Angels and Daemons at Play is the sixth full-length studio album

Album

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 rock-band Motorpsycho

Motorpsycho

Motorpsycho is a band from Trondheim, Norway. Their music can generally be defined as psychedelic rock, but they also mix in elements from metal, jazz, rock, pop and many other musical styles. The members of the band are Bent Sæther , Hans Magnus "Snah" Ryan and Kenneth Kapstad...

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The album was originally released as three EP's; "Babyscooter" (released January 27), "Have Spacesuit Will Travel" (February 3) and "Lovelight" (February 10). Only 500 copies were pressed of each.

It was later also released as a single CD and double-LP

Double album

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The cover art was made by Kim Hiorthøy

Kim Hiorthøy

Kim Hiorthøy is a Norwegian electronic musician, graphic designer, illustrator, filmmaker and writer.-Biography:Hiorthøy was born and raised in Trondheim, Norway, and studied at the Trondheim Academy of Fine Art as well as the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen...

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Single CD version

0. "Ohm's Concerto for Alto and Soprano Saw" – 1:28 (Rewind from start)

1. "Sideway Spiral" – 2:33

2. "Walking on the Water" – 4:19

3. "Heartattack Mac" – 7:41

4. "Pills, Powders + Passion Plays" – 3:24

5. "In the Family" – 5:24

6. "Un Chien d'espace" – 13:40

7. "Sideway Spiral II" – 3:21

8. "Like Always" – 3:39

9. "Stalemate" – 4:55

10. "Starmelt/Lovelight" – 3:30

11. "Timothy's Monster" – 4:16

Double LP version

Side 1

1. "Sideway Spiral" – 2:33
2. "Walking on the Water" – 4:19
3. "Heartattack Mac" – 7:41
4. "Pills, Powders + Passion Plays" – 3:24

Side 2

1. "In the Family" – 5:24
2. "Un Chien d'espace" – 13:40

Side 3

1. "Back to Source" - 6:34
2. "Have Spacesuit, Will Travel" - 13:51
3. "Ohm's Concerto for Alto and Soprano Saw" – 1:38

Side 4

1. "Sideway Spiral II" – 3:21
2. "Like Always" – 3:39
3. "Stalemate" –4:55
4. "Starmelt/Lovelight" – 3:30
5. "Timothy's Monster" – 4:16

The original EPs

Babyscooter

1. "Sideway Spiral" – 2:33
2. "Walking on the Water" – 4:19
3. "Heartattack Mac" – 7:41
4. "Pills Powders + Passion Plays" – 3:24
5. "In the Family" – 5:24

Have Spacesuit Will Travel

1. "Un Chien d'espace" – 13:40
2. "Have Spacesuit, Will Travel" – 13:51
3. "Ohm's Concerto for Alto and Soprano Saw" – 1:38

Lovelight

1. "Sideway Spiral II" – 3:21
2. "Like Always" – 3:39
3. "Stalemate" – 4:55
4. "Starmelt/Lovelight" – 3:30
5. "Timothy's Monster" – 4:16
6. "Atlantic Swing" - 1:08

Songwriters

"Ohm's Concerto for Alto and Soprano Saw" – O.H. Moe;
"Sideway Spiral I", "Like Always", "Back to Source" – Ryan/Sæther;
"Walking on the Water", "Pills, Powders + Passion Plays", "In the Family", "Stalemate" – Sæther;
"Heartattack Mac", "Sideway Spiral II", "Starmelt/Lovelight", "Timothy's Monster", "Un Chien D'espace" – Gebhardt/Ryan/Sæther;
"Have Spacesuit, Will Travel" – Gebhardt/Ryan/Sæther/Henlein

"Atlantic Swing" – unknown, but possibly Gebhardt/Ryan/Sæther/Fagervik

Performers

Bent Sæther — vocals, bass, electric & acoustic guitars, piano, mellotron, rhodes, moog taurus, percussion; drum solo on "Sideway Spiral I"

Hans Magnus Ryan — vocals, electric & acoustic guitars, bass, double bass, piano, organ, vibraphone, moog taurus, percussion; drums on "Atlantic Swing"

Håkon Gebhardt — drums, percussion, banjo, piano, vocals



Ole Henrik Moe — alto + soprano saw, piano, violin

Deathprod — oscillators, echoplex, reverators, ring modulators

Morten Fagervik — guitar on "Atlantic Swing"