Tracklist
1. I Vow to Thee, My Screen
2. Lullaby for Modern Kids, Part 1
3. Lullaby for Modern Kids, Part 2
4. High-Tech Parent
5. Madness and Magic
6. Heaven in Your Eye
Norwegen heavy prog rockers Arabs in Aspic release their new album Madness and Magic today via acclaimed label Karisma Records!
With influences ranging from from classic rock, funk, pop, prog, heavy rock, bossanova to simply acapella, Arabs in Aspic offer a thrilling prog-melangeon their new album Madness and Magic and you should check it out now!
Based in Trondheim, Norway, Arabs in Aspic is a band with a lineup that has both the skill and musical knowledge to perform a variety of styles, ranging from classic rock to funk, pop, prog, heavy rock, bossanova and a capella, all rooted in what is known as the “Golden Era” of rock.
Jostein Smeby on Guitars + vocals, Stig Jørgensen on Organs + vocals, Erik Paulsen on Bass + vocals, Eskil Nyhus on Drums + cymbals and Alessandro G. Elide on Percussion + gongs, are an ensemble who create a distinctive sound that is best described as a sweet mixture of loud, heavy guitars and drums, 12 string acoustics, funky bass and percussion, screaming Hammond organs, soft Rhodes, Mellotrons and 70’s Synths, topped with plentiful vocal harmonies.
Madness and Magic is the seventh full-length album from the Prog Rockers, and recently the band let fans know more about what went into making it, and the subject matter:
“Madness and Magic is the first Arabs in Aspic album written for two drummers, with more acoustic guitar parts than previous albums. All the music was written and arranged in our studio and carefully put together like a puzzle with 50,000 pieces, to take the listener on a journey through life’s “Madness and Magic”, both musically and lyrically.
The lyrics for Madness and Magic reflect on how easily both children and adults are affected in the digital age, but also how helpless we are when we have to put our lives in the hands of specialists. Many ideas came up after a brief meeting with Doctor Death. The message of “Madness and Magic” is up to the listener to decide. For you are capable of thinking for yourself, right?“
With ethereal artwork by Julia Proszowska, Madness And Magic is out today and available on CD, black vinyl and limited edition green and yellow splatter vinyl, and digital formats (order links below).
Webshop: https://www.karismarecords.no/shop/
Official: www.arabsinaspic.org
Facebook: https://facebook.com/arabsinaspic
Bandcamp: https://arabs.bandcam
Label: www.karismarecords.no
