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Bent Sæther
Bent Sæther (born 18 February 1969 in Oslo, Norway) is the bass guitarist and lead vocalist of the Norwegian psychedelic rock band Motorpsycho from the start in 1989. Background Sæther grew up in an apartment complex in Ammerud before moving to the more rural Ski, and to the family farm in Snåsa in Nord-Trøndelag at ten. He went to high school in Steinkjer, and attended the Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet in Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, and ..., taking university courses in English and Social anthropology completing the former. Career In 1989 he started Motorpsycho with Hans Magnus Ryan and Kjell Runar "Killer" Jenssen. He also started the country rock band The International Tussler Society in 1993. 2012 saw Bent Sæther as produce ...
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Oslo
Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of in 2019, and the metropolitan area had an estimated population of in 2021. During the Viking Age the area was part of Viken. Oslo was founded as a city at the end of the Viking Age in 1040 under the name Ánslo, and established as a ''kaupstad'' or trading place in 1048 by Harald Hardrada. The city was elevated to a bishopric in 1070 and a capital under Haakon V of Norway around 1300. Personal unions with Denmark from 1397 to 1523 and again from 1536 to 1814 reduced its influence. After being destroyed by a fire in 1624, during the reign of King Christian IV, a new city was built closer to Akershus Fortress and named Christiania in honour of the king. It became a municipality ('' formannskapsdistrikt'') on 1 January 1838. The city fu ...
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Spellemannprisen
Spellemannprisen, often referred to as the Norwegian Grammy Awards in English, is a Norwegian music award presented to Norwegian musicians. The award was established by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), an organization that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. First awarded in 1973, the prize honours musicians from the previous year; it is still awarded annually, usually in January or February. The Spellemann committee, composed of members of IFPI Norway and FONO, manages the award and acts as the judge. 21 categories are currently awarded, in addition to other honorary and industry awards the committee may give. In 2020 and 2021, the award show was held digitally due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Juries and scoring Separate juries convene for each category. Members are confidential from both the general public and the other juries. The juries score each nominee separately, then convene to deliberate until there is a winner. Usual ...
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Black Hole/Blank Canvas
''Black Hole/Blank Canvas'' is the eleventh full-length studio album by the Norwegian band Motorpsycho. It is the first after long-time drummer Håkon Gebhardt left the band in spring 2005. The other two members, Hans Magnus Ryan and Bent Sæther decided to carry on as a duo. They recorded their new album in The Void studio in Eindhoven together with producer/engineer and long-time live sound technician Pieter Kloos and produced their third double album. It was released on March 17, 2006, (March 20 in Norway) and was followed by a European tour in spring. The band was joined by drummer Jacco van Rooij and vibraphonist Øyvind Brandtsegg, who also played on the 1994 album Timothy's Monster. The second song from the album, "In our Tree", was premiered as a short clip on Norwegian TV station NRK during the program ''Lydverket'', and later in full on the radio station P3. Track listing CD1 #No Evil – 6:06 #In Our Tree – 3:39 #Coalmine Pony – 3:17 #Kill Devil Hills – 7:1 ...
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Phanerothyme
''Phanerothyme'' is the ninth full-length studio album by the Norwegian band Motorpsycho. It was released through Stickman Records (Europe) and Sony (Norway). It was also released in Japan through P-Vine. Track listing #"Bedroom Eyes" – 2:18 #"For Free" – 5:13 #"B.S." – 3:41 #"Landslide" – 4:38 #"Go To California" – 8:00 #"Painting The Night Unreal" – 6:35 #"The Slow Phaseout" – 4:30 #"Blindfolded" – 3:44 #"When You're Dead" – 4:52 * Nr. 1–3, 6 by Sæther. * Nr. 4, 5, 7 by Sæther/Ryan. * Nr. 8 by Ryan. * Nr. 9 by Gebhardt. Vinyl version Due to space limitations, the track list was altered for the LP release. Side A #Bedroom Eyes #For Free #B.S. #Landslide #The Slow Phaseout Side B #Go To California #Painting the Night Unreal #Blindfolded #When You're Dead Personnel * Bent Sæther: vocals, bass, guitars, mellotron, guitarmando, percussion, viscount organ, drums *Hans Magnus Ryan: guitars, vocals, piano, viscount organ, mellotron, bass *Håkon Gebhard ...
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Let Them Eat Cake (album)
Let Them Eat Cake is the eighth full-length studio album by the Norwegian rock-band Motorpsycho. Released early in 2000, the album showed the band taking steps in a new direction, leaning more towards jazz and psychedelia than the heavy indie rock guitars the band was famous for. The EP "The Other Fool" reached nr. 1 on VGs singles-list. Track listing LP track listing Personnel * Bent Sæther: Vocals, bass, guitars, drums, percussion, Rhodes piano, wood blocks, Minimoog, piano, harmonium *Hans Magnus Ryan: Guitars, vocals, clavinet, double bass, violins, mandolin *Håkon Gebhardt: Drums, vocals, percussion, zither, guitars, piano ;with: *Helge Sten (Deathprod): drum machine * Baard Slagsvold: Piano, Rhodes piano, back. vocals *Ole Henrik Moe (Ohm): Violins, gong *Kristin Karlsson: violin *Kristin Skjølaas: violin *Einy Langmoen: viola *Kjersti Rydsaa: cello *Arne Frang: tenor saxophone *Jørgen Gjerde: trombone *Erlend Gjerde: trumpet *Helge Sunde: trombone *Tone ...
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Trust Us
''Trust Us'' is the seventh full-length studio album by the Norwegian rock-band Motorpsycho. The tracks "Ozone" and "Hey, Jane" were also released as EPs. In 1999, The song "Vortex surfer" was selected by the NRK P3 radio-station as the "song of the millennium", and was played continuously for 24 hours on December 31. The cover-art was, as usual, made by Kim Hiorthøy, who also directed the promo-videos for the two EPs. Track listing Disc 1 Disc 2 Personnel * Bent Sæther: vocals, bass, guitars, piano, percussion, harmonium, marimba, vibraphone, trident, mellotron, sitar, taurus, drums *Hans Magnus Ryan: guitars, vocals, mandolin, harmonium, rhodes piano, taurus, mellotron, piano, bells *Håkon Gebhardt: drums, acoustic guitar, glockenspiel, mellotron, harmonium, percussion ;with: *Helge Sten (Deathprod): loops, theremin, echomachines *Ole Henrik Moe (Ohm): saw, violin, glass *Trygve Seim: reindeer antler, flutes, saxophone, clarophone *Tone Reichelt: French horn on " ...
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Angels And Daemons At Play
''Angels and Daemons at Play'' is the sixth full-length studio album by the Norwegian rock-band Motorpsycho. The album was originally released as three EP's; "Babyscooter" (released January 27), "Have Spacesuit Will Travel" (February 3) and "Lovelight" (February 10). Only 500 copies were pressed of each. It was later also released as a single CD and on double LP, the latter featuring the two bonus tracks "Have Spacesuit, Will Travel" (from the EP of the same name), and "Back to Source" (to be released on the ''Ozone'' EP the following year). The cover art was made by Kim Hiorthøy. Track listings Single CD version Double LP version Side 1 Side 2 Side 3 Side 4 The original EPs Babyscooter # "Sideway Spiral" – 2:33 # "Walking on the Water" – 4:19 # "Heartattack Mac" – 7:41 # "Pills Powders + Passion Plays" – 3:24 # "In the Family" – 5:24 Have Spacesuit Will Travel # "Un Chien d'Espace" – 13:40 # "Have Spacesuit, Will Travel" – 13:51 # "Ohm's Concert ...
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Blissard
''Blissard'' is the fifth full-length studio album by the Norwegian band Motorpsycho. It was the first where the band tried to bring some more focused and pre-written songs to tape, as opposed to their earlier working technique of doing lot of experimentation and brainstorming in the studio. It is often ranked among their best works by fans and critics. Track listing LP track listing Blissard was also released on heavy-weight double vinyl to be played at 45 rpm. The track listing was as follows. Track listing 2012 4-CD reissue A 4-disc deluxe edition was released 23. November 2012 by Rune Grammofon, and includes the original album, the KiT-sessions, an additional mix of the original album with different track listing, as well as a fourth disc with B-sides and rarities. Disc 1: The Original Album #Sinful, Wind-borne #"Drug Thing" #Greener #'s Numbness #The Nerve Tattoo #True Middle #S.T.G. #Manmower #Fool's Gold #Nathan Daniel's Tune From Hawaii Disc 2: When the World ...
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The Tussler
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a ...
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Timothy's Monster
''Timothy's Monster'' is the fourth full-length studio album by Motorpsycho. It was released through EMI in Norway, marking their first album on a major label, and through the independent label Stickman Records in the rest of the world. The album was issued as a double-CD or triple-LP. A 4-CD version was released by Rune Grammofon and Stickman Records to tie in with Motorpsycho's appearance at the 2010 Øyafestivalen on August 14, 2010, where the band played the album in its entirety (albeit in a different running order). Track listing # "Feel" – 3:26 æther# "Trapdoor" – 4:22 æther# "Leave It Like That" – 3:33 æther# "A Shrug & A Fistful" – 3:14 æther/Lien# "Kill Some Day" – 6:53 Sten] # "On My Pillow" – 7:21 [Ryan] # "Beautiful Sister" – 4:11 æther/Lien# "Wearing Yr Smell" – 3:35 æther# "Now It's Time to Skate" – 4:58 æther# "Giftland" – 10:20 æther/Ryan# "Watersound" – 5:11 æther# "The Wheel" – 16:57 æther/Ryan/Gebhard ...
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Demon Box (album)
''Demon Box'' is the third full-length studio album by Norwegian rock-band Motorpsycho. Released on double vinyl and single CD formats (the original CD-edition omitting the tracks "Mountain", "Gutwrench" and "Mr. Who?") in February 1993, it saw the band earn their name as one of the most important bands in Norway. LP track listing Side A: # "Waiting for the One" - 2:50 (Sæther) # "Nothing to Say" - 5:18 (Sæther) # "Feedtime" - 5:15 (Gebhardt/Ryan/Sæther) # "Gutwrench" - 4:45 (Sæther) # "Sunchild" - 4:05 (Sæther) Side B: # "Mountain" - 11:12 (Sæther/Ryan/Gebhardt/Lien/Sten) # "Tuesday Morning" - 4:22 (Ryan/Sæther) # "All Is Loneliness" - 5:08 (Moondog) Side C: # "Come On In" - 2:40 (Sæther) # "Step Inside Again" - 3:39 (Sæther) # "Demon Box" - 17:06 (Gebhardt/Ryan/Sten/Sæther) Side D: # "Babylon" - 2:30 (Sæther) # "Mr. Who?" - 1:46 (Gebhardt/Ryan/Sæther) # "Junior" - 4:34 (Sæther) # "Plan #1" - 7:39 (Ryan/Sæther/Burt) # "Sheer Profoundity" - 3:37 (Gebhardt/Ryan/S ...
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