meet each other (presumably) for the first time" may be sort of a turn off. it's pretty wild though.
― frogbs, Thursday, 21 June 2018 18:16 (six years ago) link
okay, I've got Vol 3 now and it's great. the "four Norsemen" are presumably the trio + a keyboard player, which does give them the dimension to play something like "Stained Glass", but otherwise they kinda stay away from the folky/rootsy stuff, instead kicking out the jams as they always do. I mean, holy shit, that 20-minute "Hogwash" is something else. And followed up by "STG" ? Wow. Its kinda cool in that there is so much jamming and improvising that a lot of times you forget what song you're listening to. Which is the way I wish more live albums were. Great stuff.
― frogbs, Wednesday, 5 September 2018 12:54 (five years ago) link
Yeah, I wrote about the whole set at the end of July. I don't think I'm ever gonna dive all the way into their catalog, but there's a lot on these live records that I like a lot.
― grawlix (unperson), Wednesday, 5 September 2018 13:47 (five years ago) link
holy shit this song is good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Pi5jvttuWY&list=PLqK4NODjKGfTqpfIqrDlb-x3o08_5Y3Bm&index=12
― frogbs, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 21:19 (five years ago) link
link is dead
― marcos smart (Spottie), Tuesday, 5 February 2019 21:36 (five years ago) link
try this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Pi5jvttuWY
those "[Artist Name] - topic" accounts are strange
― frogbs, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 21:40 (five years ago) link
That is lush, thank you.
― MaresNest, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 22:27 (five years ago) link
nice
― marcos smart (Spottie), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 21:08 (five years ago) link
^ Good times indeed.
Somehow I've only just seen that a new one was announced. Pre orders already shipping apparently.
― *there's (Noel Emits), Friday, 8 February 2019 12:06 (five years ago) link
These guys and Autechre putting the lie to the idea that Gen X are slackers.
― *there's (Noel Emits), Friday, 8 February 2019 12:09 (five years ago) link
heres another one, I really like this side of the band
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1Q6ojc5Wa4
― frogbs, Friday, 8 February 2019 18:29 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4cFV8z4Yxs
One of their best album openers imo.
― Uptown VONC (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 11 February 2019 08:20 (five years ago) link
I agree, though I think the album itself (It's a Love Cult) is one of their weaker efforts.
― Marty8501 (Marty Innerlogic), Monday, 11 February 2019 12:42 (five years ago) link
I prefer it over Phanerothyme, but there are stronger ones, sure.
― Uptown VONC (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 11 February 2019 12:44 (five years ago) link
one of their best album closers too, I really love this song. it's like some great Nazz outtake
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQZCyxIwIYI
― frogbs, Monday, 11 February 2019 14:33 (five years ago) link
another cool thing - "STG" (Sonic Teenage Guinnevere) uses the same tuning as "Guinnevere" by CSN. of course MP's version rocks a lot harder :)
anyone hear the new one yet?
― frogbs, Monday, 18 February 2019 21:51 (five years ago) link
Yeah, I mean, how dare they.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 17 February 2021 18:25 (three years ago) link
pls no trenchant social commentary on the next one thanks
― stimmy stimmy yah (Simon H.), Wednesday, 17 February 2021 19:38 (three years ago) link
Sorry, Simon ;-)
The title cut, "Kingdom of Oblivion", is about the opiate epidemic.
― Noel Emits, Monday, 22 February 2021 12:52 (three years ago) link
Mercy and grace and Isaid our sad soft goodbyeshere in the fashion of delusion's reign
Humbug and hogwash both spreadlike some cancerous growththe discourse just felt insane
New borad description. Seriously though, who can deny the sentiment.
― Noel Emits, Monday, 22 February 2021 13:05 (three years ago) link
these guys really threatening to be my new "don't have time to listen to anything else" sort of band, much like Autechre the last couple of years.
"Munity!" is currently my favorite MP track, the vocals are so damn good. also lol @ the Yes homage
― frogbs, Tuesday, 23 March 2021 03:43 (three years ago) link
really all of TDDU is astounding, I'm even starting to dig the slow bits on Side 3. absolutely one of those "they don't make 'em like this anymore" sort of albums.
― frogbs, Tuesday, 23 March 2021 03:51 (three years ago) link
There's the band's dedication to constantly producing new (epic) material, the fans' generosity in sharing good recordings, but more than that just the fact that concerts are happening at all somewhere in the world.
https://www.motorpsychodelicclips.com/node/329
― Noel Emits, Wednesday, 16 June 2021 15:08 (three years ago) link
I listened to Roadworks 4 a day after the Can Live in Stuttgart set and it occurred to me that these bands have kind of a similar approach to their shows
― frogbs, Wednesday, 16 June 2021 17:41 (three years ago) link
listening to BH/BC and LLM right back-to-back is like a masterclass in what you can do once you acquire a great drummer
― frogbs, Friday, 6 August 2021 02:51 (two years ago) link
Funny thing is that bass player Bent played the drums on BH/BC, on that record Motorpsycho consisted of just Bent (vocals, bass, drums) and Snah (guitar, vocals). LLM was Kenneth Kapstadt's debut. Both are phenomenal records.
― Marty8501 (Marty Innerlogic), Friday, 6 August 2021 08:23 (two years ago) link
yea he does a fine job but the songs they wrote were much more straightforward and "on rails" whereas on LLM they could constantly shift tempo and time signature. they also play a lot faster in certain parts. I mean you're right they're both great, but that's MP for you, everything they do works
― frogbs, Friday, 6 August 2021 14:06 (two years ago) link
The Crucible is such a great album. they've morphed into some amalgam of Wetton-era King Crimson and Pawn Hearts-era Van der Graaf Generator. their recent albums rule so much.
― frogbs, Friday, 20 May 2022 02:26 (two years ago) link
wait is "the all is one" about how Motorpsycho is frustrated with The Discourse?
now i'm imagining "the plague of lighthouse keepers" but the lyrics are just jamie hood's "against discourse"
https://www.tsqnow.online/post/against-discourse-the-chaser-myth-the-un-making-of-a-modern-woman-by-jamie-hood
yes, everything i talk about _does_ somehow become trans shit within fifteen seconds
― Kate (rushomancy), Friday, 20 May 2022 04:08 (two years ago) link
Wasn't sure about more acoustic based Motorpsycho at this point, given how much I've loved their recent records, but Yay! is really good! Didn't realize until after I heard it that Reine Fiske produced it - which explains some Dungen vibes I got (esp on "Hotel Daedalus").
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 5 September 2023 21:30 (nine months ago) link
I've had a hard time getting into this one for some reason. Fiske has been on most of the recent albums too i believe.
i have no idea what this means.
― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Tuesday, 5 September 2023 22:30 (nine months ago) link
I think she's talking about the title track which I'll just say are perhaps not the best they've ever written
― frogbs, Wednesday, 6 September 2023 00:05 (nine months ago) link