Motorpsycho is a band from Trondheim in Norway. Their music can generally be defined as psychedelic rock, but they also mix in elements from metal, jazz, rock, pop and many other musical styles. The members of the band are Bent Sæther (bass/vocals), Hans Magnus "Snah" Ryan (guitar/vocals) and Håkon Gebhardt (drums). As of March 2005 Håkon Gebhardt is unfortunately no longer part of the band. A press release is published at the unofficial homepage.

Formed in the late 80ies as an alternative metal band, Motorpsycho soon developed a unique blend of grunge, heavy metal and indierock, as well as incorporating the sonic noise experiments of associated member Deathprod. The hugely ambitious, progressive double album "Demon Box" (1993) followed a series of low-profile EPs and albums, earning the band a nomination for a Norwegian Grammy, and secured a loyal following in Germany, Belgium and Netherlands as well as in Scandinavia.

The nineties was an extremely productive era for the band, releasing new material almost every year, and enjoying critical acclaim for each album - if not the massive sales the music press kept predicting.

With the 2000 album "Let Them Eat Cake", Motorpsycho suddenly took huge steps away from their noisy hard rock roots, opting instead for a smoother, jazz-tinged approach to the songwriting and recording process. Today, their cult status and extremely loyal fans remains unmatched by any Norwegian band.

Discography

• Subbachulta (compilation record) (1990)
• Maiden Voyage (1990)

*Lobotomizer (1991)

• Soothe (EP) (1992)
• 3 Songs For Rut (sgl) (1992)
• 8 Soothing Songs for Rut (1992)

*Demon Box (1993)

• Mountain EP (1993)
• Another Ugly EP (1993)

*Timothy's Monster (1994)

*Theme From The Tussler (1994)

• Wearing Yr Smell (EP) (1994)
• The Nerve Tattoo (EP) (1996)

*Blissard (1996)

• Manmower (EP) (1996)
• Sinful, Wind-Borne (sgl) (1996)

*Angels and Daemons at Play (1997)

• Starmelt EP (1997)
• Ozone (EP) (1998)

*Trust Us (1998)

• Hey Jane (EP) (1998)

*Roadworks, Vol. 1 (1999)

• The Other Fool EP (2000)

*Let Them Eat Cake (2000)

• Walkin With J. EP (2000)

*Roadworks, Vol. 2, The MotorSource Massacre (2000)

• Barracuda (EP) (2001)
• The Slow Phaseout (sgl) (2001)
• Go To California (sgl) (2001)

*Phanerothyme (2001)

• Serpentine (sgl) (2002)
• Serpentine (EP) (2002)

*It's a Love Cult (2002)

• In The Fishtank (2003) w/Jaga Jazzist Horns

*Presents The International Tussler Society (2004)

External links

• motorpsycho.fix.no A Motorpsycho fansite in English with lyrics, tabs, biography, links and general information