The general public will enjoy the journey through the mind of this renaissance thinker, and instructors will find plenty of topics for class discussions. “Szczeklik does a convincing job of showing us how, despite modern technology, medicine is still as much an art as it is a science. The trio’s golden moments are far from being over and I am curious to see where this direction leads to.“Here, an accomplished cardiologist gets to the heart of clinical work-and so doing, becomes a wise teacher whose words will help all of us, patients as well as doctors, understand what happens when illness happens, and when healing responsively starts happening as well.”-Robert Coles It might not be as encompassing as the two LP above, yet they have done a damn great job. This lovely journey offers both lush and haunting moments without sacrificing any of the experimental edges or familiar sounds. The album ends up somewhere between their early '00s output and Behind the Sun, a landmark in their career for me (along with Phanerothyme). Now, with Here Be Monsters the band has steered onto a slightly different path, reaching further back into the psychedelic age.

They entered a prolific period during which some of their best works surfaced. Motorpsycho have leveled up since the release of Heavy Metal Fruit, an album that in my opinion revitalized their career, showcasing again a fresh approach to the compositions. Borrowing some looping riffs from the acid rock sphere and abusing the high pitched bent notes, this warping tune completes the trip into the late '60s and back. Meanwhile, the wandering instrumental, ‘Running With Scissors’ maintains that mid-Summer feel with acoustic strums, playful rhythms and chill solos, whereas ‘I.M.S.’ reprises some of those intense psychedelic moments. Bent’s croon, often doubled by Snah, creates that lovely, friendly atmosphere, one of Motorpsycho’s trademarks. Traces of Behind the Sun are all over, mainly from its tender side, expanded on ‘Lacuna/Sunrise’, a gorgeous, laid back jam that shares a warm, deep bass line around which Pink Floyd-like guitars and keyboards bloom.

It shapes the sound, building again until it lets the guitars finish the track with hypnotic patterns. Halfway, there are few moments of peacefulness, however, it dwells even deeper when the organ takes over. The chaotic intensity created backs the main lyrical theme, the long Arctic nights. Starting with mournful guitar picking and melodic dual vocals, it slowly descends into a paranoid journey where synthesizers take the lead. Although Motorpsycho consciously crafted a softer album, it doesn’t reach as far as Phanerothyme into psych pop territory, at times boasting a rather dark edge that unfolds on the final movement, the epic closer, ‘Big Black Dog’. They have always had a knack for sun soaked pop tunes and this cover really suits their style. Lovecraft cover, ‘Spin, Spin, Spin’, a beautiful tune that harkens back to the hippie movement and the Summer of Love. One of the main influence is the late '60s psychedelia most evident on their H.P. Since Storløkken was unavailable to expand his initial contributions, due to other commitments, the guys were left to their own devices to finish the album.Īs a result of its live jamming provenance, Here Be Monsters is a significantly lighter affair, shedding some of the intricate or hard hitting elements that characterized their last few albums. The latter became the foundation of their latest LP, Here Be Monsters. One involved a choir, a huge pipe organ and took place in a church (no spoilers – check out En Konsert For Folk Flest) and the other at the Teknisk Museum for the centennial jubilee. In between these events, a couple of awesome concerts have been held, both with Ståle Storløkken. In order to capitalize this milestone, the band have also released an eponymous anthology which features favorite cuts from their vast discography along with a book that will soon be available in English too. They have become a museum exhibit, under the title Supersonic Scientists. Review Summary: The Motorpsycho explorer unit reaches the late '60s.Īfter almost three decades of multiple style changes and constant experimentation that brought to life roughly two dozen albums, each different from the other, Motorpsycho received the right recognition in their home country, Norway.

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