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.
Close Your Eyes
Motorpsycho Lyrics
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That all we had was nothing but a dream
Please say that it's all over, help me perceive
That all it ever was, was make believe
Dream, close your eyes and dream girl
Dream, close your eyes and dream
Of how it used to feel
Dream, close your eyes and dream girl
Dream, close your eyes and dream
Of how it used to feel
Was it ever really quite real
The lyrics of Motorpsycho's song Close Your Eyes offer a reflective and melancholic perspective on a past relationship. The first two lines suggest that the relationship was somewhat fleeting and perhaps even illusory, as if it could be dismissed as nothing but a dream. However, the singer begs their former lover to confirm that it is really over, and to help them accept that the relationship was never more than a fantasy.
The repeated refrain 'Dream, close your eyes and dream girl' adds an extra layer of nostalgia and wistfulness to the song. It is as if the singer is urging their partner to remember what it felt like to be in love, to recall the intoxicating emotions and sensations that came with the relationship. By encouraging their lover to 'dream', the singer is also acknowledging that they themselves are still holding onto memories of the past.
Overall, the lyrics of Close Your Eyes convey a sense of emotional confusion and longing. The singer is trying to reconcile their feelings for their former lover with the knowledge that the relationship was not entirely real. By asking their partner to 'dream', they are essentially asking them to join them in a kind of shared fantasy, a way of keeping the memory of the past relationship alive.
Line by Line Meaning
To say it once again may make it seem
Repeating it again may give an impression
That all we had was nothing but a dream
That everything we shared didn't have a real existence
Please say that it's all over, help me perceive
If you confirm it's ended, help me understand
That all it ever was, was make believe
That everything we shared was just an illusion
Dream, close your eyes and dream girl
Imagine and dream, my beloved
Dream, close your eyes and dream
Dream and let your mind wander
Of how it used to feel
Recall the way it felt before
Was it ever really quite real
Was it actually true, genuine and authentic?
Contributed by Benjamin G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Chrisbajs
Superb.
Maria Diaz
To say it once again may make it seem
that all we had was nothing but a dream
Please say that it's all over, help me perceive
that all it ever was, was make believe
Dream, close your eyes and dream girl
Dream, close your eyes and dream of how it used to feel
Was it ever really quite real
Dream, close your eyes and dream girl
Dream, close your eyes and dream of how it used to feel
Was it ever really quite real
VideoSuperMaster
Damn it, another token girl song.