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ARTIST
MOTORPSYCHO
TITLE
The All Is One
FORMAT
2LP
LABEL
RUNE GRAMMOFON
CATALOG #
MPLP 304LP
MPLP 304LP
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
9/18/2020
2022 repress; double LP version. If
Motorpsycho
's
The Crucible
(MPCD 103CD/MPLP 303LP, 2019) -- both visually and musically -- started where
The Tower
(2017) ended, one can argue that
The All Is One
starts where
The Crucible
ended and thus finishes the so-called "Gullvåg trilogy". That said,
The All Is One
is so much more than a sequel, and very much a standalone album in its own right. While
The Crucible
took the band a step further out than
The Tower
, the new one explores new frontiers, especially with the dark, brooding landscape of the 42-minute epic centerpiece that is "N.O.X.", possibly the most ambitious piece of music they have recorded. Eight shorter tracks, clocking in between two and ten minutes, make up the rest of the album and bring some balance to the proceedings. Lyrically,
The All Is One
takes up the threads from the previous albums. While there is no thematic red line as such -- and not being overtly political -- it is difficult for a socially conscious writer like
Bent Sæther
not to observe and reflect on what goes on in an increasingly unstable world. They have also found strong inspiration and common ground in the paintings of
Håkon Gullvåg
, the artist responsible for the cover art. The album was recorded in two major sessions, the first took place in Studio Black Box in France with long-time collaborator and guitarist
Reine Fiske
. Here they mainly focused on material with more or less traditional song structures. The second session was at Ocean Sound Recording in Norway and basically dealt with the long "N.O.X." suite, developed from the commissioned music they wrote for, and performed at, the St. Olav Festival in Trondheim last summer with two of their favorite Norwegian musicians,
Lars Horntveth
(
Jaga Jazzist
) and
Ola Kvernberg
(
Steamdome
). The whole album was mixed by
Andrew Scheps
at his Punkerpad studio in the UK. Artistically searching as ever, and in their own way joyously stretching the rock format as out of whack as they can, Motorpsycho neither can nor will align themselves fully to any scene or genre. Traveling their own path in their own tempo, it might take longer to get anywhere, but that is just fine when the journey itself is the whole point. And what a journey it has been; this band is still peaking after more than 30 years in the business.
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