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I don’t think anyone on here is mad for Psychonaut, but here it is anyway, courtesy of MrRunarN:
Just in case anyone didn’t get enough Psychonaut, Michael Green has also posted his video of same.
Not a signpost to a new direction then – merely a collection of odds ‘n’ sods, however you want to dress it up. (I can think of a previous assortment of ‘fragments’ not all of which were pearls.) So I won’t despair if I am underwhelmed; better things are round the corner. Anyway, I know there will be something in there to savour. There always is.
Hey, Jane (courtesy of Chilled Mellow Heat Channel, which has also posted Mountain):
Bent hits that note! There’s a youthful energy here!
Agreed. Some delicious bass in there too. And Ingvald slots in perfectly. In that section from 3:11 they really are in the zone! Do you see what Ingvald does at 5:31??? It all gels so well.
How can something be so tight and so loose at the same time?!
(By the way, if you ever visit these parts, Michael Green, know that we are grateful!)
Oh, I’m definitely a fan of Ingvald! I championed him on here – before anyone else, I believe – right from the moment he was identified as coming on board. I really like his drumming. Kenneth set a very hogh standard on tracks like The Alchemyst. I realise that Ingvald did not have long to prepare, which is why I speculate that he might reach great heights, given time. Right from the start I was convinced he was a good fit. Then I was a little disappointed with his fills on The Alchemyst, but I hoped it was simply a question of having insufficient time. Let’s see. Anyway, Kenneth is Kenneth. He is a one-off. Even Tomas, supremely gifted as he is, cannot quite do Kenneth. Ingvald will do Ingvald and I am sure that will work.
Oh, I think Tomas is pretty busy on N.O.X.! Take a look at the live clips! The Crucible is also a great performance.
I picked N.O.X. for my little tuppenceworth above because that is the first Tomas-era track I thought of that has powerfully moved me rather than simply appealed on a brain or technical level. There are others, as there are examples other than The Alchemyst from the Kenneth era (although that is probably my favourite drumming on any Motorpsycho track – impressive but also exhiliarating – and Ingvald is not, sadly, going to be able to match that, based on his recent effort, although who knows what heights he could yet attain, given time with the band?).
Certainly, tracks like Vortex Surfer and the not-so-simple 577 are among Motorpsycho’s finest moments and they are definitely moving. (Would it complicate matters to add to that list another Geb-era number – Fools’ Gold – but in its more recent, post-Geb, live incarnation?)
However, as reflections on the loss of two outstanding drummers became the subject, I would like to point to the climax of The Alchemyst and the heart of N.O.X. as a couple of examples of post-Geb finest moments that both showcase technical brilliance and hit you in the guts (rather than the brain, which is not to say that I don’t agree with much of what Marc says).
If he is just a little short of Kenneth’s and Tomas’ levels, Ingvald is sufficiently technically proficient, in my opinion, and, importantly, has the energy to drive things forward, but not having him, or anyone else up to the job, as the full-time, exclusively focussed, third leg has to be a disadvantage.
@Rulle: Thanks!Supposedly, La Isla Bonita was originally done as an April Fools’ Day joke. I hope it isn’t counterproductive in the way SAHB’s throwaway, jokey, live rendition of Delilah was when it was released as a single by the record company without the band’s knowledge or approval while they were touring the USA. It was a success commercially but ultimately it succeeded in torpedoing their career as people thought that was what they were all about and so didn’t investigate further.
If you were into Wolf People and you don’t know about this, you need to check it out.
Jack Sharp was the founder, singer and songwriter with Wolf People, who memorably supported Motorpsycho on a London date a few years ago. If you haven’t heard their last album, Ruins, you have missed a treat. If the idea of ‘Fairport Convention meets Black Sabbath’ sounds like it might float your boat, don’t let it pass you by. Night Witch is as heavy as Wolf People got, but the outstanding Kingfisher (perhaps a distant cousin of Lady May) is the priceless gem on that album. If it doesn’t bring a little moistness to the eyes, you are not human. Or wolf.
So much for Wolf People, who are on an indefinite hiatus. Jack’s current project is the band, Large Plants. The music is not so unlike Wolf People (although without the Sabbathesque edge that coloured that last album), blending rock, psychedelia and a quintessentially English folk vibe. Their second album, The Thorn, has been released on the cult label, Ghost Box. See what you think.
Is this from this gig? I’m very confused! Michael Green put a bit on Facebook – now gone. This is from his YouTube, but some of the labelling is contradictory. However I know a brilliant drum fill when I hear it! And those things are being thoroughly pounded!
