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2017 studio album by Major Parkinson From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Blackbox is the fourth studio album of the Norwegian band Major Parkinson. It was released on 27 October 2017. The album features a new lineup and has an emphasis on dark, ambient electronica mixed with pop and prog rock.[1][2]
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 27 October 2017 | |||
Recorded | 2016 | |||
Studio | Duper Studio & Degaton Studios | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 47:45 | |||
Label | Degaton Records | |||
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The critical reception to the album has been positive.[3][4][5] In 2023, Loudwire mentioned the album in their list of the best progressive rock & metal albums of each year since 1983.[6]
Just like Twilight Cinema, Blackbox features many cultural references, mostly from 19th and 20th century historical figures. The opening title "Lover, Lower Me Down!" includes a play on The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway, while Hemingway himself is later mentioned in "Baseball". Several philosophers are named in "Isabel: A Report to an Academy" - Plato, Nietsche, Heidegger, Russell, while works by Salvador Dalí, René Magritte and Hieronymus Bosch are referenced.
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