Magnesia Nova

Magnesia Nova, subtitled A study on the connections between the Hellenic and Japanese cultures, is an album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow. It come in a tall card wallet with a 24-page booklet, and is limited to 1,000 copies.[1] The titles were inspired by the titles of books by Athanasius Kircher.

Magnesia Nova
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1996 (1996-05)
RecordedFebruary–May 1995
StudioZSF Produkt Studio, Tokyo
GenreNoise
Length60:04
LabelStaalplaat / Perverse Series & Ακτή-Οξύ
ProducerMasami Akita
Merzbow chronology
Green Wheels
(1995)
Magnesia Nova
(1996)
Age of 369 / Chant 2
(1996)

Outtakes were included on Red Magnesia Pink in the Merzbox.

Track listing

All music is composed by Masami Akita.

No.TitleLength
1."Rituale Lucis"3:24
2."Magnesia Nova"18:50
3."Oedipus Organum"7:55
4."Specula Naturalum"8:13
5."Pantometrum Erotica"7:18
6."Sphinx Mystagoga"14:24

Personnel

  • Masami Akita – noise, EMS Synthi A
  • Abtechtonics – artwork
  • Paris Koutsikos – design

References

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