Drummer Kenneth Kapstad joined Motorpsycho as a full member late in 2007.
Their new double-CD "Black Hole / Blank Canvas" was released 17th/20th march 2006 in Europe. The album has been getting generally positive reviews, proving the skills of the arguably most innovative Norwegian band of the last decade. Bent Sæther plays drums on this record, except on the track "You Loose", which is played by Jacco van Rooij who also played drums for the band on a short tour in spring 2006.
In activity since 1990, Motorpsycho have released 10 full length albums, as well as a number of EPs, a couple of live albums, and some side-project releases. Over the years, they moved from their initial mixture of metal, grunge and hardcore music, playing almost any kind of musical genre: indie, pop, psych rock, lo-fi, stoner, avantgarde, classic hard rock, acoustic, fusion, jazz rock and country rock as part of the The International Tussler Society.
2008 saw the release of the album, "Little Lucid Moments", containing 4 songs lasting between 11-21 minutes. The release was followed by a European tour in April and May 2008.
Early 2009, Motorpsycho recorded the Patrik Fitzgerald cover Punch with Jello Biafra from Dead Kennedys on vocals. Jello Biafra have, according to Norwegian broadcaster NRK been a fan of Motorpsycho for 16-17 years.
In the autumn of 2009 they released a vinyl-only record, Child of the Future and in January 2010 they released Heavy Metal Fruit, their first album with an outside producer.
On May 23 2016 it was announced on the band's website that Kenneth Kapstad will be leaving Motorpsycho after nine years with the band. The band did not announce a replacement, with supposed upcoming gigs in Brazil and a 40 show stint as the houseband in writer Carl Frode Tiller's play "Begynnelser" at Trøndelag Teater in Trondheim from September 2 2016.
However, on the second day of 2017 the fans could greet the long-awaited news of a replacement with delight. Swedish Trondheim resident Tomas Järmyr who has also played in acts such as Zu, Yodok, Yodok lll, Sunswitch and with Aidan Baker. He also studies at the music conservatory at NTNU – like Kapstad, Ståle Storløkken, Ola Kvernberg, Ketil Møster "and just about every decent musician we’ve worked with over the last decade before him" (quote Bent Sæther, January 2 2017). This piece of news was also supplemented with hints of an upcoming album in the fall of 2017. The album, titled "The Tower" was released on September 8th 2017.
Carousel
Motorpsycho Lyrics
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Did you run out of options or just lose your way ?
Presumed alive,gone MIA
If every promise was a cheap little lie
The need to believe just refused to die
Sometimes you can almost see time fly
Into winter nights
Frayed 'round the edges
Worse for wear,but fit for fight
The cracks won't show at night
Blending in with the clientele
'Round and around on the carousel
Tomorrow daylight will break the spell
Thursday morning has an icecoat on
Summer left, and now winter's begun
Sister,sister you can try to run
Into winter nights
Dance around with the northern lights
Search till you find your wave
Vindicate what you never forgave
Tonight, tonight
All the stars will shine on you tonight
Tonight all the stars will shine on you
Tonight the shadows fade
The veils come off in the masquerade
The lies are worn,they've ceased to take
All the facts are fake
The song Carousel by Motorpsycho speaks of a person who is stuck in a situation where they feel like they have hit a stalemate. They feel like they have run out of options or have lost their way. The person is presumed alive but has gone MIA. The lyrics talk about how promises are just cheap little lies and how the need to believe refuses to die. Despite this, the person sees time fly, and the winter nights come. The lyrics describe the green and blue colors of the northern lights that are frayed around the edges and worse for wear but fit for a fight. The cracks won't show at night.
The lyrics analysis highlights the person's attempt to blend in with the crowd around them. They attempt to dance their way out of their situation, but the carousel never stops. They are stuck in the same routine, and daylight will break the spell, but they know it will be temporary. The lyrics may also be interpreted as a metaphor for life, where the person tries to find their way through the winter nights, searching until they find their wave, and vindicate what they never forgave.
Line by Line Meaning
Stalemate,sister it's the game you play
You seem to always be at a standstill, as if you're unable to move forward. Sister, is that something you do intentionally?
Did you run out of options or just lose your way ?
Have you exhausted all of your possibilities or are you uncertain of your next move?
Presumed alive,gone MIA
Although we believed you to be present, you are missing in action and have become difficult to locate.
If every promise was a cheap little lie
What if anything anyone pledged was a trifling untruth?
The need to believe just refused to die
Despite knowing the truth, the necessity to hope and have faith perseveres stubbornly.
Sometimes you can almost see time fly
Occasionally, one can metaphorically witness time as it rapidly approaches its conclusion.
Into winter nights
During times of darkness and challenges,
Green and blue like the northern lights
Although difficult, there may be rare moments of beauty and hope amidst bleakness, depicted by the aurora borealis.
Frayed 'round the edges
Showing signs of wear and tear or emotional distress.
Worse for wear,but fit for fight
Despite damage and weakness, there remains the will and ability to battle on.
The cracks won't show at night
Any vulnerability or damage will remain concealed while under the cover of darkness.
Blending in with the clientele
Attempting to blend in with the crowd to avoid standing out as different or vulnerable.
'Round and around on the carousel
Continuously moving in circles, caught in a cycle or pattern with no clear breakthrough or exit.
Tomorrow daylight will break the spell
The next day will bring clarity and release from the monotony and confusion of the present existence.
Thursday morning has an icecoat on
A description of the physical environment and weather conditions.
Summer left, and now winter's begun
A metaphor for the passage of time and changes in life seasons, from ease to difficulty.
Sister, sister you can try to run
Attention is drawn back to the possible attempt to escape from current challenges.
Dance around with the northern lights
Taking hold of the fleeting moments of beauty during dark times and celebrating them with joy and movement.
Search till you find your wave
Looking and trying until you locate the rhythm or opportunity to move forward.
Vindicate what you never forgave
A possible theme of closure or justification for past wrongs or harm that was endured.
Tonight, tonight
The present moment or immediate future is emphasized.
All the stars will shine on you tonight
There is hope and promise for a brighter future, accompanied by celestial metaphors.
Tonight all the stars will shine on you
Reiteration of the earlier statement with emphasis.
Tonight the shadows fade
Darkness and uncertainty give way to clarity and light.
The veils come off in the masquerade
The unseen becomes clearer and the truth is revealed, like the unmasking at a costume ball.
The lies are worn,they've ceased to take
Deception and falsehoods are no longer effective or effective, having been rendered powerless.
All the facts are fake
The truth is hard to find, if it even exists.
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Written by: WAYNE HECTOR, LEE RYAN, ASH HARRINGTON, MARTIN HOWES
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