MOTORPSYCHO

   Trudvang
   Stjørdal, Norway
   28 Feb 1992


   1 Have Fun
   2 Grinder
   3 Some Real Mindfuck
   4 Hogwash
   5 Lighthouse Girl
   6 Strange Days
   7 Into the Sun


   Original lineage from STARMELT #050:
   SBD > ??? > Trade CDR > EAC > Flac

   2012 remaster:
   WAV > 2 mastering/EQ passes (WaveLab/Ozone 4) > track split (Audacity) > FLAC 8



   The Trudvang recording is the only real concert recording of Motorpsycho from
   1992, and is also the earliest known soundboard in circulation. Unfortunately it
   it is also one of the least impressive-sounding MP recordings in existence. Few
   would deny that it was long overdue for an upgrade, and here it is!

   The setlist is fairly typical 1991/92 fare, with a couple tracks from Lobotomizer
   some EP tracks and the proto-Demon Box "Strange Days". The standout track here is
   the only known live recording of Lighthouse Girl.

   Even though this is a soundboard (SBD) recording, there are a number of drawbacks
   that prevent this from being the definitive early MP recording. Apart from a few
   glitches (detailed in a separate .txt file), the recording featured a very muddy
   sound and was difficult to work with. Two passes of mastering and EQ were needed
   before the recording sounded acceptable. Until a lower generation copy should
   appear however, this is the best we have from 1992.

   Enjoy!



   --TAF




AUDIO GLITCHES
(could be that I missed some)

Most, if not all of the glitches present in the recording can be attributed to the live sound engineer. There are instances where one instrument mic is soloed out for a sec or two, probably in order to check if adjustments were needed. There are a couple of audio dropouts, occuring either during recording or copying, hard to know which.


   1 Have Fun
     0:00-0:30 - Volume fluctuations due to tape imperfections
     0:42-0:48 - bass mic solo
     1:35-1:36 - bass mic solo


   2 Grinder
     0:45-0:47 - bass mic solo
     1:08-1:10 - guitar mic solo
     2:25-2:34 - bass mic solo


   3 Some Real Mindfuck
     0:19-0:21 - Audio dropout (possibly a tape pausing error made during copying)


   4 Hogwash
     0:12-0:14 - Audio dropout, followed by tape warble for the next ~20 seconds
     0:54-1:17 - Vocal mic solo
     3:49-3:51 - Bass mic solo
     4:54-4:56 - Vocal mic solo
     5:24      - Short audio dropout


   6 Strange Days
     Slight crackling in the right channel throughout the song, as well as slightly lower volume


   7 Into the Sun
     4:01-4:05 - Bass mic solo followed by guitar mic solo


These errors are all present on the copy from the STARMELT #050 torrent, other versions with fewer errors and/or clearer sound might be in circulation.

-- TAF