Migdal Bavel is the second studio album by De Magia Veterum, released on January 20, 2009, by Mistress Dance Records and Transcendental Creations. It was first issued on cassette, with the pressing limited to a hundred copies.
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 20, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
| Studio | De Bejaarde, Drachten, NL | |||
| Genre | Avant-garde metal, black metal, industrial | |||
| Length | 33:39 | |||
| Label | Mistress Dance/Transcendental Creations | |||
| De Magia Veterum chronology | ||||
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| Maurice de Jong chronology | ||||
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Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Eduardo Rivadavia of allmusic gave the album three out of five stars, saying "this one-Dutchman operation spares no effort to advance black metal's misanthropic agenda, whether through sheer sonic terrorism (see sand-blasting onslaughts like "The Confusion of Tongues," "The Boat of Uta-Napishtim," and "Zaota"), or impressive avant-garde rule breaking (ergo the title track's free jazz percussion and synthesizer hiccups, the serpentine piano tap-dance of "I Am the Vine," and the bubbling synthesized orchestrations of "Rapture")."[1]
Track listing
editAll music is composed by Maurice de Jong
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Confusion of Tongues" | 2:52 |
| 2. | "Migdal Bavel" | 5:03 |
| 3. | "The Boat of Uta-Naphistim" | 6:06 |
| 4. | "Curse of Cannan" | 3:51 |
| 5. | "Zaota" | 3:30 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Am the Vine" | 3:59 |
| 2. | "Below the Altar of Ra-Hoor-Khuit" | 4:03 |
| 3. | "Rapture" | 4:15 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Confusion of Tongues" | 2:52 |
| 2. | "Migdal Bavel" | 5:03 |
| 3. | "The Boat of Uta-Naphistim" | 6:06 |
| 4. | "Interlude I: The Ruins of Copan" | 1:56 |
| 5. | "Curse of Cannan" | 3:51 |
| 6. | "Zaota" | 3:30 |
| 7. | "I Am the Vine" | 3:59 |
| 8. | "Interlude II: Evocation of the Gallu" | 1:55 |
| 9. | "Below the Altar of Ra-Hoor-Khuit" | 4:03 |
| 10. | "Rapture" | 4:15 |
Personnel
editAdapted from Migdal Bavel liner notes.[2]
- Maurice de Jong (as Mories) – vocals, instruments, recording, cover art
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 2009 | Mistress Dance | CS | MDR 036 |
| Canada | Transcendental Creations | CD | TC008 |
References
edit- ^ a b Rivadavia, Eduardo. "De Magia Veterum: Migdal Bavel > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
- ^ Migdal Bavel (booklet). De Magia Veterum. São Teotónio, Odemira: Mistress Dance. 2009.
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External links
edit- Migdal Bavel at Discogs (list of releases)
- Migdal Bavel at Bandcamp