It's a Love Cult

It's a Love Cult
Studio album by
Motorpsycho
ReleasedSeptember 30, 2002
Recorded2001/2002
GenrePsychedelic
Length50:09
LabelStickman Records
ProducerMotorpsycho, Deathprod
Motorpsycho chronology
Phanerothyme
(2001) 		It's a Love Cult
(2002) 		In the Fishtank 10
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

It's a Love Cult is the tenth full-length studio album by the Norwegian band Motorpsycho. The album was preceded by the EP release of "Serpentine", for which also a video was made.

The sleeve was designed by Kim Hiorthøy.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bent Sæther, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Überwagner or a Billion Bubbles in My Mind" 5:36
2."Circles" 3:59
3."Neverland"Hans Magnus Ryan, Sæther4:01
4."This Otherness" 6:30
5."Carousel"Ryan, Sæther7:16
6."What if..."Håkon Gebhardt4:15
7."The Mirror and the Lie" 6:43
8."Serpentine"Ryan5:15
9."Custer's Last Stand (One More Daemon)" 4:06
10."Composite Head"Ryan, Sæther2:25

Personnel

Individual song credits per Motorpsycho's web site.[2]

Motorpsycho
  • Bent Sæther: lead vocals (1–5, 7, 9, 10), bass guitar (1–5, 7–10), electric guitar (1, 7, 9, 10), acoustic guitar (2, 5, 7), Mellotron (1, 3, 9), piano (4), viscount organ (4, 6), harmonium (7), glockenspiel (1), tambourine (1, 6, 9), percussion (4, 5), drums (7), guiro (9), vibra slap (9), hand claps (9), backing vocals (1, 3, 6–8)
  • Hans Magnus Ryan: lead vocals (3, 8), lead guitar (1, 9, 10), rhythm guitar (1, 9), electric guitar (2–6, 8), 12-string acoustic guitar (3, 10), lapsteel guitar (5), slide guitar (6), acoustic guitar (8, 10), viscount organ (1), Mellotron (1, 6, 9), harmonium (2), ARP synthesizer (2, 9), Elektron SidStation synthesizer (2, 8, 9), piano (7), Fender Rhodes electric piano (7), percussion (4), backing vocals (1, 2, 4–6, 8, 10)
  • Håkon Gebhardt: lead vocals (6), drums (1–6, 7–10), percussion (4, 5), acoustic guitars (6), horn/reed arrangement (6), lapsteel guitar (7), banjo (7), zither (7), maracas (9), tambourine (10)
with
  • Baard Slagsvold: backing vocals (2, 4, 5), Mellotron (2, 5), clavinet (2), Hammond organ (3), orchestral arrangement (5, 7), piano (8)
  • Helge Sten (Deathprod): Audio virus, filters; theremin (3), percussion (4), Echoplex (7)
Strings
  • Øyvind Fossheim, Vegard Johnsen, André Orvik, Hans Morten Stensland: violins (1, 5, 7)
  • Jon W. Sønstebø: viola (1, 5, 7)
  • Anne Britt Søvig Årdal: cello (1, 5, 7)
Horns and reeds
  • Ketil Vestrum Einarsen: flute (1, 5, 7)
  • Anne-Grethe Orvik: oboe (5, 7)
  • Lars Horntveth: saxophones (6), horn/reed arrangement (6)
  • Øyvind Brække: trombone (6)
  • Mathias Eick: trumpet (6)

References

  1. ^ Mason, Stewart. It's a Love Cult at AllMusic
  2. ^ "It's Love Cult Lyrics". Motorpsycho - You Gotta Hang On To The Trip You're On... Retrieved 22 March 2024.