Name: Ancient Astronauts
Brand: Motorpsycho

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

MPCD106

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Discs

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2022-08-19

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

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Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

7033662010608

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Motorpsycho

Genre GB

Alternative / Modern

Label GB

Rune Grammofon

Considering the tight run of albums since the first part of the Gullvåg Trilogy in 2017 – three double and a single album in less than four years – the 16 months wait for <i>Ancient Astronauts</i> must feel like an eternity for the fans. Much of the music continue in the manner of the band’s popular long form “N.O.X.” suite from “The All Is One” (2019) album, including “Mona Lisa/Azrael” and “Chariot of The Sun”, the latter clocking in at 22 minutes, being the band´s longest instrumental track to date. Most of <i>Ancient Astronauts </i>was recorded in Amper Tone studio in Oslo during five days in August with old compadre Deathprod at the helm. 

All four tracks are basically the band playing live in the studio, with the odd keyboards, some guitar and the vocals added afterwards. Some of it is in turns pretty frantic and angular or grandiose and hypnotic and is mined from the same sources as the band’s more explorative music from recent years. Meaning there aren’t many choruses to hang on to here, but plenty of mouthwatering music for the progheads. The album was mixed by Andrew Scheps.1/The Ladder 2/The Flower Of Awareness 3/Mona Lisa/Azrael 4/Chariot Of The Sun – To Phaeton On The Occasion Of Sunrise (Theme From An Imagined Movie)

Ancient Astronauts

Music GB