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I might be able to upload or, in some way, share the Freakzone interview, although possibly not for a while.
Advice about the best way to do this (without having to sign up or register anywhere) would be appreciated.
@bartok: The entire programme is not available online, but you will find the Motorpsycho interview here (9 minutes). https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p05pp9nb
"You've not gone totally Eagles on me on this record, have you?"
Over at the HawkwindAnniversary Twitter account, they have retweeted this from writer Joe Banks:
Quote:Ladbroke Grove klaxon: there's a new Motorpsycho album coming out next Friday, Kingdom Of Oblivion. Not only is this almost a Pink Fairies album title (Kings Of Oblivion), but it features a cover of Hawkwind's 'The Watcher' which, if anything, is even creepier than the original."Even creepier than the original" – I like the sound of that!
"Kings of Oblivion" – I almost missed that connection! That's why the title of MP's new album sounded so familiar…
Contrary to Pink Fairies, who were a great live band, Motorpsycho have been able to keep the standards high on their album releases. This will hopefully continue with the new one – I'm looking forward to next friday!
Me too!!! The reviews sound very promising. I have a feeling I will like this one even more than The All Is One.
Its record of the week in visions.de magazine. The review will be added later I guess.
For those for whom (like me) resistance is futile (please, don't judge me :wink: ) the world of 30 second snippets awaits.
Thanks! I also have given up resistance on that matter a long time ago :lol:
So far, great teaser. It's funny how some of the snippets don't make much sense, without knowing about the harmonic build-up/reference that leads to the 30 seconds.
Not a complete turn away from the recent output, but i sense it is more noise/emotion/belly and less cleverness (in a good way)…which i hoped for!
BTW Great to hear the return of (…)!!!! :wink:
@ Punj Lizard
Many thanks for the link. Those snippets have really got my hopes up – I wasn't so excited by The Waning extract.
Let's face it, even an average MP album would wipe the floor with pretty much everything else, which is remarkable for a 30-year old band.
Translated from Italian:
Quote:Eight months after the publication of the previous work, the great Motorpsycho make their return to the record market: after having concluded the so-called "GullvÃ¥g Trilogy" with the release of "The All Is One" (successor of "The Tower" of 2017 and 2019's “The Crucibleâ€), the Trondheim-based trio releases “Kingdom of Oblivion†again under the aegis of Stickman Records.According to what was anticipated during the promotion phase, the twelve songs on the disc were conceived in the same writing session as last year's platter but had not found space between those grooves. Now, thanks to the pandemic and the cancellation of all live activities, the group has had the opportunity to devote themselves completely to the processing of these twelve tracks which – as one might expect – move along well-known coordinates: a Hard Rock with a pre-eminent Progressive nature. which often results in psychedelic escapes of great impact: Black Sabbath, King Crimson and Greatfull Dead these are just the very first names that we could use to offer an indication to those who have never encountered (ever possible?) in the vast production of the last decade of ours.
Finding Bent Sæther  (bass and vocals), Hand Magnus "Snah" Ryan  (guitar and vocals) and Tomas Järmyr (drums) is always a pleasure and this "Kingdom of Oblivion" confirms the caliber of the Norwegian combo for over three decades. center stage. We start off strong with the solid riff of “The Waning pt. 1 & 2", a song that condenses the peculiarities of the sound of Motorpsycho into its seven-minute duration : articulated compositions, which alternate more rocky phases with bewitching dreamlike digressions, in an alternation of great impact, also managing to incorporate a very wide spectrum of rock and indie influences; in this sense, the opener and the title track confirm what has been said so far, explaining the merits of the group.
To break the initial tension comes "Lady May 1", an evocative acoustic piece, which paves the way for "The United Debased", is yet another long composition that starts strong and then lets itself be aimed at conquering the listener with an effective solution. The formula – albeit with different elements – is also resumed in "At Empire's End" (from the extremely decadent main melody) and "The Transmutation of Cosmoctopus Lurker" (one of the hardest and most successful episodes of the album) and is renewed from time to time with new elements that never get bored and keep interest alive from the first to the last minute.
In the middle, there are instrumental episodes such as the dreamy "Atet" or the folk of "The Hunt", in a cornucopia of colors, suggestions and atmospheres that make "Kingdom of Oblivion" a record of great depth, rich in nuances that you will be able to grasp after each listen. On the notes of "Cormorant", the curtain falls on this record and we cannot but applaud a performance as beautiful as it is convincing.
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