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Excellent review from panorama.no – Motorpsycho vs. Einstürzende Neubauten.
Oh my, I'm especially impressed by Grandiosa (and I know it's the Norwegian God called 'pizza'), what a grand majestic piece of musicianship combined with delightful vocals!
Quote:Excellent review from panorama.no – Motorpsycho vs. Einstürzende Neubauten.Would love to read this article, any chance of a translation made by some kind of soul? The online translation machines are too strange for me, feels like reading a bad translated manual of a toaster or something like that.
A review from Mojo (which hardly says anything about the music at all):
Motorpsycho: En konsert for folk flest
3 stars out of 5
Trondheim trio tell Norway's politicians to take care when speaking on their behalf.
This monumental work examining the nature of being Norwegian is presented in grand style: both on CD and double album. The performance, from last July, is also captured on DVD. A centre pocket inside the gatefold sleeve contains a detailed book on the ideas behind the concert and its execution. Norway's Motorpsycho are no strangers to the grand gesture. In 2012 they collaborated with organist/composer Ståle Storløkken on The Death Defying Unicorn at Oslo's Opera House. Folk Flest reunites them in their hometown Trondheim; augmented by strings and a choir for a work inspired by the concept of "most people". Norway's politicians bandy the term to gain support by appealing to the notion of most people. Motorpsycho rip this apart. This driving, intense and soaring piece is best appreciated as an entity apart from the psychedelically inclined Motorpsycho of late.
Kieron Tyler
I'm reviving this thread because I just ordred the album. I don't have a vinyl record player, but I see there's a CD and DVD included, so no problem there. Can't wait to get my hands on this – looks like a lovely boxset. Having already heard the album I know what to expect in that regard, and personally I think it's absolutely sublime. Definitely one of their best, IMHO.
I finally got around to exploring the music of French cultband Magma, youtubed around a bit starting at 22.00 yesterday, thought at first 'this must be the most terrible hippie-dippie hysteric opera menstruation music kind of earache thing' (mostly caused by the sound quality of the early seventies videoclip and their appearance), then getting fascinated (these guys are doing a thing of their own and know what they're doing) at around 1.00 a.m., and finally realised at about 4.00 a.m. that I will most probably dig deep into this almost 50 year old collective and it was time for sleep. …woke up this morning and heard Konsert For Folk Flest resounding in my inner ear! Then I made the connection: Magma are yet another great band covering MPmaterial !(joking) :wink: :idea: (the more, the better, from both of them, and long may they reign!)
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