Angels and Daemons at Play
Angels and Daemons at Play | ||||
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Studio album by Motorpsycho | ||||
Released | January/February, 1997 | |||
Recorded | October 1996 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length |
58:34 (single CD) 73:19 (triple-CDEP-box) 78:45 (double LP) | |||
Label |
Stickman (Europe) Sony (Norway) | |||
Producer | Motorpsycho & Deathprod | |||
Motorpsycho chronology | ||||
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Angels and Daemons at Play is the sixth full-length studio album by the Norwegian rock-band Motorpsycho.
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.
The cover art was made by Kim Hiorthøy.
Track listings
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
- "Sideway Spiral" – 2:33
- "Walking on the Water" – 4:19
- "Heartattack Mac" – 7:41
- "Pills, Powders + Passion Plays" – 3:24
- Side 2
- "In the Family" – 5:24
- "Un Chien d'espace" – 13:40
- Side 3
- "Back to Source" - 6:34
- "Have Spacesuit, Will Travel" - 13:51
- "Ohm's Concerto for Alto and Soprano Saw" – 1:38
- Side 4
- "Sideway Spiral II" – 3:21
- "Like Always" – 3:39
- "Stalemate" –4:55
- "Starmelt/Lovelight" – 3:30
- "Timothy's Monster" – 4:16
The original EPs
Babyscooter
- "Sideway Spiral" – 2:33
- "Walking on the Water" – 4:19
- "Heartattack Mac" – 7:41
- "Pills Powders + Passion Plays" – 3:24
- "In the Family" – 5:24
Have Spacesuit Will Travel
- "Un Chien d'espace" – 13:40
- "Have Spacesuit, Will Travel" – 13:51
- "Ohm's Concerto for Alto and Soprano Saw" – 1:38
Lovelight
- "Sideway Spiral II" – 3:21
- "Like Always" – 3:39
- "Stalemate" – 4:55
- "Starmelt/Lovelight" – 3:30
- "Timothy's Monster" – 4:16
- "Atlantis 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
"Atlantis 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 "Atlantis Swing"