Motorpsycho is a Norwegian rock band from
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, an ...
.
Their music can generally be defined as
progressive or
psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock is a rock music genre that is inspired, influenced, or representative of psychedelic culture, which is centered on perception-altering hallucinogenic drugs. The music incorporated new electronic sound effects and recording te ...
, but they also mix in elements from
alternative
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* Alternative (''Kamen Rider''), a character in the Japanese TV series ''Kamen Rider Ryuki''
* ''The Alternative'' (film), a 1978 Australian television film
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,
jazz
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,
post-rock
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,
pop
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Arts, entertainment, and media Music
* Pop music, a musical genre Artists
* POP, a Japanese idol group now known as Gang Parade
* Pop!, a UK pop group
* Pop! featuring Angie Hart, an Australian band
Albums
* ''Pop'' ( ...
,
country
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and many other musical styles. The members of the band are
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 mo ...
(born 18 February 1969,
bass
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Fish
* Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species
Music
* Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range:
** Bass (instrument), including:
** Acoustic bass gui ...
/
vocals
Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or withou ...
),
Hans Magnus "Snah" Ryan (born 31 December 1969,
guitar
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/
vocals
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) and Tomas Järmyr (
drums
A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair of matching drumsticks ...
). Until March 2005,
Håkon Gebhardt
Håkon Gebhardt (born 21 June 1969 in Trondheim, Norway) is a Norwegian musician, multi-instrumentalist and record producer living in Trondheim.
Career
Gebhardt developed his musical interests when he attended the Music program at Kongsba ...
(born 21 June 1969) was the band's drummer. From December 2007 to May 2016
Kenneth Kapstad
Kenneth Kapstad (born 20 April 1979) is a Norwegian musician from Trondheim, known as the drummer of the band Gåte (2004–2005) and God Seed (2012–2015) and from collaborations within the bands Motorpsycho, Animal Alpha, Goat the Head and ...
was the drummer of the band, being replaced by Tomas Järmyr, who joined in early 2017.
Biography
Formed in the late 1980s as an alternative metal band (they picked their name after seeing the
Russ Meyer film of the same name as part of a Russ Meyer
triple bill – there was already
a band named after ''Mudhoney'' and
a band named after ''Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!'' – the other two films on the bill), Motorpsycho soon developed a unique blend of
grunge
Grunge (sometimes referred to as the Seattle sound) is an alternative rock genre and subculture that emerged during the in the American Pacific Northwest state of Washington, particularly in Seattle and nearby towns. Grunge fuses elements of ...
, heavy metal and indie rock, as well as incorporating the sonic noise experiments of associated member
Deathprod
Deathprod is the musical pseudonym used by Norwegian artist Helge Sten for his ambient music project. He is married to Norwegian singer Susanna Wallumrød.
Biography
Sten began creating music under this name starting in 1991, culminating with a ...
. The hugely ambitious, progressive double album ''
Demon Box'' (1993) followed a series of low-profile EPs and albums, earning the band a nomination for a Norwegian Grammy, and secured a loyal following in
Germany
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,
Italy
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,
Belgium
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and the
Netherlands
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as well as in
Scandinavia
Scandinavia; Sámi languages: /. ( ) is a subregion in Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. In English usage, ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, Norway, and S ...
.
The 1990s was an extremely productive era for the band, releasing new material almost every year, and enjoying critical acclaim for each album—if not the massive sales the music press kept predicting.
With the 2000 album ''
Let Them Eat Cake
"Let them eat cake" is the traditional translation of the French phrase "'", said to have been spoken in the 17th or 18th century by "a great princess" upon being told that the peasants had no bread. The French phrase mentions brioche, a bread e ...
'', Motorpsycho suddenly took huge steps away from their noisy hard rock roots, opting instead for a smoother, jazz-tinged approach to the songwriting and recording process. They kept this technique for the subsequent releases, ''
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 ...
'' and ''
It's A Love Cult''.
The double album ''
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 ...
'' was released 17/20 March 2006 in Europe. The album received great reviews.
On 28 March 2008 Motorpsycho released an album entitled ''
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 ...
'', and on 16 March 2008 a DVD containing music videos, live footage and documentaries entitled ''Haircuts''.
To celebrate their 20th anniversary, the band released a vinyl-only album, ''
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 ...
'', recorded by
Steve Albini
Steve Albini (pronounced ; born July 22, 1962) is an American musician, record producer, audio engineer and music journalist. He was a member of Big Black, Rapeman and Flour, and is a member of Shellac. He is the founder, owner and principal en ...
at the beginning of August 2009.
In January 2010 Motorpsycho released the album ''
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 ...
'', their first album featuring an external producer, Kåre Vestrheim, and also their third album in under two years.
In October 2011 the Dutch venue
Effenaar
The Effenaar is a music venue in the centre of Eindhoven, the Netherlands. It was squatted in 1971 and has grown into one of the largest pop venues in the country, hosting rock, pop and techno events. The current Effenaar consists of two music ...
released a limited edition live album exclusively on vinyl entitled ''Strings Of Stroop – Motorpsycho Live At Effenaar''. The album features four Motorpsycho tracks recorded during various Motorpsycho shows at Effenaar between 1999 and 2010. Only 500 copies were pressed and sold at the band's 14th show in the venue.
On 10 February 2012 Motorpsycho released the double
CD/
LP effort ''
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 collabora ...
'' in collaboration with keyboardist
Ståle Storløkken
Ståle Storløkken (born 22 February 1969 in Dombås, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (keyboards, organ and piano) and composer, known for collaborations with artists like Terje Rypdal, BigBang, Supersilent and Motorpsycho. Store Norske Le ...
from the free improv group
Supersilent
Supersilent is a Norwegian avant-garde-improvisational music group formed at Nattjazz in Bergen in 1997. The trio Veslefrekk was asked to play with electronic musician Helge "Deathprod" Stein. The fusion of the experimental jazz group with Sten' ...
. The album is a reworking of an instrumental suite commissioned by and performed at
Moldejazz
Molde International Jazz Festival (MIJF) or Moldejazz (established 1961 in Molde) takes place annually in July, and is known as one of the oldest jazz festivals in Europe. It was initiated by the local Storyville Jazz Club. Since 1964 it has re ...
2010. During 2011,
Sæther produced lyrics for a sweeping narrative, thus making the album version a
concept album
A concept album is an album whose tracks hold a larger purpose or meaning collectively than they do individually. This is typically achieved through a single central narrative or theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, or lyrical. Som ...
. As in its initial performance, the band and Storløkken are augmented by contributions from Trondheimssolistene,
Trondheim Jazz Orchestra
Trondheim Jazz Orchestra (TJO) (established 1999 in Trondheim, Norway) is an orchestral project based in Trondheim, and closely related to both the Midtnorsk Jazzsenter (MNJ - Mid Norwegian Jazz Center) and Jazz Line at the Trøndelag Conservator ...
and violinist
Ola Kvernberg
Ola Kvernberg (born 16 June 1981) is a Norwegian jazz musician known for his virtuosic string swing violin playing and his international performances. He is the son of traditional musicians Liv Rypdal Kvernberg and Torbjørn Kvernberg, and the br ...
. The core quartet performed the album in its entirety on every date during a March/April 2012 tour of Europe.
After the release and tour accompanying the ''Unicorn'', the band felt the need to return to more traditional, guitar-based grounds and with
Reine Fiske
Nils Reine Fiske (born 4 October 1972) is a Swedish guitarist, art director and sound engineer at the record label Subliminal Sounds, who put his signature to many prog-rock projects such as Landberk, Morte Macabre, Paatos, Motorpsycho, Eleph ...
as second guitarist, recorded two albums, ''
Still Life With Eggplant'' (released in spring 2013) and ''
Behind the Sun'' (released in March 2014). To coincide with the release of ''Behind the Sun'', Motorpsycho launched their first-ever official website
www.motorpsycho.no
After years of institutionalising the band in Norway, Motorpsycho were inducted at Rockheim, Norway's rock music hall of fame, in a TV broadcast ceremony.
[''Interview with Snah''](_blank)
Entertaim.net, received May 16, 2016
In 2016 the band released the studio album ''Here Be Monsters'', which evolved from a piece of music they wrote for the Oslo Teknisk Museums birthday. The band played that special songs in the museum, with the help of
Ståle Storløkken
Ståle Storløkken (born 22 February 1969 in Dombås, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (keyboards, organ and piano) and composer, known for collaborations with artists like Terje Rypdal, BigBang, Supersilent and Motorpsycho. Store Norske Le ...
, and then decided to work on it in the studio.
In May 2016, after completing the European Here Be Monsters Tour,
Kenneth Kapstad
Kenneth Kapstad (born 20 April 1979) is a Norwegian musician from Trondheim, known as the drummer of the band Gåte (2004–2005) and God Seed (2012–2015) and from collaborations within the bands Motorpsycho, Animal Alpha, Goat the Head and ...
left Motorpsycho. Core members Sæther and Ryan spent the remainder of the year writing, rehearsing and performing a live score to the
Carl Frode Tiller-written play ''Begynnnelser'' (eng. ''Beginnings'') in a 38-date autumn run at
Trøndelag Teater
Trøndelag Teater is a large theater in the city of Trondheim, in Trøndelag county, Norway.
Trøndelag Teater stages large-scale dance and musical performances.
History
Originally built in 1816, the theater is the oldest stage in Scandinavia ...
.
In a January 2, 2017 news update on their official home page, the band announced Swedish drummer Tomas Järmyr to be the third permanent member of Motorpsycho. Together, they have recorded ''The Tower'' in Los Angeles and Joshua Tree (at the famous recording studio, Rancho de la Luna), which was released on September 8 the same year.
Line up
Current line up
*
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 mo ...
–
lead vocals
The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of t ...
,
bass,
guitar
The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...
s,
keyboards
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Text input
* Keyboard, part of a typewriter
* Computer keyboard
** Keyboard layout, the software control of computer keyboards and their mapping
** Keyboard technology, computer keyboard hardware and firmware
Music
* Musi ...
,
drums
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(since 1989)
*
Hans Magnus "Snah" Ryan – lead guitars, vocals, keyboards,
mandolin
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,
violin
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, bass (since 1989)
*Tomas Järmyr –
drums
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(since 2017)
Previous members
*Kjell Runar "Killer" Jenssen – drums (1989–1991)
*
Håkon Gebhardt
Håkon Gebhardt (born 21 June 1969 in Trondheim, Norway) is a Norwegian musician, multi-instrumentalist and record producer living in Trondheim.
Career
Gebhardt developed his musical interests when he attended the Music program at Kongsba ...
– drums, vocals,
banjo
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, guitar (1991–2005)
*
Helge "Deathprod" Sten –
theremin
The theremin (; originally known as the ætherphone/etherphone, thereminophone or termenvox/thereminvox) is an electronic musical instrument controlled without physical contact by the performer (who is known as a thereminist). It is named afte ...
,
various electronics, audio virus (1992–1994; frequent guest and producer 1994–2002, 2007, 2015, 2019)
*Lars Lien – keyboards, vocals (1993-1996, 2004; infrequent guest)
*Morten "Lolly" Fagervik – drums, rhythm guitar, keyboards (1994–1996)
*
Kenneth Kapstad
Kenneth Kapstad (born 20 April 1979) is a Norwegian musician from Trondheim, known as the drummer of the band Gåte (2004–2005) and God Seed (2012–2015) and from collaborations within the bands Motorpsycho, Animal Alpha, Goat the Head and ...
– drums, keyboards, vocals (2007-2016)
Major collaborators
*Matt Burt - voice, poetry (1993, 1996)
*
Kjell Karlsen
Kjell Oddvar Karlsen (29 July 1931 – 5 May 2020) was a Norwegian band leader, composer, arranger, jazz pianist and organist, and a Nestor of Norwegian music and show business, with a career spanning more than 60 years. He was the father of the ...
- steel guitar, vocals (1994, 2004)
*
Øyvind Brandtsegg
Øyvind Brandtsegg (born 16 February 1971 in Steinkjer, Norway) is a Norwegian musician (percussion, electronica), programmer and composer, known from a series of recordings, and collaborations with such bands as Motorpsycho and Krøyt.
Caree ...
–
Marimba Lumina
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and ImproSculpt programming (1994; live, 2006)
*Ole Henrik "Ohm" Moe – violin,
saw
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,
piano
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(1996–2000, 2013)
*
Baard Slagsvold – keyboards, vocals (1999–2003)
*Jacco van Rooij – drums (live, 2006)
*Pekka Stokke – visuals (live, 2006- )
*
Ståle Storløkken
Ståle Storløkken (born 22 February 1969 in Dombås, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (keyboards, organ and piano) and composer, known for collaborations with artists like Terje Rypdal, BigBang, Supersilent and Motorpsycho. Store Norske Le ...
– keyboards (2010–2012, 2014)
*
Reine Fiske
Nils Reine Fiske (born 4 October 1972) is a Swedish guitarist, art director and sound engineer at the record label Subliminal Sounds, who put his signature to many prog-rock projects such as Landberk, Morte Macabre, Paatos, Motorpsycho, Eleph ...
– guitar, keyboards (2012–2014, 2018- )
*
Ola Kvernberg
Ola Kvernberg (born 16 June 1981) is a Norwegian jazz musician known for his virtuosic string swing violin playing and his international performances. He is the son of traditional musicians Liv Rypdal Kvernberg and Torbjørn Kvernberg, and the br ...
- violin (2012-2013, 2018-)
*
Kristoffer Lo
Kristoffer Lo (born 19 February 1985 in Moss, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (tuba, flugabone, guitar, keyboards) and composer.
Biography
Lo has redefined the use of tuba and its role in band. From its traditional role as the low-end ...
- keyboards, trumpet (2017- )
*
Lars Horntveth
Lars Horntveth (born 10 March 1980 in Tønsberg, Norway) is a Norwegian musician (saxophones, clarinet, percussion and guitar), band leader, and composer. He is the younger brother of tubaist Line Horntveth, but best known as a key member of the ...
- guitar, flute, keyboards (2001, 2018- )
*
Ole Paus
Ole Paus (born 9 February 1947; full name ''Ole Christian Paus'') is a Norwegian singer, songwriter, poet and author, who is widely regarded as the foremost troubadour of the contemporary Norwegian ballad tradition ( no, visebølgen). During th ...
- guitar, vocals (2019- )
*TrondheimSolistene
*Trondheim Jazzorkester
Timeline
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Honors
Spellemannsprisen
Spellemannprisen is often referred to as the Norwegian Grammy Awards in English. It is a Norwegian music award presented to Norwegian musicians.
As of 2020, Motorpsycho have received 14 nominations, with four wins.
*
Spellemannprisen 1993 nominated in the class Rock, for the album ''Demon Box''
*
Spellemannprisen 1994 in the class Best album cover, for the album ''Timothy's Monster'' created by
Kim Hiorthøy
Kim Hiorthøy (born March 17, 1973) is a Norwegian electronic musician, graphic designer, illustrator, filmmaker and writer.
Biography
Hiorthøy was born and raised in Trondheim, Norway, and studied at the Trondheim Academy of Fine Art (1991–96 ...
*
Spellemannprisen 1996 in the class Rock, for the album ''Blissard''
*
Spellemannprisen 1997 in the class Hard rock, for the album ''Angels and Daemons at Play''
*
Spellemannprisen 2000 in the class Rock, for the album ''Let Them Eat Cake''
*
Spellemannprisen 2001 nominated in the class Rock, for the album ''Phanerothyme''
*
Spellemannprisen 2003 nominated in the class Åpen klasse, for the album ''In The Fishtank'' (With Jaga Jazzist Horns).
*
Spellemannprisen 2008 nominated in the class Rock, for the album ''Little Lucid Moments''
*
Spellemannprisen 2009 nominated in the class Rock, for the album ''Child of the Future''
*
Spellemannprisen 2010 nominated in the class Rock, for the album ''Heavy Metal Fruit''
*
Spellemannprisen 2012 nominated in the class Rock, for the album ''The Death-Defying Unicorn''
*
Spellemannprisen 2013 nominated in the class Rock, for the album ''Still Life With Eggplant''
*
Spellemannprisen 2017 nominated in the class Rock, for the album ''The Tower''
*
Spellemannprisen 2020 nominated in the class Rock, for the album ''The All Is One''
Other
*1999:
Gammleng Award
The Gammleng Award ( no, Gammleng-prisen) is a Norwegian culture award created by ''The Fund for Performing Artists'' in 1982, 25 years after the fund was established in 1957. The award's official name is the ''Rolf Gammleng award to performing art ...
in the class Pop/Rock
*2001: Alarm Award in the class Rock for the album ''Let Them Eat Cake''
*2010:
Edvard Prize
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for the album ''Child of the Future''
*2012:
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, an ...
Municipality Cultur Prize
*2015:
Nord-Trøndelag
Nord-Trøndelag (; "North Trøndelag") was a county constituting the northern part of the present-day Trøndelag county in Norway. The county was established in 1804 when the old Trondhjems amt was divided into two: Nordre Trondhjems amt and S ...
County Cultur Prize
*2017:
Rockheim
Rockheim (also called ''Det nasjonale opplevelsessenteret for pop og rock'', The National Discovery Centre for Pop and Rock, and ''Det nasjonale museet for populærmusikk'', The National Museum for Popular Music) is Norway's national museum fo ...
Hall of Fame inductees
Discography
Albums
As Motorpsycho & Friends
As Motorpsycho & Ståle Storløkken
As The International Tussler Society
*2004: "Satans Favourite Son" (Promo-single)
*2004: "Laila Lou" (Promo-single)
Live albums
Collaborations
Compilations
EPs
Singles
*1992: 3 Songs for Rut
*1996: Sinful, Windborne
*2001: The Slow Phaseout (Promo single)
*2001: Go To California (Promo single)
*2006: Hyena (Promo-single)
*2010: X-3
*2010: The Visitant
*2014: Toys (Included with select copies of August edition of Trondheim magazine "Gatemagasinet Sorgenfri")
*2015: Psychonaut/Toys
*2016: Spin, Spin, Spin
*2020: X-mastime Is Here!
*2021: Ulv! Ulv!
Singles and music videos
* ''Have Fun'' (1992)
* ''Sheer Profundity'' (1993)
* ''Nothing To Say'' (1993)
* ''Another Ugly Tune'' (1994)
* ''Wearing Yr Smell'' (1994)
* ''Feel'' (1994)
* ''Now It's Time To Skate'' (1994)
* ''Watersound'' (1994)
* ''Mad Sun'' (1996)
* ''Manmower'' (1996)
* ''Sinful, Wind-Borne'' (1996)
* ''The Nerve Tattoo'' (1996)
* ''Starmelt/Lovelight'' (1997)
* ''Hey, Jane'' (1998)
* ''The Other Fool'' (2000)
* ''Walkin' With J'' (2000)
* ''Go To California'' (2000)
* ''The Slow Phaseout'' (2001)
* ''Serpentine'' (2002)
* ''Victim of Rock'' (2014)
* ''On a Plate'' (2014)
* ''Spin, Spin, Spin'' (2016)
* ''Intrepid Explorer'' (2018)
See also
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The International Tussler Society
*
Deathprod
Deathprod is the musical pseudonym used by Norwegian artist Helge Sten for his ambient music project. He is married to Norwegian singer Susanna Wallumrød.
Biography
Sten began creating music under this name starting in 1991, culminating with a ...
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Jaga Jazzist
References
External links
Official Motorpsycho website (since 11-02-2014)Motorpsycho fansite in English with lyrics, tabs, biography, links and general informationMotorpsycho MySpace
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Norwegian hard rock musical groups
Norwegian progressive rock groups
Norwegian alternative rock groups
Norwegian psychedelic rock music groups
Norwegian rock music groups
Spellemannprisen winners
Musical groups established in 1989
1989 establishments in Norway
Musical groups from Trondheim
Harvest Records artists
Rune Grammofon artists