Kenneth Kapstad

Norwegian drummer

Kenneth Kapstad
Kapstad performing at Over Oslo 2018
Background information
Born	(1979-04-20) 20 April 1979 (age 45) Løkken Verk, Meldal, Norway
Genres	Rock, jazz
Occupation(s)	Drummer
Labels	Reflect, Jazzaway, Curling Legs

Website	kennethkapstad.no

Musical artist

Kenneth Kapstad (born 20 April 1979) is a Norwegian musician from Trondheim, known as the drummer of the band Gåte (2004–2005), Motorpsycho (2007–2016) and God Seed (2012–2015), and for his collaborations with the bands Animal Alpha, Goat the Head and Monolithic.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Career

Motorpsycho with Kenneth Kapstad central, live at Studenten, Steinkjer, 2008

Kapstad was born in Løkken Verk. He attended the music program at Orkdal vgs., two years on Sund Folkehøgskole, a year at the conservatory in Agder Musikkonservatorium and four years on the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium (2001–05).^[4]

After the fenomenal success within Gåte, that ended just when it started to take off, Kapstad joined Motorpsycho duo guitarist Hans Magnus Ryan and bassist Bent Sæther in 2007. He also collaborates within bands like Dadafon (2003–2004), Cucumber (2004–2005), African Pepperbirds (2004–2006), Monolithic (2005–), Goat the Head (2005–), Animal Alpha (2006–2007), Thorns (2006–), Martin Hagfors (2008–), Møster! (2010–), Grand General (2010–), God Seed (2011–), Resjemheia (2011–) and Spidergawd (2013–).

Discography

With God Seed

2012: I Begin (Indie Recordings)

Within Dadafon

2004: My Brother's Comeback (Universal Records)
2004: Harbour (Universal Records)
2004: And So We Have to Say Goodbye (Dadafon self–released)

Within Motorpsycho

2008: Little Lucid Moments (Rune Grammofon)
2008: Roadwork Vol. 3: The Four Norsemen of the Apocalypse (included in the double DVD release "Haircuts")
2009: Child of the Future
2010: Heavy Metal Fruit (Rune Grammofon)
2011: Roadwork Vol. 4 – Intrepid Skronk (Rune Grammofon)
2011: Strings of Stroop – Motorpsycho Live at Effenaar (limited edition vinyl)
2012: The Death Defying Unicorn (Stickman Records, Germany), with Ståle Storløkken
2013: Still Life with Eggplant (Rune Grammofon)
2014: Behind the Sun (Rune Grammofon)
2016: Here Be Monsters (Stickman Records)
2016: Here Be Monsters Vol.2 (Stickman Records)

Within Goat the Head

2007: Simian Supremacy (Tabu Recordings)
2010: Doppelgängers (Aftermath Music)
2011: Wicked Mimicry (Left Horn Records)

Within Grand General

2013: Grand General (Rune Grammofon)^[5]

With other projects

2004: No Slumber (Bergland Prod.), within Cucumber
2005: Haiglaits: Farvel Og På Gjensyn (EMI Music, Norway), with Are Og Odin
2006: Cape Point (Bergland Prod.), with Afric Pepperbirds
2008: You Pay for the Whole Seat, But You'll Only Need the Edge (Racing Junior), with Animal Alpha
2008: E.S.P. (Extended Sensory Play), with 22
2009: Men and Flies (Me Records), with Martin Hagfors
2009: Black Science (Roggbif Records), within Monolithic (Stian Westerhus)

References

^ Myrberget, Lage Thune (22 August 2010). "Norges raskeste kan mer" (in Norwegian). Trommer.no. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
^ Johansen, Carl Kristian (8 July 2011). "- Man må spille som man er" (in Norwegian). Ballade.no. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
^ "Monolithic + Kogumaza". Cafeoto.co.uk. 10 November 2010. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
^ "Jazzlinja". NTNU.no. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
^ "Grand General: Grand General (2013) Track Review". All About Jazz. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.