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.
The Golden Core
Motorpsycho Lyrics
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Like subtle layers of yawning
The dewrops die like fireflies
Before this hungry mouth
Slowmotion days are dawning
Why don't it all just burn away?
When even you can be a king
Or a queen of no fixed stature
A prince amongst the castaways
On this sungod day
Too boring to pay heed to
I'll dream of you in wintertime
There is a time for everything
When even you can be a king
There is a day for everything
When even you can be a king
The song "The Golden Core" by Motorpsycho seems to describe a period of time where things seem to slow down and become less exciting. The phrase "sun god days" suggests that it is likely summer or a warmer period in the year. The lyrics "subtle layers of yawning" create an image of a slow sunrise, where the light gradually spreads across the sky. The "dewdrops die like fireflies" is a poetic way of stating that the morning dew is evaporated by the rising heat of the sun.
The singer is seemingly in a state of dissatisfaction with their current situation, as their "hungry mouth" suggests they are yearning for something more fulfilling. They dream of escaping this mundane reality during the wintertime. However, the song also hints at the potential for greatness, with the repeated lyrics "there is a time for everything when even you can be a king/queen," suggesting that even mundane times can lead to great things.
Overall, "The Golden Core" portrays the sense of dissatisfaction and boredom that can happen with everyday life, but also hints at the potential for something greater.
Line by Line Meaning
These are sungod days,
These days are filled with light and warmth, like the days ruled by the sun god.
Like subtle layers of yawning
Like the different levels of tiredness felt in the morning, these days have many varying degrees.
The dewdrops die like fireflies
The sparkling drops of water on plants die quickly, like the short-lived flashes of light from fireflies.
Before this hungry mouth
Before this person who wants more and more of life
Slowmotion days are dawning
Days seem to go by very slowly, as if in slow motion
Why don't it all just burn away?
Why doesn't everything just disappear into flames, leaving nothing behind?
There is a time for everything
There is a time for every activity
When even you can be a king
When anyone can have power and control others
Or a queen of no fixed stature
Even someone who has no fixed social status can become a queen
A prince amongst the castaways
Someone can rise above being a castaway and become a prince
On this sungod day
On this warm and bright day
Too boring to pay heed to
So uninteresting that it is not worth paying attention to
I'll dream of you in wintertime
I'll think of you when everything is cold and dark in the winter.
There is a day for everything
There is a day for every activity
When even you can be a king
When anyone can have power and control others
Contributed by Hannah G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@arnoburtner380
This is their magnum opus, along with blissard and trust us. what a magnificent band
@QUBEfamily
ho visto i motorpsycho per la prima volta a 13 anni a una festa dell'unità nel loro tour di Demon Box, e quel concerto ha cambiato la mia vita per sempre.. n.
@federicopatrizi3990
plan n 1
@Ryuuzaky126
Questa band ha il prego di creare con semplicità grandi pezzi come questo. Probabilmente per chi la ascolta la prima volta non questa canzone non dice niente di che, è naturale quando ci si trova davanti a pezzi lunghi come questo. Ma con un po di tempo si capisce cosa si ha davanti: un capolavoro. La seconda metà strumentale, pur non tentando super-megaassoli cazzutissimi, rimane comunque memorabile a chi l'ha ascoltata, perché ti trasmette un emozione o comunque qualcosa di forte. Fantastici.
@nonamenobody1833
Ho seguito questa band sin dalla prima volta (credo) che vennero in Italia nel 1992.
Sono da allora la mia band di riferimento,
anche se non è corretto, in musica, fare paragoni, lo ammetto. Ma loro, per me sono speciali!
@lucamuntoni7082
Madonna di dio. Stellare.
@nonamenobody1833
Maestri della musica e della psichedelia!
@julianefuchs2545
Powerful and soothing at the same time! One of my favorites, thanks a lot!
@SSEnrich
Motorpsycho must be big in Italy. Along with Kings of Conevenience/Erlend Øye/Orlando Occhio. So many Italian comments to read. Frustrating when I understand like 50 % Italian. Capolavoro? Masterpiece? I got quite sick of Motorpsycho in the 90's, but this song is their best. Fantastic. Art! Unfortunately there are not much bands like these nowadays. Neither in Norway nor the rest of the world.
@Walrus81
Una band immensa