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.
Fools Gold
Motorpsycho Lyrics
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It won't get out of hand
Keep doing what you're doing now,
I think I understand.
Insight comes so fast sometimes,
With confusion in it's wake.
I dug and found fools gold again,
But saw through it way too late.
You weren't far from me that time
Not so far from me
But it's been dying all this time.
You still mean the world to me
For seconds on end sometimes.
We talked until no more words were left
And the things we did were crimes.
Why beautiful turned ugly then,
I still can't understand-
Please look at me just one more time,
I can take it if you can
I can take it if you can
You weren't far from me that time
Not so far from me
But it's been dying all this time.
And now you're losing me
The lyrics to Motorpsycho's song "Fools Gold" are a reflection on a lost relationship. The singer is unable to move on and still holds onto the memories of the past. The chorus pleads for his former lover to smile with him one more time and to look at him just once more as he tries to understand what went wrong. He acknowledges the mistakes he made, perhaps even calling them "crimes," and laments the deterioration of what was once beautiful, but now has turned ugly.
The second verse continues with the theme of confusion and misunderstanding in the relationship. The singer still can't comprehend why things turned out the way they did and desperately wants to understand. He sees through the illusion of their connection and realizes that what he thought was real was just "fools gold." However, the insight came too late, and he's now stuck with the painful memories of what could have been.
Overall, "Fools Gold" is a powerful and emotional exploration of loss, confusion, and regret. We see the singer struggling to come to terms with the end of a relationship and trying to find some sort of understanding to help him navigate the pain.
Line by Line Meaning
Please come smile with me just one more time,
Asking someone for a final moment of happiness together.
It won't get out of hand
Assuring that the situation won't turn bad or dangerous.
Keep doing what you're doing now,
Encouraging them to continue their current actions.
I think I understand.
Believing to have a grasp on the person's motives or feelings.
Insight comes so fast sometimes,
Sudden realizations can happen in a blur.
With confusion in it's wake.
Leaving one feeling disoriented and perplexed.
I dug and found fools gold again,
Having been deceived by something that appeared valuable, but was not.
But saw through it way too late.
Realizing the mistake only after the damage was done.
I saw through you way too late
Having been blind to someone's true nature for too long.
You weren't far from me that time
Being near the person when the truth was revealed.
Not so far from me
Stating that the distance between them was not great.
But it's been dying all this time.
Admitting that the relationship has been deteriorating over time.
You still mean the world to me
Expressing deep affection for the person.
For seconds on end sometimes.
Moments of intense sentiment that do not last long.
We talked until no more words were left
Having had thorough conversations with no more to say.
And the things we did were crimes.
Alluding to having done things that were morally questionable or hurtful.
Why beautiful turned ugly then,
Pondering how something that was once positive became negative.
I still can't understand-
Unable to grasp or make sense of the situation.
Please look at me just one more time,
Requesting one more meaningful gaze from the person.
I can take it if you can
Assuring the person that they can handle whatever comes next.
And now you're losing me
Acknowledging that the person is losing connection and influence over them.
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