Motorpsycho - Timothy's Monster

”Timothy´s Monster”, originally released in late 94, is a certified classic, considered by many the best Motorpsycho album and often listed as the best Norwegian rock album in most significant listings since it´s release. Coming only a year after their dark and monumental ”Demon Box”, this is a lighter, more adventurous, spaceous and varied offering showing them blossoming into the band we have known and loved ever since, always on the move; forward, sideways, upwards, backwards. Spread over four CDs, you get the original album, the first version of the album that never got to be released and a very decent selection of rarities, outtakes and previously unreleased tracks. Not only that, the Kim Hiorthøy designed package is in  itself nothing short of excellent with it´s upgraded box design (based on the original), cardboard sleeves, poster and 24 page booklet with extensive liner notes (most notably from art critic Tommy Olsson and Bent Sæther) and anecdotes, priceless photos and notes about the recordings. This is simply a treasure trove for even the moderate Motorpsycho fan, if there is such a thing as a moderat MP fan...The band have an extremely dedicated following in Norway and continental Europe and normally do an extensive tour every year. They are known for doing long sets and never play the same set twice. This year they headlined Oslo´s Øya Festival with one of the most memorable shows in the festival´s history playing ”Timothy´s Monster” in it´s entirety after fans had voted which album they wanted the band to play. Also note that ”Timothy´s Monster” is the last album with Helge Sten, aka Deathprod, as an associated member of the band. After this he decided to concentrate on his own musical career as Deathprod before forming Supersilent in 1997, and as a producer, including several later albums with Motorpsycho. Motorpsycho do a one off exclusive show with Elephant9 at The Borderline in London on 24. November. Bent Sæther: Bass, guitar, synth, piano vocals Hans Magnus Ryan: guitar, vocals Håkon Gebhardt: drums, banjo Lars Lien: piano, organ, backing vocals Deathprod: Mellotron, Theremin, synth, samples.

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