The Death Defying Unicorn
The Death Defying Unicorn is the fifteenth full-length studio album by the Norwegian band Motorpsycho, released on 10 February 2012 via Rune Grammofon and Stickman Records. It was released on double CD and double 12" vinyl. It is a collaboration with Ståle Storløkken, and also features Ola Kvernberg, Trondheimsolistene and the Trondheim Jazz Orchestra.
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 10 February 2012 | |||
Recorded | 2011 | |||
Genre | Psychedelic rock, progressive rock | |||
Length | 83:44 | |||
Label | Stickman Records Rune Grammofon | |||
Producer | Kåre Christoffer Vestrheim & Bent Sæther | |||
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Track listing
Compact disc
Disc one:
- Out of the Woods (Storløkken) – 2:40
- The Hollow Lands (Sæther) – 7:36
- Through the Veil (parts I & II) (Ryan/Sæther/Storløkken) – 16:01
- Doldrums (Storløkken) – 3:06
- Into the Gyre (Ryan/Sæther) – 10:22
- Flotsam (Storløkken) – 1:33
Disc two:
- Oh, Proteus - A Prayer (Ryan/Sæther/Storløkken) – 7:35
- Sculls in Limbo (Ryan) – 2:21
- La Lethe (Storløkken/Sæther) – 7:53
- Oh, Proteus - A Lament (Ryan/Sæther/Storløkken) – 1:04
- Sharks (Ryan/Sæther/Storløkken) – 7:56
- Mutiny! (Ryan/Sæther) – 8:33
- Into the Mystic (Sæther) – 7:04
Vinyl
Side A:
- Out of the Woods
- The Hollow Lands
- Through the Veil, Part I
Side B:
- Through the Veil, Part II
- Doldrums
- Into the gyre
- Flotsam
Side C:
- Oh, Proteus - A Prayer
- Sculls in Limbo
- La Lethe
- Oh, Proteus - A Lament
Side D:
- Sharks
- Mutiny!
- Into the Mystic
Credits
Music arranged by Motorpsycho and Ståle Storløkken
Words by Bent Sæther
Trondheimsolistene and the Trondheim Jazz Orchestra arranged by Ståle Storløkken
Performed by Motorpsycho:
Kenneth Kapstad – drums
Hans Magnus Ryan – guitars and vocals
Bent Sæther – bass and vocals
and
Ståle Storløkken – keyboards
featuring
Ola Kvernberg – violin
Kåre Chr. Vestrheim – mellotron, various sonic mayhem, gongs and other canned goods of the viennese persuasion
with
Trondheim Jazz Orchestra and Trondheimsolistene