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  • in reply to: Roadwork release dates #38860
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      We're due for 6 😀❤🎧

      in reply to: Short interview with Bent for laut.de #38476
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        ….and i give you…..THE EGO CORNER!

        Jeez…

        in reply to: Short interview with Bent for laut.de #38454
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          Please, can the author of this topic rename it something else (OT-The Ego Corner, The Bitter Barn or whatever), so that these shit throwers can have their sandbox. and the rest if us can get back to focusing on MP, music and GOOD vibes?!

          in reply to: Short interview with Bent for laut.de #38449
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            The end!

            in reply to: Short interview with Bent for laut.de #38433
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              …or change the name of the topic to "OT: Endless bickering" or something

              in reply to: Short interview with Bent for laut.de #38424
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                Well put. I second that. Perhaps a group chat or something would be better to settle your seemingly endless disputes. This is a music discussion forum. Let's keep it that way shall we?!

                in reply to: Kingdom of Oblivion #38170
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                  Not sure if this has been pointed out before, but i'll go anyway. According to the notes on the vinyl, one should consider Dreamkiller another Bent "Home Recording". All credits go to him except for harmony vocals by Snah. Pretty impressive :)

                  in reply to: Is there anybody out there? #38873
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                    No picks from albums before BHBC though. Kinda odd

                    in reply to: Kingdom of Oblivion #38167
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                      Interesting that you would choose HBM as your pick for the organic sound, as it's on of their worst sounding albums in my ears (particularly Big Black Dog).

                      in reply to: Kingdom of Oblivion #38165
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                        Considering that the band didn't even have a website until 25 years into their career, i would assume that it could be beacause they simply don't find it important enough to care that much about

                        in reply to: Too many albums? #38841
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                          But nevertheless I think it’s a valid criticism to point out when I think the artistic choices are working against the material, which is essentially what I am driving at here

                          Like you pointed out, that's your opinion. I find the placing of NOX to fit perfectly with the rest of the material. With the material preceding the suite creating a growingly darker mood, then NOX in all its twisted glory, a little light and we're back to the lighter side of things. Guess it goes to show that a band can never please everyone. And so one should trust that their sequencing was what made the most sense to them, and leave it like that 😀

                          in reply to: Too many albums? #38824
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                            Ok i'll play alittle: Even though i really like the sequencing of KOO, it could have been interesting to regroup it as a half and half album. With the folky/mellow stuff on album 1 which finishes with Dreamkiller, and the hard hitters on album 2, finishing with the Lurker.

                            in reply to: Too many albums? #38820
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                              I completely disagree, and will therefore not play (no fun i'm sure, but it gives me yet another chance to underline just how much i'm loving KOO)

                              in reply to: Kingdom of Oblivion #38138
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                                @ Punj Lizard: I have the same problem with the Lurker. Not because it's a bad song (loving the ideas that are put together), but rather the sound issues that i feel are most prominent on this track. Wanted to show it to a buddy of mine who has a pretty decent sound system, and i was blown away by how murky and (as you said) dynamically void it sounded. Wonder what happened there.

                                On the flipside: I think The Hunt is now my new fav. on the album :)

                                in reply to: Kingdom of Oblivion – reviews #38647
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                                  A pretty lukewarm review – Devilution webmagasin (Danish) – 3/6

                                  PSYKOER I KRYBESPORET

                                  11. April 2021

                                  motorpsycho-kingdom

                                  Tre årtier henne kan Motorpsycho stadig overrumple én på deres årlige albumudgivelse. Bare ikke denne gang.

                                  Det ville ikke være fair at kalde Motorpsycho for grungegenerationens Grateful Dead, men det er der på den anden side så meget, der ikke er. Og Motorpsycho besidder den samme vedholdenhed som hippiebandet, den samme inkarnerede fanbase, der uafladeligt går på røven over deres årlige studiealbum, og ikke mindst den samme naturligt fritflydende musikalitet, der lader dem skabe sang efter sang i et organisk flow, der ubesværet veksler mellem det psykedelisk folkede, det harmoniske beatpopppede og den knusende tunge heavyrock.

                                  I 30-året for deres debutalbum udgiver de så deres studiealbum nummer omtrent-lige-så-mange, alt efter hvad man medregner af minialbums, samarbejder og plader under pseudonym, men uden at medregne en god bunke EP'er og livealbums. Motorpsycho er med andre ord bemærkelsesværdigt produktive, men mere imponerende end mængden af udgivelser er det, at de er blevet ved med at overrumple karrieren igennem med jævne mellemrum. 'Child Of The Future' i 2009 var en atypisk ligetil plade skrevet og indspillet over en lille uge med Steve Albini, 'The Tower' for fire år siden var en kolos af et værk med nogle af de bedste riffs, guitaristen Hans Magnus Ryan har løftet fra Tony Iommi. Sammen med bassisten og forsangeren Bent Sæther udgør han stadigvæk grundstammen i bandet, og det er en del af forklaringen på, at Motorpsycho kan blive ved med at lyde så umiskendelig meget som Motorpsycho.

                                  Det er en rar lyd at være i. At høre Motorpsycho er godt og trygt. Men på 'Kingdom Of Oblivion' er det bare heller ikke frit for at fremstå temmelig fantasiforladt. Der er de labre vokalharmonier, der skal være, der er den tyngde, der skal være, der bliver eksperimenteret, som der skal, men det hele føles for meget som en reprise. Som om de simpelthen ikke har været inspirerede til at lave noget nyt denne gang.

                                  Problemet er tydeligt allerede på pladens åbner, 'The Waning (Pt. 1 & 2)'. Ikke fordi det ikke er en basalt velfungerende og medrivende stonerrocksang, men fordi de simpelthen er kommet til at skrive Kyuss' 29 år gamle klassiker 'Thumb' om igen.

                                  Hovsa.

                                  Det har selvfølgelig altid været en del af det at høre Motorpsycho at spotte de åbenlyse referencer, som jeg også påpegede sidste gang, jeg anmeldte en af deres plader. Det er bare knap så sjovt på 'Kingdom Of Oblivion', og det er måske, fordi referencerne forbliver de samme. Der er noget, der lyder henad Black Sabbaths 'Paranoid' i hooket på 'The United Debased', det er bare ikke et særligt engagerende riff. Der er 'Dreamkiller', der løfter sit rul fra Yes' 'Heart of the Sunrise'. Og så fremdeles. Selv den urovækkende 'The Watcher' er i bund og grund en reprise af deres egen 28 år gamle 'Step Inside Again'.

                                  Det er velkendt, og det er i orden. Motorpsycho har lavet masser af plader, der bryder med deres egen måde at lave plader på. Problemet med 'Kingdom Of Oblivion' er, at de små fem kvarter, den varer, bliver mere og mere stillestående, som de skrider frem. Det er simpelthen mere uinspireret, end man med al ret bør forvente af en Motorpsycho-plade.

                                  De er et bedre band end det her. Og det skal de nok komme til at vise igen.

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