Phanerothyme
Phanerothyme | ||||
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Studio album by Motorpsycho | ||||
Released | September 3, 2001 | |||
Recorded | 2000, 2001 | |||
Genre | Psychedelic | |||
Length | 43:38 | |||
Label | Stickman Records | |||
Producer | Motorpsycho, Deathprod | |||
Motorpsycho chronology | ||||
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Phanerothyme is the ninth full-length studio album by the Norwegian band Motorpsycho. It was released through Stickman Records (Europe) and Sony (Norway). It was also released in Japan through P-Vine.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Bedroom Eyes" | Bent Sæther | 2:18 |
2. | "For Free" | Sæther | 5:13 |
3. | "B.S." | Sæther | 3:41 |
4. | "Landslide" | Hans Magnus Ryan, Sæther | 4:38 |
5. | "Go to California" | Ryan, Sæther | 8:00 |
6. | "Painting The Night Unreal" | Sæther | 6:35 |
7. | "The Slow Phaseout" | Ryan, Sæther | 4:30 |
8. | "Blindfolded" | Ryan | 3:44 |
9. | "When You're Dead" | Håkon Gebhardt | 4:52 |
Vinyl version
Due to space limitations, the track list was altered for the LP release.
Side A
- Bedroom Eyes
- For Free
- B.S.
- Landslide
- The Slow Phaseout
Side B
- Go To California
- Painting the Night Unreal
- Blindfolded
- When You're Dead
Personnel
- Bent Sæther: vocals, bass, guitars, mellotron, guitarmando, percussion, viscount organ, drums
- Hans Magnus Ryan: guitars, vocals, piano, viscount organ, mellotron, bass
- Håkon Gebhardt: drums, vocals, percussion, guitars, zither, banjo, lap-steel guitar
- Helge Sten (Deathprod): audio virus, filters, ringmodulators, echoplex, theremin
- Baard Slagsvold: piano, Wurlitzer, clavinette, Rhodes piano, backing vocals. Slagsvold did all the string/reed-arrangements, except for "When You're Dead," which was arranged by Lars Horntveth.
- Øyvind Fossheim: violin
- Vegard Johnsen: violin
- André Orvik: violin
- Hans Morten Stensland: violin
- Jon W. Sønstebø: viola
- Anne Britt Søvig Årdal: cello
- Ketil Vestrum Einarsen: flute
- Lars Horntveth: tenor sax and bass-clarinet
- Anne-Grethe Orvik: oboe
- Even Skatrud Andersen: trombone
- Mathias Eick: trumpet and flugelhorn
- Line Horntveth: tuba
- Kim Hiorthøy: cover artwork
Videos
The band made videos for "The Slow Phaseout" and "Go To California", the latter showing them as Amish people walking, running and jumping through the Norwegian woods, whilst carrying surfboards around.
Singles
There were no single/EP releases for this album, but some of the additional songs recorded during the Phanerothyme sessions surfaced on the "Serpentine" EP (2002). Also an EP named "Barracuda" was released in February 2001, containing left over songs from the Let Them Eat Cake-sessions. Still, promotional only singles of "The Slow Phaseout" and "Go To California" (edited version, 2:53 mins) were pressed and sent to radio stations.
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- Lobotomizer
- 8 Soothing Songs for Rut
- Demon Box
- The Tussler – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (as Motorpsycho & Friends)
- Timothy's Monster
- Blissard
- Angels and Daemons at Play
- Trust Us
- Let Them Eat Cake
- Phanerothyme
- It's a Love Cult
- In the Fishtank 10 (with Jaga Jazzist Horns)
- Motorpsycho Presents The International Tussler Society (as The International Tussler Society)
- Black Hole/Blank Canvas
- Little Lucid Moments
- Child of the Future
- Heavy Metal Fruit
- The Death Defying Unicorn (with Ståle Storløkken)
- Still Life with Eggplant
- Behind the Sun
- Here Be Monsters
- The Tower
- The Crucible
- The All Is One
- Kingdom of Oblivion
- Ancient Astronauts
- Yay!