The Death Defying Unicorn

by Motorpsycho & St氓le Storl酶kken

The Death Defying Unicorn cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 10 February 2012
  • Label: Rune Grammofon
  • Country: Norway
  • Community rating: 3.92/5 from 5 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The veteran Norwegian rock band collaborated with keyboardist St氓le Storl酶kken and the Trondheim Jazz Orchestra for this massive, two-hour rock opera. The sprawling double album is a breathtakingly ambitious fusion of dense heavy-psych rock, avant-garde jazz, and sweeping modern classical arrangements.

Genres

Descriptors: orchestral, progressive, avant-garde, maritime, conceptual, symphonic, long-form, dynamic

Tracklist

  1. Out Of The Woods
  2. The Hollow Lands
  3. Through The Veil, Part I
  4. Through The Veil, Part II
  5. Doldrums
  6. Into The Gyre
  7. Flotsam
  8. Oh, Proteus - A Prayer
  9. Sculls In Limbo
  10. La Lethe
  11. Oh, Proteus - A Lament
  12. Sharks
  13. Mutiny!
  14. Into The Mystic

Credits

  • Motorpsycho - primary artist, arranged by
  • Ola Kvernberg - primary artist, violin
  • Klaus Ellerhusen Holm - alto saxophone
  • Marianne Baudouin Lie - cello
  • Tabita Berglund - cello
  • Kjetil M酶ster - clarinet, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
  • Kenneth Kapstad - drums
  • Hans Magnus Ryan - guitar, vocals, written-by

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