by Thom JurekOver the course of nearly 20 years of playing together, Norway's Motorpsycho have become one of the most complex, erudite rock bands in the history of the music. With new (permanent) drummer Kenneth Kapstad, multi instrumentalists Hans Magnus "Snah" Ryan and Bent Saether have found yet another platform from which to launch their sprawling rock investigations. The group began as a heavy metal/acid rock monolith and evolved toward grunge, then stoner hard rock, post-rock and jazz, prog, and finally into Little Lucid Moments, the sonic terrain where all the music they've ever played or seemingly been touched by comes into play in one way or another. What's really incredible about Motorpsycho is that the band's sound, no matter how indulgent, has never been derivative of Yankee or Brit bands that were playing in any of the above rock subgenres. In fact, they have never sounded like anyone but themselves -- even if influences are readily apparent. Little Lucid Moments is Motorpsycho's self-produced debut for their homeland's Rune Grammophon imprint. It will welcome back fans who were put off by the trio's more experimental and electronic forays into reserved psychedelic ambience. This is a rocker, though no less experimental and far-reaching; it's a messed-up ride into Motorpsycho Land, without a net or gas for the ride home.... Read More...