Demon Box (album)

Demon Box
Studio album by Motorpsycho
Released	February, 1993
Recorded	Dec 1992/Jan 1993
Genre	Rock
Length	71:58 (CD) 89:23 (LP)
Label	Voices of Wonder
Producer	Motorpsycho, Deathprod
Motorpsycho chronology
8 Soothing Songs for Rut (1992) Demon Box (1993) Timothy's Monster (1994)

Demon Box is the third full-length studio album by Norwegian rock-band Motorpsycho. Released in 1993, it saw the band earn their name as one of the most important bands in Norway.^[1]

LP track listing

Side A:

1. "Waiting for the One" - 2:50 (Sæther)
2. "Nothing to Say" - 5:18 (Sæther)
3. "Feedtime" - 5:15 (Gebhardt/Ryan/Sæther)
4. "Gutwrench" - 4:45 (Sæther)
5. "Sunchild" - 4:05 (Sæther)

Side B:

1. "Mountain" - 11:12 (Sæther/Ryan/Gebhardt/Lien/Sten)
2. "Tuesday Morning" - 4:22 (Ryan/Sæther)
3. "All Is Loneliness" - 5:08 (Moondog)

Side C:

1. "Come On In" - 2:40 (Sæther)
2. "Step Inside Again" - 3:39 (Sæther)
3. "Demon Box" - 17:06 (Gebhardt/Ryan/Sten/Sæther)

Side D:

1. "Babylon" - 2:30 (Sæther)
2. "Mr. Who?" - 1:46 (Gebhardt/Ryan/Sæther)
3. "Junior" - 4:34 (Sæther)
4. "Plan #1" - 7:39 (Ryan/Sæther/Burt)
5. "Sheer Profoundity" - 3:37 (Gebhardt/Ryan/Sæther)
6. "The One Who Went Away" - 3:13 (Sæther)

The first pressing of 500 copies and the American version (?) have sides A and D on one record and sides B and C on the other.

CD track listing

1. "Waiting for the One" – 2:50 (Sæther)
2. "Nothing to Say" – 5:18 (Sæther)
3. "Feedtime" – 5:15 (Gebhardt/Ryan/Sæther)
4. "Sunchild" – 4:05 (Sæther)
5. "Tuesday Morning" – 4:22 (Ryan/Sæther)
6. "All Is Loneliness" – 5:08 (Moondog)
7. "Come On In" – 2:40 (Sæther)
8. "Step Inside Again" – 3:39 (Sæther)
9. "Demon Box" – 17:06 (Gebhardt/Ryan/Sten/Sæther)
10. "Babylon" – 2:30 (Sæther)
11. "Junior" – 4:34 (Sæther)
12. "Plan #1" – 7:39 (Ryan/Sæther/Burt)
13. "Sheer Profoundity" – 3:37 (Gebhardt/Ryan/Sæther)
14. "The One Who Went Away" – 3:13 (Sæther)

The tracks "Gutwrench", "Mountain" and "Mr. Who" were omitted from the CD edition in order to fit the album onto one disc.

Personnel

• Bent Sæther: vocals, bass, guitars, organ bass, synth bass, percussion, taurus, cymbals, toy piano
• Hans Magnus Ryan: guitars, vocals, sitar, mandolin, flutes, violin, drums, taurus
• Håkon Gebhardt: drums, percussion, guitars, ARP Axxe, vocals

with:

• Lars Lien: piano, hammond organ, mellotron, vocals
• Helge Sten (Deathprod): samples, echomachines, synth bass, taurus, "various machines making lotsa noise"
• Vegard Moen: sitar (on "All is Loneliness")
• Winifried & Arvid Ryan: piano & violin in a vintage recording from 1966 (on "Demon Box")
• Matt Burt: narration (on "Plan #1")^[2]

References