Magic Box (Bel Canto album) explained

Magic Box
Type:	studio
Artist:	Bel Canto
Cover:	Magic Box Bel Canto.jpeg
Released:	27 February 1996
Genre:	Folk^[1] ambient
Label:	Lava Atlantic
Producer:	Bel Canto Mark Ferda Ulf Holand Jah Wobble
Prev Title:	Birds of Passage
Prev Year:	1992
Next Title:	Rush
Next Year:	1998

Magic Box is the fourth studio album by Norwegian band Bel Canto, released on 27 February 1996 by Lava Records and Atlantic Records.^{[2] [3]}

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars,^[2] and the Dagbladet reviewer Øyvind Rønning awarded the album dice 5.^[3]

Personnel

Musicians

• Anneli Marian Drecker – vocals, keyboards
• Nils Johansen – guitar, mandolin, violin, programming
• Eivind Aarset – guitar
• Nils Petter Molvær – trumpet
• B.J. Cole – steel guitar
• Jah Wobble – bass, breathing
• Dinesh – tablas
• Fazal Qureshi – ablas
• Andreas Eriksen – percussion
• Jaki Liebezeit – drums
• Chuck Frazier – background vocals

Technical

• Hans Grottheim – engineering
• Per Martinsen – engineering assistance
• Ken Theodorsen – engineering assistance
• Mark Ferda – engineering, mixing, production
• Ulf Holand – engineering, mixing, production
• Jah Wobble – production
• Bel Canto – production
• Brenda Rotheiser – art direction, design

Notes and References

1. Book: D, Spence. Gary . Graff . Daniel . Durchholz . 1998 . MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide . Bel Canto. . Detroit . 92.
2. Web site: Bel Canto – Magic Box . . 2015-04-05.
3. News: Magisk fra Bel Canto . . no . Øyvind . Rønning . 1996-02-23 . 2015-04-05.