Bent Sæther

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Origin Norway Name Bent Saether Music group Motorpsycho		Genres Rock Role Vocalist

Born 18 February 1969 (age 55) Oslo ( 1969-02-18 ) Occupation(s) Musician, composer, producer Instruments Multi instrumentalist, vocalist Associated acts Motorpsycho The International Tussler Society Website www.uberrock.co.uk/interviews/62-november-interviews/1659-bent-saether-motorpsycho-interview-exclusive.html Albums Phanerothyme, Lobotomizer, Demon Box, The Motorpnakotic Fragments, Trust Us Similar People Hans Magnus Ryan, Kenneth Kapstad, Hakon Gebhardt, Stale Storlokken, Deathprod

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Bent Sæther (born 18 February 1969 in Oslo, Norway) is the bass guitarist and lead vocalist of the Norwegian psychedelic rock band Motorpsycho from the start in 1989.

Background

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Sæther grew up in an apparment complex in Ammerud before moving to the more rural Ski, and to the family farm in Snåsa in Nord-Trøndelag at ten. He went to high school in Steinkjer, and attended the Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet in Trondheim, taking university courses in English and Social anthropology completing the former.

Career

In 1989 he started Motorpsycho with Hans Magnus Ryan and Kjell Runar "Killer" Jenssen. He also started the country rock band The International Tussler Society in 1993. 2012 saw Bent Sæther as producer for three Norwegian record, two of which are considered two of Norway's "four great" rock bands; deLillos's Vi er på vei, vi kanke snu and DumDum Boys Ti Liv. In addition, he produced the self-titled debut album of the country rock band The South.

Honors

Spellemannprisen 1996 in the class Rock, within Motorpsycho for the album Blissard

Spellemannprisen 1997 in the class Hardrock, within Motorpsycho for the album Angels and Daemons at Play

Spellemannprisen 2000 in the class Rock, within Motorpsycho for the album Let Them Eat Cake

Edvard Prize 2010 for the album Child of the Future

Motorpsycho albums

1991: Lobotomizer (Voices of Wonder Records)

1992: 8 Soothing Songs For Rut (Voices of Wonder Records)

1993: Demon Box (Voices of Wonder Records)

1994: Timothy's Monster (Stickman Records)

1994: The Tussler (dBut)

1995: Blissard (Stickman Records)

1997: Angels and Daemons at Play (Stickman Records)

1998: Trust Us (Stickman Records)

2000: Let Them Eat Cake (Columbia)

2001: Phanerothyme (Columbia)

2002: It's A Love Cult (Stickman Records)

2006: Black Hole/Blank Canvas

2008: Little Lucid Moments

2009: Child of the Future

2010: Heavy Metal Fruit

2013: Still Life With Eggplant

2014: Behind the Sun

As Motorpsycho & Friends

1994: The Tussler - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

As Motorpsycho & Ståle Storløkken

2012: The Death Defying Unicorn

2015: En Konsert For Folk Flest

As The International Tussler Society

2004: Motorpsycho presents The International Tussler Society

2004: Satans Favourite Son (Promo-single)

2004: Laila Lou (Promo-single)

Live albums (Roadworks)

1999: Roadwork Vol. 1: Heavy Metall Iz A Poze, Hardt Rock Iz A Laifschteil (Stickman Records), live in Europe 1998

2000: Roadwork Vol. 2: The Motor Source Massacre (Stickman Records), with The Source & Deathprod live at Kongsberg Jazzfestival 1995

2008: Roadwork Vol. 3: The Four Norsemen of the Apocalypse (included in the double DVD release "Haircuts")

2011: Roadwork Vol. 4 – Intrepid Skronk

2011: Strings of Stroop – Motorpsycho Live at Effenaar (limited edition vinyl)

Collaborations

1993: Into The Sun (Split 7"/CD-single with Hedge Hog)

2001: Go To California (Split-EP with The Soundtrack of Our Lives)

2003: In the Fishtank 10 (Mini-album with Jaga Jazzist Horns)

2005: Det Beste Til Meg Og Mine Venner (JEPS, Big Dipper Records), a tribute to Joachim Nielsen

2009: Blood From A Stone (Nettwerk), with Hanne Hukkelberg

Songs

Vortex SurferTrust Us · 1998
Mad SunBlissard · 1996
WatersoundTimothy's Monster · 1994

References

Bent Sæther Wikipedia

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