Elephant9 "Mythical River"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock, Fusion
Label: Rune Grammofon - RCD2235
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: April 19, 2024
Tracklist

1. Solitude in Limbo #2

2. Mythical River

3. Party Among the Stars

4. Chamber of Silence

5. Heading for Desolate Wastelands

6. Star Cluster Detective

7. Cavern of the Red Lion

8. Solitude in Limbo #1

Credits
Ståle Storløkken - keyboards
Nikolai Hængsle (Needlepoint) - bass
Torstein Lofthus - drums, percussion

Recorded and mixed by Mattias Glavå

Description/Reviews:

Their previous album Arrival of The New Elders presented a more varied and reflective trio, still as groovy as ever, but more structured and less jam oriented... We´re delighted to confirm that Mythical River is moulded much in the same way and a natural follow-up, with six stellar new compositions by keyboard maestro Ståle Storløkken, bookended by two cosmic snippets. From the hypnotic and magical to the razor sharp and polyrhythmic, this is yet another very strong group effort from a trio on top of their game. Comparisons have been made with bands dating as far back as the sixties, but with Arrival of The New Elders and Mythical River Elephant9 appear as a thoroughly contemporary, timeless and even futuristic sounding band.

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Action & Tension & Space "Tellus"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Instrumental Psychedelic, Fusion, Post Rock
Label: Rune Grammofon
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: March 25, 2022
Tracklist

1. Chromosomes (6:15) 

2. Tellus (3:26) 

3. Trinity And The Holy Ghost (9:56) 

4. Schweppes And Koskenkorva (6:44) 

5. The Last Petrol Station Before Hardangervidda (14:08) 

Total Time 40:29

Line-up

Julius Lind  - Bass

Per Steinar Lie - Lap-Steel Guitar, Electric Guitar

Ørjan Haland - Drums

Øystein Braut - Guitar, Organ, Mellotron

   With

Sigbjørn Apeland - Harmonium, Fender Rhodes

Ståle Liavik Solberg - Percussion 

Description/Reviews:

The band describe themselves as a spaced out, instrumental loungerock outfit, with added vibes of folk music, jazzy surf, psychedelia, free improvised chill-out, jangly post-rock and travelling bass. Not much for us to add here, apart from possibly a pinch of krautrock. “Tellus” is the quartet’s fourth album, and their debut on Rune Grammofon. Being something of an allstar team from the fertile psychedelic spacedrone scene in Haugesund on the westcoast of Norway, the members also pay their dues in bands like Electric Eye, Lumen Drones (ECM), Undergrünnen and The Low Frequency in Stereo. “Tellus” is a powerful and spicy brew rich on captivating hooks, smart details and a hypnotic drive. Their finest effort so far!

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Hedvig Mollestad "Tempest Revisited"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Instrumental Jazz-Rock, Fusion
Label: Rune Grammofon
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: November 19, 2021
Tracklist

1. Sun On A Dark Sky

2. Winds Approaching

3. Kittywakes In Gusts

4. 418 (Stairs In Storms)

5. High Hair 

Line-up
Hedvig Mollestad Thomassen - guitar
Marte Eberson (Ekhidna) - keyboards

Ivar Loe Bjørnstad - drums

Trond Frønes (Red Kite) - bass

Martin Myhre Olsen, Karl Nyberg and Peter Erik Vergeni - sax

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Sex Magick Wizards "Your Bliss My Joy"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Instrumental Jazz-Rock, Fusion
Label: Rune Grammofon
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: September 10, 2021
Tracklist

1. Qliphoth Chokehold (3:06) 

2. Exaltation (4:23) 

3. Hold Your Anger (3:02) 

4. Kheter Ascension (8:21) 

5. (The Joy Of) Dissolution (6:20) 

6. Father... Our Pain (4:52) 

7. Your Bliss My Joy (7:22) 

Total Time 37:26

Line-up

Ingvald André Vassbø (Kanaan) - Drums

Sigrid Aftret - Saxophone

Henrik Sandstad Dalen - Contrabass, Flute, Synthesizer

Viktor Bomstad - Guitar

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Krokofant with Storløkken & Håker Flaten "Fifth"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Instrumental Jazz-Rock, Fusion
Label: Rune Grammofon -  RCD2222/RLP3222
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: September 10, 2021
Tracklist

1. Watcher Of The Fries (7:40) 

2. Big Heavy Thing (10:33) 

3. Five Flat Pennies (9:03) 

4. Pretty Frypan (12:04) 

Total Time 39:20

Line-up

Tom Hasslan - guitars

Axel Skalstad - drums

Jørgen Mathisen - saxophone

Ståle Storløkken (Elephant9) - keyboards

Ingebrigt Håker Flaten - bass

Description/Reviews:

Thus the expanded Krokofant is everything a progressive jazz and rock fan could wish for; positive energy, melodic riches, excellent musicianship and a touch of magic served with a healthy respect for the past and a foot in the future. Guitarist Tom Hasslan´s tunes are perfect vehicles for Ståle Storløkken to present the full scope of his playing; from sheer pastoral beauty to full on jazz skronk. The same can be said about Mathisen, who is given ample room for soloing as well as laying down some amazing unison interplay with the guitarist. The tunes are rich in harmonic structures and melodic hooks, but there is also room for adventures into more free passages.

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Motorpsycho "Kingdom Of Oblivion"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Retro Prog, Psychedelic, Hard Rock
Label: Rune Grammofon, Stickman Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: April 16, 2021
Tracklist

1 The Waning (Pt.1 & 2)

2 Kingdom Of Oblivion

3 Lady May

4 The United Debased

5 The Watcher feat. The Crimson Eye

6 Dreamkiller

7 Atet

8 At Empire's End

9 The Hunt

10 After The Fair

11 The Transmutation Of Cosmoctopus Lurker

12 Cormoran

Line-up
Hans Magnus Ryan
Bent Sæther

Tomas Järmyr 
   With
Reine Fiske (Katatonia) 

Description/Reviews:

Kicking off with a familiar riff The Waning Parts 1 & 2 impresses on the listener their talent and ability to still create songs with a great diversity and atmosphere while also hitting you hard where it matters most, your head and your heart. Title track Kingdom Of Oblivion maintains this spontaneity with an interesting and powerful wall of sound. The balance and influence of electric and acoustic stringed instruments on the whole album were used a lot during the golden years of 1969 to 1973. The band take this on board adding light and shade to what’s on display, Lady May 1 being a great example with its folk influenced vocal and acoustic style.

Read the full review by Tim Keppie at thesleepingshaman.com

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Hedvig Mollestad Trio "Ding Dong. You're Dead."

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Instrumental Jazz-Rock, Fusion
Label: Rune Grammofon - RCD2219
Format: CD, vinyl
Release date: March 19, 2021
Tracklist

1. Leo Flash’ Return To The Underworld

2. All Flights Cancelled

3. Ding Dong. You ́re Dead.

4. Gimbal

5. Magic Moshroom

6. The Art Of Being Jon Balkovitch

7. Four Candles

Line-up
Hedvig Mollestad Thomassen - guitar
Ivar Loe Bjørnstad - drums
Ellen Brekken - bass

Description/Reviews:

With the hypnotic title track, the spacious ballad “Four Candles”, and a generally more varied mood, Ding Dong. You´re Dead. is the trio´s most dynamic album to date. That said, there´s still enough solid and creative riffing here to satisfy the headbangers, as well as the jazzheads, as they further explore the free and open landscapes most notably started with their Black Stabat Mater album and continued with Smells Funny. 

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Elephant9 "Arrival of the New Elders"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Instrumental Jazz-Rock, Fusion
Label: Rune Grammofon - RCD2218
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: February 12, 2021
Tracklist

1. Arrival Of The New Elders
2. Rite Of Accession
3. Sojourn
4. Tales Of Secret
5. Throughout The Worlds
6. Chasing The Hidden
7. Chemical Boogie
8. Solar Songs

Line-up
Ståle Storløkken - Rhodes piano, Hammond organ, grand piano, Eminent 310, Mellotron, Continuum
Nikolai Hængsle (Needlepoint) - electric bass, electric and acoustic guitars
Torstein Lofthus - drums, percussion

Description/Reviews:

Elephant9 had taken their groovy mix of high energy rock and power jazz as far as they could. In this respect Arrival Of The New Elders comes as a welcome and most timely addition to their recorded output. More varied, mature and reflective, they are as groovy as ever, but more structured and less jam oriented, with the longest tracks clocking in around the seven minute mark.

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Motorpsycho "The All Is One"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Eclectic
Label: Rune Grammofon, Stickman Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: August 28, 2020
Tracklist: 
1. The All Is One (8:50)
2. The Same Old Rock (One Must Imagine Sisyphus Happy) (5:70)
3. The Magpie (5:36)
4. Delusion (The Reign Of Humbug) (2:44)
5. N.O.X. I: Circles Around The Sun Pt.1 (9:10)
6. N.O.X. II: Ouroboros (8:22)
7. N.O.X. III: Ascension (3:37)
8. N.O.X. IV: Night Of Pan (15:32)
9. N.O.X. V: Circles Around The Sun Pt.2 (5:54)
10. A Little Light (2:18)
11. Dreams Of Fancy (9:36)
12. The Dowser (2:45)
13. Like Chrome (5:04)

Total Time 85:38

Line-up: 
Hans Magnus Ryan - guitars,vocals,piano
Tomas Järmyr - drums,percussion,vocals,Mellotron
Bent Sæther - bass,vocals,guitars,Mellotron
   With
Reine Fiske (Katatonia) - guitar,Mellotron
Lars Horntveth (Jaga Jazzist, Amgala Temple) - guitar,clarinets, saxophone
Ola Kvernberg (Grand General) - violin

Description/Reviews: 

At the center of this album is a long 5 part piece featuring some of the most radical stuff the band has done on record in a while, but if the prospect of a 42minute piece for ballet inspired by paintings, alchemy and the tarot seems too daunting, there is also a handful of losely related shorter songs to get into.

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Hedvig Mollestad "Ekhidna"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Instrumental Jazz-Rock, Fusion
Label: Rune Grammofon - RCD2215
Format: CD, vinyl
Release date: June 12, 2020
Tracklist: 
1. No Friends But The Mountains
2. A Stone's Throw
3. Antilone
4. Slightly Lighter
5. Ekhidna
6. One Leaf Left

Line-up: 
Hedvig Mollestad Thomassen - guitar
Torstein Lofthus (Elephant9) - drums
Ole Mofjell - percussion
Erland Slettevoll (The Core) - keyboards
Marte Eberson (Highasakite) - keyboards
Susan Santos Silva (Mats Gustafsson ́s NU-ensemble) - trumpet

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Krokofant with Ståle Storløkken & Ingebrigt Håker Flaten "Q"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Instrumental Jazz-Rock, Fusion
Label: Rune Grammofon -  RLP3209/RCD2209
Format: CD, vinyl+CD
Release date: September 27, 2019
Tracklist: 
1. Q Part 1
2. Q Part 2
3. Q Part 3
4. Q Part 4

Line-up: 
Tom Hasslan - guitars
Axel Skalstad - drums
Jørgen Mathisen - saxophone
Ståle Storløkken (Elephant9) - keyboards
Ingebrigt Håker Flaten - bass

Description/Reviews: 

After three albums in a little over three years they felt a need to try something new, taking the band one step further. Especially Tom Hasslan, guitarist and main composer, felt an urge to expand the canvas and sonic possibilities of his writing and playing. Hasslan´s tunes are perfect vehicles for keyboard player Ståle Storløkken (Elephant9, Supersilent, Terje Rypdal) to present the full scope of his playing; from sheer pastoral beauty to full on jazz skronk. The same can be said about Mathisen, who is given ample room for soloing. The tunes are rich in harmonic structures and melodic hooks, and with the distinctive sax/organ combination it´s difficult not to occasionally think of Van der Graaf Generator in their prime. By introducing Ingebrigt Håker Flaten (The Thing, Scorch Trio, Atomic) on electric bass, work was lifted from Hasslan´s shoulders and a "proper" rhythm section was born, Skalstad and Flaten instantly bonding. 

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Motorpsycho "The Crucible"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Psychedelic
Label: Rune Grammofon - MPCD103, Stickman Records - Psychobabble 105
Format: CD, vinyl
Release date: February 15, 2019
Tracklist: 
1. Psychotzar
2. Lux Aeterna
3. The Crucible

Line-up: 
Bent Sæther — vocals, bass, sundry
Hans Magnus “Snah” Ryan — guitars, vocals
Tomas Järmyr – drums

Description/Reviews: 

The Crucible starts where The Tower ended, but it soon takes on its own hue, and it is clear that it cannot be called a ‘sequel' as such: this is very much a step further out than anywhere the band ventured on The Tower. While it is broader lyrically speaking, it is even sharper focused musically and, if possible, even more idiosyncratic and insular than ever: unarguably a Motorpsycho album. There aren’t many traditional song structures or pop format platitudes on display, and there is indeed hardly any respect paid to any trad rock song conventions on the whole album, but that’s not really what one listens to Motorpsycho for anyway, is it? From the most Neanderthal of rock riffs to the most rhythmically oblique polytonal solo sections they’ve ever recorded, this album musically seems to sum up the extremes of the band’s current interests and concerns.

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Hedvig Mollestad Trio "Smells Funny"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Instrumental Jazz-Rock, Fusion
Label: Rune Grammofon - RCD2203/RLP3203
Format: CD, vinyl
Release date: November 30, 2018
Tracklist: 
1     Beastie, Beastie    
2     First Thing To Pop Is The Eye    
3     Jurášek    
4     Sugar Rush Mountain    
5     Bewitched, Dwarfed And Defeathered    
6     Lucidness

Line-up: 
Hedvig Mollestad Thomassen - guitar
Ivar Loe Bjørnstad - drums
Ellen Brekken - bass

Description/Reviews: 

...with Smells Funny the trio are venturing into the more free and open landscapes explored on their previous album, Black Stabat Mater.
Jazz or rock? Stonerswing? Or doomjazz maybe? For every new record by Hedvig Mollestad Trio, critics try to invent an adequate genre name for their spellbinding, uncompromising and visceral music. Classic Rock Magazine came closest: Jazz Sabbath. The band's eclectic mix of influences ranges from Black Sabbath and Jimi Hendrix to John Coltrane and contemporary jazz and metal music. (broadwayworld.com)

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Elephant9 "Greatest Show On Earth"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Instrumental Jazz-Rock, Fusion
Label: Rune Grammofon (RCD2198)
Format: CD, vinyl
Release date: February 16, 2018
Tracklist: 
1. Way Of Return
2. Actionpack1
3. Farmer ́s Secret
4. Dancing With Mr. E
5. Mystery Blend
6. Freaks

Line-up: 
Ståle Storløkken - keyboards
Nikolai Hængsle (Needlepoint) - bass
Torstein Lofthus - drums

Description/Reviews: 

“The Greatest Show On Earth” displays some truly astonishing playing and is a more dynamic, structured and focused album with all tracks clocking in around the six minute mark. It ́s also very much a trio effort where all members are equal, and not only a vehicle for a soloist.

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Elephant9 "Greatest Show On Earth"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Instrumental Jazz-Rock, Fusion
Label: Rune Grammofon (RCD2198)
Format: CD, vinyl
Release date: February 16, 2018
Tracklist: 
1. Way Of Return
2. Actionpack1
3. Farmer ́s Secret
4. Dancing With Mr. E
5. Mystery Blend
6. Freaks

Line-up: 
Ståle Storløkken - keyboards
Nikolai Hængsle (Needlepoint) - bass
Torstein Lofthus - drums

Description/Reviews: 

“The Greatest Show On Earth” displays some truly astonishing playing and is a more dynamic, structured and focused album with all tracks clocking in around the six minute mark. It ́s also very much a trio effort where all members are equal, and not only a vehicle for a soloist.

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Fire! "The Hands"

Country: Sweden
Genre(s): Instrumental Avant Garde, Jazz-Rock, Fusion
Label: Rune Grammofon  RCD2197
Format: CD, vinyl
Release date: January 26, 2018
Tracklist: 
01. The Hands (04:39)
02. When Her Lips Collapsed (04:52)
03. Touches Me With the Tips of Wonder (03:31)
04. Washing Your Heart in Filth (04:54)
05. Up. And Down (04:44)
06. To Shave the Leaves. In Red. In Black (09:10)
07. I Guard Her to Rest. Declaring Silence (04:50)

Total Time 36:40

Line-up: 
Mats Gustafsson: Tenor, baritone and bass saxophones, live electronics
Johan Berthling: Electric and double bass
Andreas Werliin: Drums, percussion and feedback

Description/Reviews: 

The Hands is the trio´s sixth album and once again displays a totally uncompromising and intriguing mix of (mostly) heavy, dark and intensely burning music whether one decide on calling it jazz or rock. The album closes on a quiet and reflective note with the appropriately titled "I Guard Her To Rest. Declaring Silence".

Also read the review by Kris Needs at teamrock.com

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Fire! "The Hands"

Country: Sweden
Genre(s): Instrumental Avant Garde, Jazz-Rock, Fusion
Label: Rune Grammofon  RCD2197
Format: CD, vinyl
Release date: January 26, 2018
Tracklist: 
01. The Hands (04:39)
02. When Her Lips Collapsed (04:52)
03. Touches Me With the Tips of Wonder (03:31)
04. Washing Your Heart in Filth (04:54)
05. Up. And Down (04:44)
06. To Shave the Leaves. In Red. In Black (09:10)
07. I Guard Her to Rest. Declaring Silence (04:50)

Total Time 36:40

Line-up: 
Mats Gustafsson: Tenor, baritone and bass saxophones, live electronics
Johan Berthling: Electric and double bass
Andreas Werliin: Drums, percussion and feedback

Description/Reviews: 

The Hands is the trio´s sixth album and once again displays a totally uncompromising and intriguing mix of (mostly) heavy, dark and intensely burning music whether one decide on calling it jazz or rock. The album closes on a quiet and reflective note with the appropriately titled "I Guard Her To Rest. Declaring Silence".

Also read the review by Kris Needs at teamrock.com

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Motorpsycho "The Tower"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Psychedelic
Label: Rune Grammofon, Stickman Records (Psychobabble 093)
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: September 8, 2017
Tracklist: 
1. The Tower (8:44)
2. Bartok Of The Universe (6:08)
3. A. S. F. E. (6:53)
4. Intrepid Explorer (9:52)
5. Stardust (3:34)
6. In Every Dream Home (8:35)
7. The Maypole (3:39)
8. A Pacific Sonata (15:30)
9. The Cuckoo (7:29)
10. Ship Of Fools (14:41)

Total Time 85:05

Line-up: 
Bent Sæther — lead vocals, bass, guitars, keyboards
Hans Magnus “Snah” Ryan — lead guitars, vocals, keyboards, mandolin, violin, bass
Tomas Järmyr – drums, vocals

Description/Reviews: 

As ever stretching the boundaries of their musical understanding and looking for new ways to express themselves, this is a pretty adventurous album even by Motorpsycho standards. It is easy to hear that both the new environment and the new co-conspirators influenced the band: this sounds nothing like any previous Motorpsycho album! Musically this is in parts the hardest album Motorpsycho has perpetrated in a while, and the material runs the gamut from short and sweet to lengthy and mean – even touching on heavy or stoner rock in places. It certainly is of a rather more explosive nature than most of their last album Here Be Monsters: the sounds are gnarlier and the riffs bigger, and where the last album to some perhaps was a tad too introvert, this album reflects the period it was written and is more concerned with us than me – with changes in society rather than personal issues.  These are strange days, and the lyrics reflect this.

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Motorpsycho "Begynnelser"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Psychedelic
Label: Rune Grammofon (RLP2193), Stickman Records (Psychobabble 090)
Format: vinyl+CD+DVD
Release date: June 9, 2017
Tracklist: 

1. Mærrabotn (Fosen)
2. Terje's Sang (Bøla 1)
3. Jaques Tati (Kongensgate)
4. Trylleball (Sannan)
5. Dekdektiven Røker Om Natten (Figga)
6. Taterhjulets Gnaur (Majavatn)
7. Englevinger (Namskogan)
8. Sirkelpust (Jørstadbrua)
9. Satan (Namdalen)
10. Over Nyhavna (Falstadvalsen)
11. Tåke På Fjorden/Rinnan Kjæm (Sør-Beistad) Gutan I Skogen (Sol På Sunnan) Terje's Sang (Bøla 2)

Line-up: 
Bent Sæther - bass, guitar, vocals
Hans Magnus "Snah" Ryan - guitar, vocals
Kenneth Kapstad - drums

Description/Reviews: 

The music on this album was written for a project Motorpsycho was invited to be a part of by Trøndelag Teater in early 2015. It eventually ended up as the play "Begynnelser". The band also wrote a lot more during preparations and rehearsals. It was a long process and most of the music was tweaked in a big way to fit the flow and feel of the play. It was also played live every night, so what you would have heard during the performances would in most instances have sounded very different from this album. The music is not sequenced in the order it was used in the play, and a lot of the music that eventually was played in the performances is missing from this album, so this is perhaps best described as 'a version of what it might have been' more than a document of what the soundtrack eventually ended up becoming.
The included DVD contains a complete 2 hour filmed performance of the play for those who want to see it and hear the final and complete music score performed in context. So all in all you get a lot of new, original Motorpsycho music. The play itself is reallly good with great visual presentation including some stunning video work. And English subtitles! The DVD also includes a fine documentary.

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Motorpsycho "Begynnelser"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Psychedelic
Label: Rune Grammofon (RLP2193), Stickman Records (Psychobabble 090)
Format: vinyl+CD+DVD
Release date: June 9, 2017
Tracklist: 

1. Mærrabotn (Fosen)
2. Terje's Sang (Bøla 1)
3. Jaques Tati (Kongensgate)
4. Trylleball (Sannan)
5. Dekdektiven Røker Om Natten (Figga)
6. Taterhjulets Gnaur (Majavatn)
7. Englevinger (Namskogan)
8. Sirkelpust (Jørstadbrua)
9. Satan (Namdalen)
10. Over Nyhavna (Falstadvalsen)
11. Tåke På Fjorden/Rinnan Kjæm (Sør-Beistad) Gutan I Skogen (Sol På Sunnan) Terje's Sang (Bøla 2)

Line-up: 
Bent Sæther - bass, guitar, vocals
Hans Magnus "Snah" Ryan - guitar, vocals
Kenneth Kapstad - drums

Description/Reviews: 

The music on this album was written for a project Motorpsycho was invited to be a part of by Trøndelag Teater in early 2015. It eventually ended up as the play "Begynnelser". The band also wrote a lot more during preparations and rehearsals. It was a long process and most of the music was tweaked in a big way to fit the flow and feel of the play. It was also played live every night, so what you would have heard during the performances would in most instances have sounded very different from this album. The music is not sequenced in the order it was used in the play, and a lot of the music that eventually was played in the performances is missing from this album, so this is perhaps best described as 'a version of what it might have been' more than a document of what the soundtrack eventually ended up becoming.
The included DVD contains a complete 2 hour filmed performance of the play for those who want to see it and hear the final and complete music score performed in context. So all in all you get a lot of new, original Motorpsycho music. The play itself is reallly good with great visual presentation including some stunning video work. And English subtitles! The DVD also includes a fine documentary.

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