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Demon Box
Demon Box
Studio album by Motorpsycho
Released	February 1993
Recorded	Dec 1992/Jan 1993
Genre	Rock
Length	71:58 (CD); 89:23 (LP)
Label	Voices of Wonder; Rune Grammofon
Producer	Motorpsycho, Deathprod
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Demon Box is the third full-length studio album by Norwegian rock-band Motorpsycho. Released on double vinyl and single CD formats (the original CD-edition omitting the tracks "Mountain", "Gutwrench" and "Mr. Who?") in February 1993, it saw the band earn their name as one of the most important bands in Norway.^[1]

LP track listing

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

Side A
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Waiting for the One"		2:50
2.	"Nothing to Say"		5:18
3.	"Feedtime"	Håkon Gebhardt, Hans Magnus Ryan, Sæther	5:15
4.	"Gutwrench"	Gebhardt, Ryan, Sæther	4:45
5.	"Sunchild"		4:05

Side B
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Mountain"	Gebhardt, Lars Lien, Ryan, Helge Sten, Sæther	11:12
2.	"Tuesday Morning"	Ryan, Sæther	4:22
3.	"All Is Loneliness"	Moondog	5:08

Side C
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Come On In"		2:40
2.	"Step Inside Again"		3:39
3.	"Demon Box"	Gebhardt, Ryan, Sten, Sæther	17:06

Side D
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Babylon"		2:30
2.	"Mr. Who?"	Gebhardt, Ryan, Sæther	1:46
3.	"Junior"		4:34
4.	"Plan #1"	Ryan, Sæther, Matt Burt	7:39
5.	"Sheer Profoundity"	Gebhardt, Ryan, Sæther	3:37
6.	"The One Who Went Away"		3:13

The first pressing of 500 copies have sides A and D on one record and sides B and C on the other.

CD track listing

"Waiting for the One"
"Nothing to Say"
"Feedtime"
"Sunchild"
"Tuesday Morning"
"All Is Loneliness"
"Come On In"
"Step Inside Again"
"Demon Box"
"Babylon"
"Junior"
"Plan #1"
"Sheer Profoundity"
"The One Who Went Away"

The tracks "Gutwrench", "Mountain" and "Mr. Who" were omitted from the CD edition in order to fit the album onto one disc.

2014 reissue

Demon Box was reissued on both vinyl and CD in 2014 on Norwegian label Rune Grammofon. The vinyl edition was issued in a limited transparent vinyl edition, as well as regular, non-limited black vinyl edition. The CD version is a non-limited extended 5-disc issue, containing the original album in its entirety for the first time on CD, including the 1993 "Mountain EP" and the 1994 "Another Ugly EP", as well as outtakes, alternate versions and live tracks. The fifth disc is a video recording of a show at the Vera club in Groningen, the Netherlands on 19 September 1993.

Personnel

Bent Sæther: vocals, bass, guitars, organ bass, synth bass, percussion, taurus, cymbals, toy piano
Hans Magnus Ryan: guitars, vocals, sitar, mandolin, flutes, violin, drums, taurus
Håkon Gebhardt: drums, percussion, guitars, ARP Axxe, vocals

with:

Lars Lien: piano, hammond organ, mellotron, vocals
Helge Sten (Deathprod): samples, echomachines, synth bass, taurus, "various machines making lotsa noise"
Vegard Moen: sitar (on "All is Loneliness")
Winifried & Arvid Ryan: piano & violin in a vintage recording from 1966 (on "Demon Box")
Matt Burt: narration (on "Plan #1")^[2]

References

^ "Motorpsycho Biography" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Archived from the original on 2014-03-25. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
^ "Motorpsycho – Demon Box". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2013-08-12.

[1] "Motorpsycho Biography" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Archived from the original on 2014-03-25. Retrieved 2013-08-12.

[2] "Motorpsycho – Demon Box". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2013-08-12.

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+| artist     = [[Motorpsycho (band)|Motorpsycho]]
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 | alt        =
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-| genre      = [[Rock (music)|Rock]]
+| genre      = [[Rock music|Rock]]
 | length     = 71:58 (CD)<br>89:23 (LP)
 | label      = [[Voices of Wonder]]<br>[[Rune Grammofon]]
-| producer   = [[Motorpsycho]], [[Deathprod]]
+| producer   = [[Motorpsycho (band)|Motorpsycho]], [[Deathprod]]
 | prev_title = [[8 Soothing Songs for Rut]]
 | prev_year  = 1992
-| next_title = [[Timothy's Monster]]
+| next_title = [[The Tussler – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]
 | next_year  = 1994
 }}
-'''''Demon Box''''' is the third full-length studio [[album]] by [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[rock (music)|rock]]-band [[Motorpsycho]]. Released on double vinyl and single CD formats (the original CD-edition omitting the tracks "Mountain", "Gutwrench" and "Mr. Who?") in February 1993, it saw the band earn their name as one of the most important bands in [[Norway]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mic.no/nmi.nsf/doc/art2006051911064112985580 |title=Motorpsycho Biography |language=Norwegian |publisher=MIC.no |accessdate=2013-08-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325221341/http://www.mic.no/nmi.nsf/doc/art2006051911064112985580 |archivedate=2014-03-25 }}</ref>
+'''''Demon Box''''' is the third full-length studio [[album]] by [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[rock music|rock]]-band [[Motorpsycho (band)|Motorpsycho]]. Released on double vinyl and single CD formats (the original CD-edition omitting the tracks "Mountain", "Gutwrench" and "Mr. Who?") in February 1993, it saw the band earn their name as one of the most important bands in [[Norway]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mic.no/nmi.nsf/doc/art2006051911064112985580 |title=Motorpsycho Biography |language=Norwegian |publisher=MIC.no |accessdate=2013-08-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325221341/http://www.mic.no/nmi.nsf/doc/art2006051911064112985580 |archivedate=2014-03-25 }}</ref>
 == LP track listing ==
+{{tracklist
-Side A:
+| headline = Side A
-# "Waiting for the One" - 2:50 (Sæther)
+| all_writing = [[Bent Sæther]], except where noted.
-# "Nothing to Say" - 5:18 (Sæther)
+| title1   = Waiting for the One
-# "Feedtime" - 5:15 (Gebhardt/Ryan/Sæther)
+| writer1  =
-# "Gutwrench" - 4:45 (Sæther)
+| length1  = 2:50
-# "Sunchild" - 4:05 (Sæther)
+| title2   = Nothing to Say
+| writer2  =
-Side B:
+| length2  = 5:18
-# "Mountain" - 11:12 (Sæther/Ryan/Gebhardt/Lien/Sten)
+| title3   = Feedtime
-# "Tuesday Morning" - 4:22 (Ryan/Sæther)
+| writer3  = [[Håkon Gebhardt]], [[Hans Magnus Ryan]], Sæther
-# "All Is Loneliness" - 5:08 ([[Moondog]])
+| length3  = 5:15
+| title4   = Gutwrench
-Side C:
-# "Come On In" - 2:40 (Sæther)
+| writer4  = Gebhardt, Ryan, Sæther
+| length4  = 4:45
-# "Step Inside Again" - 3:39 (Sæther)
+| title5   = Sunchild
-# "Demon Box" - 17:06 (Gebhardt/Ryan/Sten/Sæther)
+| writer5  =
+| length5  = 4:05
-Side D:
+| total_length =
-# "Babylon" - 2:30 (Sæther)
+}}
-# "Mr. Who?" - 1:46 (Gebhardt/Ryan/Sæther)
+{{tracklist
-# "Junior" - 4:34 (Sæther)
+| headline = Side B
-# "Plan #1" - 7:39 (Ryan/Sæther/Burt)
+| title1   = Mountain
-# "Sheer Profoundity" - 3:37 (Gebhardt/Ryan/Sæther)
-# "The One Who Went Away" - 3:13 (Sæther)
+| writer1  = Gebhardt, Lars Lien, Ryan, [[Helge Sten]], Sæther
+| length1  = 11:12
+| title2   = Tuesday Morning
-The first pressing of 500 copies and the American version (?) have sides A and D on one record and sides B and C on the other.
+| writer2  = Ryan, Sæther
+| length2  = 4:22
+| title3   = All Is Loneliness
+| writer3  = [[Moondog]]
+| length3  = 5:08
+| total_length =
+}}
+{{tracklist
+| headline = Side C
+| title1   = Come On In
+| writer1  =
+| length1  = 2:40
+| title2   = Step Inside Again
+| writer2  =
+| length2  = 3:39
+| title3   = Demon Box
+| writer3  = Gebhardt, Ryan, Sten, Sæther
+| length3  = 17:06
+}}
+{{tracklist
+| headline = Side D
+| title1   = Babylon
+| writer1  =
+| length1  = 2:30
+| title2   = Mr. Who?
+| writer2  = Gebhardt, Ryan, Sæther
+| length2  = 1:46
+| title3   = Junior
+| writer3  =
+| length3  = 4:34
+| title4   = Plan #1
+| writer4  = Ryan, Sæther, Matt Burt
+| length4  = 7:39
+| title5   = Sheer Profoundity
+| writer5  = Gebhardt, Ryan, Sæther
+| length5  = 3:37
+| title6   = The One Who Went Away
+| writer6  =
+| length6  = 3:13
+}}
+The first pressing of 500 copies have sides A and D on one record and sides B and C on the other.
 == CD track listing ==
-# "Waiting for the One"  – 2:50 (Sæther)
+# "Waiting for the One"
-# "Nothing to Say"  – 5:18 (Sæther)
+# "Nothing to Say"
-# "Feedtime"  – 5:15 (Gebhardt/Ryan/Sæther)
+# "Feedtime"
-# "Sunchild"  – 4:05 (Sæther)
+# "Sunchild"
-# "Tuesday Morning"  – 4:22 (Ryan/Sæther)
+# "Tuesday Morning"
-# "All Is Loneliness"  – 5:08 ([[Moondog]])
+# "All Is Loneliness"
-# "Come On In"  – 2:40 (Sæther)
+# "Come On In"
-# "Step Inside Again"  – 3:39 (Sæther)
+# "Step Inside Again"
-# "Demon Box"  – 17:06 (Gebhardt/Ryan/Sten/Sæther)
+# "Demon Box"
-# "Babylon"  – 2:30 (Sæther)
+# "Babylon"
-# "Junior"  – 4:34 (Sæther)
+# "Junior"
-# "Plan #1"  – 7:39 (Ryan/Sæther/Burt)
+# "Plan #1"
-# "Sheer Profoundity"  – 3:37 (Gebhardt/Ryan/Sæther)
+# "Sheer Profoundity"
-# "The One Who Went Away"  – 3:13 (Sæther)
+# "The One Who Went Away"
 The tracks "Gutwrench", "Mountain" and "Mr. Who" were omitted from the CD edition in order to fit the album onto one disc.
 == 2014 reissue ==
 Demon Box was reissued on both vinyl and CD in 2014 on Norwegian label Rune Grammofon. The vinyl edition was issued in a limited transparent vinyl edition, as well as regular, non-limited black vinyl edition. The CD version is a non-limited extended 5-disc issue, containing the original album in its entirety for the first time on CD, including the 1993 "Mountain EP" and the 1994 "Another Ugly EP", as well as outtakes, alternate versions and live tracks. The fifth disc is a video recording of a show at the Vera club in Groningen, the Netherlands on 19 September 1993.
 == Personnel ==
@@ Line 76: / Line 117: @@
 with:
-*[[Lars Lien]]: [[piano]], [[hammond organ]], [[mellotron]], [[vocals]]
+*Lars Lien: [[piano]], [[hammond organ]], [[mellotron]], [[vocals]]
 *[[Helge Sten]] (Deathprod): [[Sampling (music)|samples]], [[echomachine]]s, [[synth bass]], [[Moog Taurus|taurus]], "various machines making lotsa noise"
 *Vegard Moen: [[sitar]] (on "All is Loneliness")
@@ Line 86: / Line 127: @@
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