Motorpsycho

are they really doing another record? come on, enough already

http://motorpsycho.no/2021/02/kingdom-of-oblivion

Yeah, I mean, how dare they.

pls no trenchant social commentary on the next one thanks

Sorry, Simon ;-)

The title cut, "Kingdom of Oblivion", is about the opiate epidemic.

Mercy and grace and I
said our sad soft goodbyes
here in the fashion of delusion's reign

Humbug and hogwash both spread
like some cancerous growth
the discourse just felt insane

New borad description. Seriously though, who can deny the sentiment.

these guys really threatening to be my new "don't have time to listen to anything else" sort of band, much like Autechre the last couple of years.

"Munity!" is currently my favorite MP track, the vocals are so damn good. also lol @ the Yes homage

really all of TDDU is astounding, I'm even starting to dig the slow bits on Side 3. absolutely one of those "they don't make 'em like this anymore" sort of albums.

There's the band's dedication to constantly producing new (epic) material, the fans' generosity in sharing good recordings, but more than that just the fact that concerts are happening at all somewhere in the world.

https://www.motorpsychodelicclips.com/node/329

I listened to Roadworks 4 a day after the Can Live in Stuttgart set and it occurred to me that these bands have kind of a similar approach to their shows

listening to BH/BC and LLM right back-to-back is like a masterclass in what you can do once you acquire a great drummer

Funny thing is that bass player Bent played the drums on BH/BC, on that record Motorpsycho consisted of just Bent (vocals, bass, drums) and Snah (guitar, vocals). LLM was Kenneth Kapstadt's debut. Both are phenomenal records.

yea he does a fine job but the songs they wrote were much more straightforward and "on rails" whereas on LLM they could constantly shift tempo and time signature. they also play a lot faster in certain parts. I mean you're right they're both great, but that's MP for you, everything they do works

The Crucible is such a great album. they've morphed into some amalgam of Wetton-era King Crimson and Pawn Hearts-era Van der Graaf Generator. their recent albums rule so much.

wait is "the all is one" about how Motorpsycho is frustrated with The Discourse?

now i'm imagining "the plague of lighthouse keepers" but the lyrics are just jamie hood's "against discourse"

https://www.tsqnow.online/post/against-discourse-the-chaser-myth-the-un-making-of-a-modern-woman-by-jamie-hood

yes, everything i talk about _does_ somehow become trans shit within fifteen seconds

Wasn't sure about more acoustic based Motorpsycho at this point, given how much I've loved their recent records, but Yay! is really good! Didn't realize until after I heard it that Reine Fiske produced it - which explains some Dungen vibes I got (esp on "Hotel Daedalus").

I've had a hard time getting into this one for some reason. Fiske has been on most of the recent albums too i believe.

wait is "the all is one" about how Motorpsycho is frustrated with The Discourse?

i have no idea what this means.

I think she's talking about the title track which I'll just say are perhaps not the best they've ever written