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 Wheel
Motorpsycho Lyrics
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it’ll never be the same-she’s never going back again
kissed by worm- touched beyond emotions
she’ll never feel the same-she’ll never feel like that again
lock the gate -close that off forever
it’ll never be the same again
I know -I felt - I lived in that hell
and it hurts -just a little bit more
dug a hole saw your long hated face in it
she’s never coming back you might as well face it
now.....now.....now.....now
bird has flown it’s eggs are cold and rotting
feeling like your soul’s dying ,dead & cold
put on your travelling boots & start walking
that dirtroad- its mud and its tiretracks
is as long as a lifetime in these parts
as the rain pours down,as the rain pours down
your hair is so wet you could scrub floors with it
.....well,he did--he did---
that’s all you’re gonna get all yre gonna get all get yre gonna get
get all........... this is all you’re gonna get all yre gonna get all
youre getalllllllllll..................... I’ve taken more than
enough already,thank you--------more than enough enough
and
I’d really like to touch you ,but not in that way not in that way way
that not at all...... there’s no way out theres no way out no way out
way out out no way no way out no way
out......................................................
....................................but
I still love you
The opening lines of Motorpsycho’s song ‘The Wheel’ paint a picture of someone leaving with no intention of returning. The atmosphere is tense, and emotions are high. The singer is describing a girl who has gone away once and isn't returning. The reference to 'garden' is symbolic of the comfort and protection of a home, which the girl is leaving behind without any possibility of returning. Again, the use of 'never' shows that she has moved on and will never feel the same again. The singer's feelings are also revealed as he narrates that he had lived through such emotions before, and that incarnation must have been a hell for him. Every time he peeks through that door, it hurts a little more, suggesting a bitter-sweet longing for the past.
The following lines further express the sense of loss and emptiness. The girl is gone for good, and the singer has to face the fact that she will never come back. The analogy of the bird having flown its nest is apt, indicating the finality of her leaving. The singer is left feeling as if his soul's dying, dead and cold. However, he finds hope in the journey out. The mud and tire tracks metaphorically represent the struggle of life, and the rain pouring down adds to the melancholy vibe, leaving the singer with nothing but a wet mop of hair.
Line by Line Meaning
There she goes- away out of the garden
She's leaving and won't be coming back
it’ll never be the same-she’s never going back again
Things will never be like they were before, and she won't return
kissed by worm- touched beyond emotions
She's been through something traumatic, and it's left her feeling numb
she’ll never feel the same-she’ll never feel like that again
She's lost the ability to feel certain emotions
lock the gate -close that off forever
Something significant has ended, and it's been sealed off for good
it’ll never be the same again
Things have changed irreversibly
I know -I felt - I lived in that hell
The singer empathizes with what she's going through because they've been there themselves
and it hurts -just a little bit more
Every time she remembers what she's lost, it feels worse
every time you peek through that door
She tries to hold onto what's gone, but it only makes things harder
dug a hole saw your long hated face in it
Whatever caused this pain had been brewing for a long time
she’s never coming back you might as well face it
Her departure is final and not open to negotiation
bird has flown it’s eggs are cold and rotting
She's left behind something that was important to her, and it's been neglected now that she's gone
feeling like your soul’s dying ,dead & cold
He's feeling hopeless and isolated with her gone
put on your travelling boots & start walking
He knows he needs to move on, no matter how difficult
that dirtroad- its mud and its tiretracks
The path ahead will not be easy
is as long as a lifetime in these parts
The journey forward will feel like a lifetime
as the rain pours down,as the rain pours down
The natural elements are reflecting his pain
your hair is so wet you could scrub floors with it
He's feeling completely exposed and vulnerable
.....well,he did--he did---
He physically scrubbed the floors to cope with what he was going through
that’s all you’re gonna get all yre gonna get all get yre gonna get
He's had enough of the situation, and won't dwell on it any longer
get all........... this is all you’re gonna get all yre gonna get all youre getalllllllllll
He's done trying to understand, it's time to move on
I’ve taken more than enough already,thank you--------more than enough enough
He's reached his limit and is ready to let go
I’d really like to touch you ,but not in that way not in that way way
Despite everything that's happened, he still wants to connect with her, but it can't happen like before
that not at all...... there’s no way out theres no way out no way out
He's trapped in his pain, there's no easy escape
way out out no way no way out no way
He's facing a blunt reality with no shortcuts
out......................................................
....................................but
I still love you
Despite all of this, he still loves her
Contributed by Miles F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Simone Cavina
Dio mio, la band che ha completamente cambiato il mio modo di concepire la fruizione di un concerto rock. Versioni completamente riarrangiate dei pezzi, allungate di 10 o 15 minuti rispetto alle versioni in studio, con in mezzo un sacco di improvvisazione e di atmosfere ultrapsichedeliche. E poi mai la stessa scaletta, anche in due concerti a distanza di una settimana l'uno dall'altro. Sarà per questo forse che li ho visti almeno dieci volte dal vivo. E non ho voglia di smettere
lonewizzard
One of those few bands that completely does it right. I'm lucky to have discovered Motorpsycho.
Narc
Io li ho visti tempo fa (penso quasi una decina d'anni or sono) a Castelbuono in Sicilia, per un vecchio Ypsigrock festival, in una fantastica cornice naturale. Lo considero uno dei concerti più belli a cui abbia mai assistito... c'era un qualcosa di intimo, una viscerale alchimia instaurata tra noi. Una fantastica e ipnotica esperienza collettiva. Oltre 2 ore di jam dilatatissime con suoni ruvidi, alternati a brani dalle melodie delicate. Comunque non sottovaluterei gli ultimi lavori. -Fabio-
Fredrik Brembo
Aliicia
bever ver
GRAZIE!! Io amo alla follia questo brano, e definirlo "Capovolavoro assoluto", non dà l'idea di quanto è fenomenale. Grazie ancora
La Rossa
i always thought that this would be my favourite Motorpsycho track, that was until i heard Big Black Dog and Year Zero (a damage report). Motorpsycho are masters to anything they put their supremely talented hands to.
Red
I love this album, it's part of my youth!!
Giancarlo Pozzoni
Credo che negli anni 90 li ho visti almeno 10 volte se non di + dal vivo , Sant'Eufemia Brescia , bloom Mezzago , grandissimi dal vivo, sto album e un capolavoro assoluto
MyousicK T.T
I am blessed, at my last day i can AT LEAST say: "I saw and heared them live." Thanks world for that tremendous experience.
Andreas Lechner
As if nothing else matters - i also saw them several times - my favourite band - but at the end of my days i hope i'll surely be grateful for more than just seeing Motorpsycho live...