Bent Sæther (born 18 February 1969 in Oslo, Norway) is the bass guitarist and lead vocalist of the Norwegian

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band

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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, taking university courses in English and Social anthropology completing the former.

Career

In 1989 he started Motorpsycho with

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and Kjell Runar "Killer" Jenssen. He also started the country rock band The International Tussler Society in 1993. 2012 saw Bent Sæther as producer for three Norwegian records, two of which are considered two of Norway's "four great" rock bands; deLillos' Vi er på vei, vi kanke snu and

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''Ti Liv''. In addition, he produced the self-titled debut album of the country rock band The South.

Honors

* Spellemannprisen 1996 in the class Rock, within Motorpsycho for the album ''Blissard'' *Spellemannprisen 1997 in the class Hardrock, within Motorpsycho for the album ''Angels and Daemons at Play'' *Spellemannprisen 2000 in the class Rock, within Motorpsycho for the album ''Let Them Eat Cake'' *

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2010 for the album ''Child of the Future''

Discography

Motorpsycho albums

*1991: '' Lobotomizer'' (Voices of Wonder Records) *1992: ''

8 Soothing Songs For Rut 8 Soothing Songs for Rut is the second studio album by the Norwegian rock band Motorpsycho, then still tinged in hard rock and grunge metal. It was first released as vinyl-only-mini-album called "Soothe" but later re-released on CD with two additio ...

'' (Voices of Wonder Records) *1993: '' Demon Box'' (Voices of Wonder Records) *1994: ''

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 alb ...

'' (Stickman Records) *1994: ''

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'' () *1995: ''

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 e ...

'' (Stickman Records) *1997: ''

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 "L ...

'' (Stickman Records) *1998: ''

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 ...

'' (Stickman Records) *2000: '' Let Them Eat Cake'' (Columbia) *2001: ''

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 ...

'' (Columbia) *2002: '' It's A Love Cult'' (Stickman Records) *2006: ''

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 Sæthe ...

'' *2008: ''

Little Lucid Moments ''Little Lucid Moments'' is the twelfth full-length studio album by the Norwegian band Motorpsycho that was released on March 31, 2008, by Rune Grammofon Records in Scandinavia, the UK, the United States and France and on March 28, 2008, by Sti ...

'' *2009: ''

Child of the Future ''Child of the Future'' is the thirteenth full-length studio album by the Norwegian band Motorpsycho that was released on August 7, 2009, via Rune Grammofon and Stickman Records. It marked the 20th anniversary of the band and in order to celebra ...

'' *2010: ''

Heavy Metal Fruit ''Heavy Metal Fruit'' is the fourteenth full-length studio album by the Norwegian band Motorpsycho, released on January 18, 2010, via Rune Grammofon and Stickman Records. It was released on CD and vinyl and is their third album over the course o ...

'' *2013: '' Still Life With Eggplant'' *2014: '' Behind the Sun'' *2016: ''

Here Be Monsters ''Here Be Monsters'' is the debut album by Ed Harcourt, released in 2001. It was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize in 2001. Tim Holmes, one-half of British dance music duo Death In Vegas, co-produced the album. The singles "Something in My ...

'' *2017: '' The Tower'' *2019: '' The Crucible'' *2020: '' The All Is One'' *2021: ''

Kingdom of Oblivion ''Kingdom of Oblivion'' is a studio album by Norwegian rock band Motorpsycho, released on April 16, 2021, through Stickman Records and Rune Grammofon. The album is available as a double vinyl, CD and digital download. Track listing ;Vinyl ve ...

'' *2022 ''

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As Motorpsycho & Friends

*1994: ''

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As Motorpsycho & Ståle Storløkken

*2012: ''

The Death Defying Unicorn ''The Death Defying Unicorn'' is the fifteenth full-length studio album by the Norwegian band Motorpsycho, released on 10 February 2012 via Rune Grammofon and Stickman Records. It was released on double CD and double 12" vinyl. It is a collaborat ...

'' *2015: '' En Konsert For Folk Flest''

As The International Tussler Society

*2004: ''

Motorpsycho presents The International Tussler Society ''Motorpsycho presents The International Tussler Society'' is an album by The International Tussler Society. It was released on CD and double vinyl, both editions came with a bonus DVD featuring a documentary about the recording process of the ...

'' *2004: ''Satans Favourite Son'' (Promo-single) *2004: ''Laila Lou'' (Promo-single)

Live albums (Roadworks)

*1999: ''Roadwork Vol. 1: Heavy Metall Iz A Poze, Hardt Rock Iz A Laifschteil'' (Stickman Records), live in Europe 1998 *2000: ''Roadwork Vol. 2: The Motor Source Massacre'' (Stickman Records), with The Source & Deathprod live at Kongsberg Jazzfestival 1995 *2008: ''Roadwork Vol. 3: The Four Norsemen of the Apocalypse'' (included in the double DVD release "Haircuts") *2011: ''Roadwork Vol. 4: Intrepid Skronk'' *2011: ''Strings of Stroop – Motorpsycho Live at Effenaar'' (limited edition vinyl) *2018: ''Roadwork Vol. 5: Field Notes - The Fantastic Expedition of Järmyr, Ryan, Sæther & Lo'' (Rune Grammofon), live in Europe 2017

Collaborations

*1993: ''Into The Sun'' (Split 7"/CD-single with Hedge Hog) *2001: ''Go To California'' (Split-EP with The Soundtrack of Our Lives) *2003: ''

In the Fishtank 10 ''In the Fishtank 10'' is a 2003 EP by Motorpsycho and Jaga Jazzist Horns, recorded in 2002 during their European tour and released by the Konkurrent label in 2003. Motorpsycho did a handful of gigs with the horn section of Jaga Jazzist and used ...

'' (Mini-album with Jaga Jazzist Horns) *2005: ''Det Beste Til Meg Og Mine Venner'' (JEPS, Big Dipper Records), a tribute to Joachim Nielsen *2009: ''Blood From A Stone'' (Nettwerk), with

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References

External links

Den psykedeliske odelsgutten
Adresseavisen, 2000-03-17
Bent Sæther Profile at Musikkguiden Groove
{{DEFAULTSORT:Saether, Bent 1969 births Living people Norwegian rock bass guitarists Norwegian male bass guitarists Norwegian male singers Norwegian male composers Musicians from Trondheim Motorpsycho members