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.
Fleshharrower
Motorpsycho Lyrics
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And nothing is smaller
Smaller is boring
And boring grows taller
Nothing through nothing
And nothing through you
The sum is the same
There's still nothing to do
Flesh Harrower
The first verse of "Fleshharrower" by Motorpsycho may seem like nonsense at first, but upon closer analysis, it reveals a deeper meaning. The repetition of "nothing" serves to emphasize the idea that nothingness is all-encompassing and infinitely vast. The line "smaller is boring and boring grows taller" suggests that the more one tries to focus on the small details of nothingness, the more overwhelming and suffocating it becomes.
The second part of the verse, "nothing through nothing and nothing through you" implies a sense of futility and emptiness in attempting to find meaning or purpose in nothingness. The final line, "there's still nothing to do" further emphasizes this sense of hopelessness and inaction in the face of the void.
In the chorus, the title "Fleshharrower" takes on a new significance, suggesting that the nothingness being described is a force that tears at the fabric of human existence. The repeated refrain of "there's nothing here" serves to drive home the sense of emptiness pervading the song.
Overall, "Fleshharrower" is a meditation on the overwhelming nature of nothingness and the futility of attempting to find meaning or purpose in it. The use of repetition and sparse instrumentation serves to create a sense of desolation and emptiness throughout the song.
Line by Line Meaning
Nothing is nothing
The concept of nothingness is absolute and indisputable
And nothing is smaller
Even the smallest amount of nothingness still equates to nothingness
Smaller is boring
The absence of anything, regardless of its size, is uninteresting
And boring grows taller
The longer one experiences nothingness, the more overwhelming and consuming it becomes
Nothing through nothing
The multiplication of nothingness by nothingness still results in nothingness
And nothing through you
One's own existence cannot change the fundamental concept of nothingness
The sum is the same
The addition of multiple instances of nothingness still equals nothingness
There's still nothing to do
The utter futility and lack of purpose in attempting to interact with nothingness
Flesh Harrower
A metaphorical representation of the devastating and overwhelming nature of nothingness
Contributed by Ruby L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.