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Heavy metal iz a poze, hardt rock iz a leifschteil – take this, "Metal Temple"!
While having myself wasted a few years in my youth with "Metal", I now consider most of it limitied, formulaic, epigone "music". No wonder they can't cope with "odd" tunings, chords, chord progressions. And so few choruses to drunkenly shout your lungs out with, my god!
Insofar I can imagine "Metal Temple" is not too overwhelmed with what promises to be another highlight in my ever growing Motorpsycho collection
When listening to Geb's new album I recognized once more what influence he had on his period's MP – way beyond his songwriting credits (which surpass those of his successors on the drum stool by far).
Same can be said for Kenneth – he gave LLM and some of its followers quite a push. For Tomas it is probably too early to judge – but compare those last albums to those ante-Tower, and there you go.
I already knew this one (the pravda beer), but it still makes me laugh. Would't trust a beer with Putin on though, even if it is only a spitting image…
@ punknotyet: How's the situation wiht you right now? Just read about some rockets from Russia on Dnipro. Pootin got that wrong as well: the song's called "Rocket to Russia". Take your Rock'n'Roll lessions, man!
@ Aki: This is only free creative naming by our good friend Spacebandit, who has posted so many MP recordings on DIME that he has to invent new titles to avoid being bored
I never got to grips with the DDU concept/lyrics. Everytime I tried I was somehow transported into the world of Terry Jones' "Eric the viking" – and therefore DDU always has an underlying comic note for me. Probably never intended by MP
Kobaian: after being estranged, surprised, fascinated and equally irritated by that language it suddenly appeared to me that it may be just a Frenchman's concept to come to terms with the German language. German – without understanding the words – must have an equal effect to a foreign listener, especially one not used to germanic tongues. I consider the whole Magma concept as a way of – probably subconciously – coming to terms with the French occupation trauma during WW2: horror, submission, and at the same time the dark fascination of fascism, military order, Nazi uniforms and so on. It certainly all is mirrored in the Magma concept – probably expressed in the strong Carl Orff influence on the music. Of course the French counter culture of the 70s used the social taboos and fears (especially the dark Nazi elements) to express itself. Same thing probably happened – on another level – in England, from David Bowie and Lemmy Kilmister via Joy Division up to Prince Harry.
In Magma this dark side is outbalanced by the strong spiritual dimension which Vander always has explained as his Coltrane influence.
Daevid Allen has always described Magma as the shadow (band/aspect) of Gong – and vice versa. On the one hand total musical discipline, strong leadership, big Ego on Planet Kobaia, on the other hand loose, chaotic hippie mysticism on Planet Gong. When both bands went on tour together, which happened several times in the 70s, it would always be a brilliant evening for one band and a musical disaster for the other – with changing roles.
The Lamb: Certainly a kind of poor man's Jungian self-analysis, but with a rich command of words and images – and musically sublime. Therefore: thumbs up from me.
Btw: the deeper the mystical insights, the weaker the words to describe it. Old rule, also valid in the world of concept albums.
Great gig – thanks to Deutschlandfunk and the undercover psychonaut there
The recording sounds a little flat in the lower regions – obviously the DLF sound enginieers still have to learn how to record Bent's bass sounds. A little distorted too – but that's probably what comes out of the amps, especially Snah's. Nevertheless a great broadcast/podcast or whatever you may call it.
Complete show (direct streaming link):
If there was a Nobel prize for rock music, MP would be close contenders for the first nomination. Exaggerated? Fan view? Probably. But…
Motorpsycho do not just "copy" or "replay" or "milk" 70s rock, be it progressive, heavy, folky or whatever. Motorpsycho do to 70s rock musically what Bob Dylan has done to the american folk blues canon: took it up, wrestled with it, re-shaped it, re-interpreted it and spit it out as something intelligent, new and still recognizably old at the same time – and definitively their own.
@ Punj Lizard: If you go for a walk in the woods, don't miss the sunrise and those hazy figures on the cover of MP's next album
@ suntripper: Really doesn't sound too bad, this Bulwer-Lytton beginning in full length
As for Tales of Topographic Oceans: You must be one of the very few who consider it one of the best albums of all times. Generally it is being bashed as boring, blown-up, with pseudo-philosophical esoteric lyrics. While I might support this opinion with respect to the lyrics, I do like the music quite a bit – even better condensed to 25 minutes (I did this once a long time ago, cutting with my old 4 track machine…).
And the Lamb concept isn't too pompous itself. Rather surrealistic than pseudo-philosophic, Gabriel trying to reach more common musical shores with this one. Probably the beginning of a process that ended with "Solsbury Hill". By the time Gabriel had learned to express himself in just a few minutes
.Musically the Lamb is probably Genesis at their best, though I personally prefer "Selling England".
Prog Magazine July 2022:
MOTORPSYCHO GO
FOUR FOR FOUR!
August’s Ancient Astronauts will be the
Norwegians’ fourth album in as many years.
Progressive psychedelic rockers Motorpsycho are to
release their next LP, Ancient Astronauts, on August 19
through Rune Grammofon. It will be the prolific Norwegian
trio’s fourth full-length studio album in four consecutive years,
following 2019’s The Crucible, 2020’s The All Is One and last year’s
Kingdom Of Oblivion.
Ancient Astronauts was recorded at Amber Tone Studios in
Oslo, Norway, during the summer of 2021. As a result of travel
restrictions at the time, the band’s longtime collaborator –
Stockholm-based guitarist and keyboardist Reine Fiske – had to
record his parts remotely.
Unlike their conventional recording sessions, tracking for
Ancient Astronauts was predominantly done live. The band played
together in the studio to get the instrumental takes, before later
adding overdubs and vocal lines.
Musically, Motorpsycho describe the resulting album as “at
times fairly frantic and angular yet grandiose and hypnotic. This
is a very explorative offering without a whole lot of choruses.”
Ancient Astronauts’ cover is a still from a film project that
the band are currently working on, and was shot at dawn in the
remote Norwegian village of Skotbu last August. Full details of the
film are yet to emerge, as are updates on their tour plans, which
follow on from their most recent European dates in May.
For all the latest updates on Ancient Astronauts and the band’s
other activities, go to http://www.motorpsycho.no.
@ toresan: Longest title? No. X. Find out yourself on "The All Is One".
btw.: A Phanerothyme vinyl reissue is long overdue – somebody should put it on the agenda!
