Ståle StorløkkenThe Death Defying Unicorn

Label:

Rune Grammofon – RLP 3124

Format:

2 x Vinyl , LP, Album

Country:

Norway

Released:

Genre:

Classical

Style:

Experimental

Tracklist

A1 Out Of The Woods
Written-ByStorløkken*
2:43
A2 The Hollow Lands
Written-BySæther*
7:30
A3 Through The Veil, Part I
Written-ByStorløkken*
11:44
B1 Through The Veil, Part II
Written-BySæther*
4:31
B2 Doldrums
Written-ByStorløkken*
3:07
B3 Into The Gyre
Written-ByRyan*
10:14
B4 Flotsam
Written-ByStorløkken*
1:37
C1 Oh, Proteus - A Prayer
Written-ByStorløkken*
7:36
C2 Sculls In Limbo
Written-ByRyan*
2:19
C3 La Lethe
Written-ByStorløkken*
6:42
C4 Oh, Proteus - A Lament
Written-ByStorløkken*
2:22
D1 Sharks
Written-ByStorløkken*
7:54
D2 Mutiny!
Written-ByRyan*
8:28
D3 Into The Mystic
Written-BySæther*
7:06

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Rune Grammofon
  • Copyright ©Rune Grammofon
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Motorpsychodelic Tunes DA
  • Copyright ©Motorpsychodelic Tunes DA
  • Recorded AtPropeller Music Division, Oslo
  • Recorded AtØra Studio
  • Mastered AtPropeller Mastering
  • Pressed ByOptimal Media GmbH – BB60663

Credits

  • Arranged By [Music Arranged By]Ståle Storløkken
  • Arranged By [Trondheimsolistene And Trondheim Jazz Orchestra Arranged By]Storløkken*
  • Band [Motorpsycho], Bass, VocalsBent Sæther
  • Band [Motorpsycho], DrumsKenneth Kapstad
  • Band [Motorpsycho], Guitar [Guitars], VocalsHans Magnus Ryan
  • DesignKim Hiorthøy
  • Engineer [Assistant Engineer Øra]Magnus Børmark*
  • Engineer [Assistant Engineers Propeller]Kristoffer Bonsaksen
  • Engineer [Engineered By]Mike Hartung
  • Featuring, Mellotron, Noises [Various Sonic Mayhem], Gong [Gongs], Other [Other Canned Goods Of The Viennese Persuasion]Kåre Chr. Vestrheim*
  • Featuring, ViolinOla Kvernberg
  • IllustrationThore Hansen
  • Lacquer Cut ByHL*
  • Mastered ByChris Sansom
  • Orchestra [Trondheim Jazz Orchestra], Alto SaxophoneKlaus Ellerhusen Holm
  • Orchestra [Trondheim Jazz Orchestra], Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone SaxophoneKjetil Traavik Møster*
  • Orchestra [Trondheim Jazz Orchestra], Tenor SaxophoneHanna Paulsberg
  • Orchestra [Trondheim Jazz Orchestra], Tenor Saxophone, Bass ClarinetAndré Roligheten
  • Orchestra [Trondheim Jazz Orchestra], TromboneMats Äleklint
  • Orchestra [Trondheim Jazz Orchestra], TrumpetMathias Eick
  • Performer [Performed By]Motorpsycho
  • Performer [Performed By], KeyboardsStåle Storløkken
  • Performer [Performed With]Trondheimsolistene
  • Producer [Produced By]Kåre Chr. Vestrheim*
  • Strings [Trondheimsolistene], CelloTabita Berglund
  • Strings [Trondheimsolistene], ViolaLars Marius Hølås
  • Strings [Trondheimsolistene], ViolinÅse Våg Aaknes
  • Words BySæther*

Notes

Housed in a matte gatefold jacket.
Includes printed inner sleeves with lyrics.

Tracks A1, B2, B4, C2 and C3 are described as "(instrumental)" on the inner sleeves.
Track B3 is titled "Into The Gyre (featuring The Acoustic Psalmon and The Maelstrom)" on the LP 1 inner sleeve.

[Front jacket:]
Motorpsycho and Ståle Storløkken present
The Death Defying Unicorn
A Fanciful and Fairly Far-out Musical Fable
featuring Ola Kvernberg, Trondheimsolistene and Trondheim Jazz Orchestra

[Rear jacket:]
Recorded at Propeller Music Division, Oslo and Øra Studio, Trondheim, summer 2011
Recorded with financial from Fund for Performing Artists, Midtnorsk Jazzsenter, NOPA, Rune Grammofon and Stickman Records
℗ + © 2012 rune grammofon /motorpsychodelic tunes da

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text): 7 033660 031247
  • Barcode (Scanned): 7033660031247
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped): BB60663-01 A1 HL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped): BB60663-01 B1 HL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, stamped): BB60663-02 C1 HL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, stamped): BB60663-02 D1 HL

Other Versions (5)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
The Death Defying Unicorn (2×CD, Album) Rune Grammofon RCD 2124, RCD2124 Norway 2012
The Death Defying Unicorn (2×LP, Album) Stickman Records (3) PSYCHOBABBLE 073 2012
The Death Defying Unicorn (2×CD, Album) Stickman Records (3) PSYCHOBABBLE 073 2012
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The Death Defying Unicorn (2×LP, Album, Limited Edition, White) Rune Grammofon RLP3124, RLP 3124 Norway 2012
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The Death Defying Unicorn (2×LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress, Marbled) Rune Grammofon RLP3124, RLP 3124 Norway 2013

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    JAMOOL
    maybe one of the best prog rock albums ever made

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