speculated that an external producer could have brought out "a great album" even better. The album was repeatedly criticised for its lack of originality, as the band failed to "stand out from the self-made blueprint." On the other hand, the album was praised as such, as a successful example of retro-prog, "certainly leaving nothing to be desired by progressive music lovers". Especially "sympathisers of versatile retro-rock" would enjoy the album, because with Madness and Magic "Arabs in Aspic have once again succeeded in producing a beautiful retro-album," which is only nuances behind its predecessor, judged the reviewers of Babyblaue Seiten. Discography Full Length 2003: Progeria (Børse Music) 2004: Far Out In Aradabia (Børse Music) 2010: Strange Frame of Mind (Pancromatic) 2013: Picture in a Dream (Black Widow Records) 2015: Victim Of Your Father’s Agony (Black Widow Records) 2017: Syndenes Magi (Apollon Records: PROG/Børse Music) 2020: Madness & Magic (Album, Karisma Records) Live 2018: Live At Avantgarden (Apollon Records: PROG/Børse Music) Compilations 2011: Progeria / Far Out In Aradabia (Pancromatic) 2021: I – III (Karisma Records/Børse Music) Singles & EPs 2015: Sad Without You/Italian Class/TV 3 (Crispin Glover Records) 2015: Prevail To Fail / Pictures In A Dream (feat. Rune Sundby, Crispin Glover Records) 2018: De Dødes Tjern / Step Into The Fire (Apollon Records: PROG/Børse Music) Members Current members Guitar, Vocals: Jostein Smeby Hammond, Background-Vocals: Stig Arve Jørgensen Drums: Eskil Nyhus Bass: Erik Paulsen Percussion: Alessandro Elide Former Members Guitar, Theremin: Tommy Ingebrigtsen Hammond, Acoustic-Guitar, Synthesizers: Magnar Krutvik Bass: Terje Nyhus External links Website Einzelnachweise Norwegian progressive rock groups