Kenneth Kapstad


Kenneth Kapstad is a Norwegian musician from Trondheim, known as the drummer of the band Gåte, Motorpsycho, and God Seed, and for his collaborations with the bands Animal Alpha, Goat the Head, and Monolithic.

Career

Kapstad was born in Løkken Verk. He attended the music program at Orkdal secondary school, two years on Sund Folkehøgskole, a year at the conservatory in Agder Musikkonservatorium, and four years on the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium.
After the phenomenal 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 spent nearly ten years with the band before parting ways in 2016. He also collaborates within bands like Dadafon, Cucumber, African Pepperbirds, Monolithic, Goat the Head, Animal Alpha, Thorns, Martin Hagfors, Møster!, Grand General, God Seed, Resjemheia, and Spidergawd.

Discography

;With God Seed
;Within Dadafon
  • 2004: My Brother's Comeback
  • 2004: Harbour
  • 2004: And So We Have to Say Goodbye
;Within Motorpsycho
;Within Goat the Head
  • 2007: Simian Supremacy
  • 2010: Doppelgängers
  • 2011: Wicked Mimicry
;Within Grand General
;With other projects
  • 2004: No Slumber, within Cucumber
  • 2005: Haiglaits: Farvel Og På Gjensyn, with Are Og Odin
  • 2006: Cape Point, with Afric Pepperbirds
  • 2008: You Pay for the Whole Seat, But You'll Only Need the Edge, with Animal Alpha
  • 2008: E.S.P., with 22
  • 2009: Men and Flies, with Martin Hagfors
  • 2009: Black Science, within Monolithic