The 16th album from this band from Norway.
This album is a cooperation between Motorpsycho, Ståle Storløkken, Trondheim Jazz Orchestra and Trondheimsolistene. This is altogether twenty-five musicians.
The lineup was drums, bass, guitars, keyboards, vocals plus woodwinds and strings.
Motorpsycho has done some of these cooperations and this one is perhaps their most known one. Ståle Storløkken is a conductor and a keyboardist. This one and a half hour long album was his idea, as far as I remember.
Most of the music here is orchestral and there is not much of Motorpsyho's music here. However.. their DNA is all over the album as it is in their DNA to break down barriers and create something new. And the result is this album.
The music is jazzy, orchestral, epic, bold, monumantal, larger than life and avant-garde. It also has some zeuhl influences. This is the closest I have ever heard a Norwegian album come to being a zeuhl album. There is also a lot of Richard Wagner over and in this music.
There are some melodies here too although they are subtle.
There is a lot of madness and over-the-top stuff here. Nevertheless, this is also a good album. Make that a good album as it mixes various genres. A mix that makes sense although the result is not easy on the ear and nowhere near being easy listening.
This is an album for those who likes to be challenged. Their award is a very good album indeed.
3.5 points
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