Migdal Bavel

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.

Migdal Bavel
Studio album by
De Magia Veterum
ReleasedJanuary 20, 2009 (2009-01-20)
Recorded2008 (2008)
StudioDe Bejaarde, Drachten, NL
GenreAvant-garde metal, black metal, industrial
Length33:39
LabelMistress Dance/Transcendental Creations
De Magia Veterum chronology
The Apocalyptic Seven Headed Beast Arisen
(2007)		 Migdal Bavel
(2009)		 In Conspectu Divinae Majestatis
(2010)
Maurice de Jong chronology
The Genocidal Deliverance
(2008)		 Migdal Bavel
(2009)		 Rend Each Other Like Wild Beasts
(2009)

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

All music is composed by Maurice de Jong.

Side one
No.TitleLength
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
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."I Am the Vine"3:59
2."Below the Altar of Ra-Hoor-Khuit"4:03
3."Rapture"4:15
CD track listing
No.TitleLength
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

Adapted from Migdal Bavel liner notes.[2]

Release history
Region Date Label Format Catalog
Portugal 2009 Mistress Dance CS MDR 036
Canada Transcendental Creations CD TC008
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gollark: Anyway, we ensword it, with swords.
gollark: Caves are quite quiet too, though, no?
gollark: And we can't hear approaching things?!
gollark: How did it catch us off-guard? We were GOING toward IT.

References
  1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "De Magia Veterum: Migdal Bavel > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
  2. Migdal Bavel (booklet). De Magia Veterum. São Teotónio, Odemira: Mistress Dance. 2009.CS1 maint: others (link)
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