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Magic Box Whojaba

THE SOUND OF THE TIMES

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NEWS!

Magic Box in top 100 list - best unsigned bands

in Music Connection Magazine

Newsstand Edition No. 25: Dec 10 - Jan 6, 2008


MAGIC BOX IS THE SONIC CREATION OF MAXWELL AND LYNSKEY..DRUMS AND GUITAR..EXOTIC TUNINGS AND RYTHMS...WHEN PERFORMING LIVE, THE VISUAL ELEMENT IS CREATED BY MASTER PAINTER NORTON WISDOM AND PROJECTED LIVE BY FILM MAKER C J JONES.

Their recordings are made telepathicaly...Maxwell and Lynskey are seperated and isolated in different rooms without eye contact...their connection is thru audio headphones. The studio engineer rolled tape while the two artist conversed thru thier instruments..The result is pure improvisational music.......LIVE........The artistic ensemble of magic box acsends you into a world of sonic and visual entertainment thru the immense talents of its members.

Anchored by percussionist Maxwell, the drumming of Magic Box is wide and deep, having a heartbeat within a heartbeat. Primal explorations drift into jazz, creating trance like grooves. The etheric structure built upon that foundation is created by Glen Lynskey. Using the electric guitar and exotic tunings, Lynskey weaves melody and atmoshere into the hypnotic rythyms of Maxwell. In unison, these two musicians travel dreamlike through musical landscapes, at times restful as if floating on water, to extreme rythmic pulse's that can transform any room into a ritual experience. Visual art is a major component of Magic Box. Master performance painter Norton Wisdom is the centerpiece to this trio. The voice of this group is expressed thru the imagery of Wisdoms subconcious world. As the music drifts thru his body, he becomes entranced, creating paintings that lead the audience on a surrealistic journey.

The performance's are captured by film maker Sea J Jones... she projects live her vision adding another element of surreal dimensions..creating a colorful and abstract backdrop to the overall magic box experience..a dream within a dream. The soul of this group reaches into the mystic of ancient man. With a seeming life of its own, each composition rises from "the Box" extending into full view as a presentation of dialog between its creaters. Performances may reflect a theme..or not. The painter becomes the musician, the musician the painter. A primordial liberation for explorers who have journeyed the life path of pure artistry.

Magic Box


captured by film maker Sea J Jones
captured by film maker Sea J Jones
captured by film maker Sea J Jones ..

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Member Since: 4/6/2006
Band Website: myspace.com/magicboxmusic
Band Members:

Glen Lynskey - Guitar and Loops
myspace.com/glenlynskey

Maxwell Vision - Drums
myspace.com/maxwellvision

Norton Wisdom - Painter
www.nortonwisdom.com
myspace.com/nowisdom
Matt Lattanzi - Didjeridu



Photo By: Bernard Baur :


Magic Box with Norton Wisdom: Dispenses irresistible improvisational art, music, and boundless imagination. :

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Magic Box with Norton Wisdom:
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The Players: Glen Lynskey, guitars, loops; Maxwell Vision, drums; Matt Lattanzi, didgeridoo; Norton Wisdom, painter.

Material: Rising like a phoenix from the flames of outrageous creativity, Magic Box shapes a strange new soundscape that explores the outer boundaries of sound and art. This is Mad Max / Burning Man territory, with the sort of music that makes you lose all inhibitions or shocks you so much you hold on for dear life. Dispensing improvisational art-rock in its finest form, Magic Box takes you to places you never knew existed. Indeed, anyone into music that alters consciousness would become an instant fan.

Musicianship: The magic starts with Maxwell’s tribal rhythms and primal, urgent and compelling yelps. Then Lynskey, using samples and loops he creates on the spot, weaves exotic melodies in and out of the beats, producing a hypnotic atmosphere. Finally, Lattanzi drones with his didgeridoo to complete the effect. The result is inescapable. There is just too much mojo in the air to resist.

Performance: Playing in a small neighborhood pub was diabolically deceptive. This trio transformed the place into a psychedelic cauldron. Accompanying them on their mission was Norton Wisdom, who painted an assortment of surreal images during the set. When he was through with one, he started another, then another until your mind reeled. The paintings, the music, the madcap fans, it all could’ve caused a sensory overload —- if it weren’t so damn cool.

Summary: Magic Box conveys an extraordinary concept within a performance that is irresistible. Combining art, music, and boundless imagination, this band of musical alchemists creates a new world that is unfamiliar, yet inviting. In doing so, these artists are the epitome of music, art and creativity. There may be no other act quite like this one, but in an ideal world there would be more of them.

––Bernard Baur

Music Connection Magazine issue 20



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Sounds Like: Maxwell Lynskey
Record Label: BLISS OF A MADMAN
Type of Label: Indie

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Magic Box in top 100 list - best unsigned bands

NEWS! Magic Box in top 100 list - best unsigned bands in Music Connection Magazine Newsstand Edition No. 25: Dec 10 - Jan 6, 2008...
Posted by Magic Box Whojaba on Sat, 15 Dec 2007 02:23:00 PST

MAGIC BOX in Music Connection Magazine

Bernard Baur of Music Connection Magazine did a great review on us. It's in the issue that came out today 9-20-07 with the mastering guys on the front. Music Connection MagazineIssue 9-24-07 to ...
Posted by Magic Box Whojaba on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 05:23:00 PST