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Johan Levin - all instruments

Desiderii Marginis (“Edge of Desire” in Latin) was formed by Johan Levin in 1993 in Mjölby, Sweden as a solo project. The initial intention was to release just a few demotapes with material that failed to fit into the repertoire of his main band at the time The Wounded Meadow. The first three tapes “Consecrare”, “Via Peregrinus” and “Triptych” were released in limited editions of a modest handfull. Some of these songs later appeared in new versions on Songs Over Ruins, released on the loveable Cold Meat Industry label.

After the first full CD Desiderii Marginis was already known throughout the dark-ambient scene. Comparing the new project in the first place with fellow label Raison D’Etre, critics noted some notable differences - first, much more attention to the rhythmic structure, as well as completely different, different from the music of Peter Andersson’s post-apocalyptic atmosphere more suited to work beginning of the 90th of Brighter Death Now, In Slaughter Natives or Archon Satani. Figuratively as one of the reviewers - “Songs Over Ruins” - this hour tour around the world, have ceased to exist, where all life is ended, the road will not find anything alive, only endless dust and ashes, skeletons of dead trees, but the ruins of collapsed buildings and broken machines. “

The next album “Deadbeat” was released only four years later, in 2001 th. For the attentive fan scene is a sign that the work on the material most likely was a thoughtful and thorough, and the CD did not disappoint expectations hear professionally made serious result. The disc combines the bleak industrial environment, samples of religious chants and well thought-out electronics, and it does not look like a collage, and each party in each track has been verified, exciting and exhilarating.

The break between the second and third album, called “Strife”, was also significant - about three years. The new CD was dedicated to “reflection on the deplorable human passion always and everywhere to easily get involved in any conflict,” and music was not so much a continuation of the ideas of the first two albums, but more a kind of soundtrack, differing steep in ambient and a smaller share of neoclassicism. While the album includes one of the best and favorite of many things the project “The Sweet Hereafter”, a special delight from the audience, he did not call.

However, in parallel, Johan worked on, perhaps his most successful disc - “That Which Is Tragic And Timeless”, released a year later, in the 2005th, and the best tracks of strength and he gave him. In contrast to the rather experimental “Strife”, a new work was full of beautiful melodies and had absolutely amazing absorbing atmosphere, she touched the hearts of listeners of various genres. Blurring the boundaries between styles, in addition to the usual dark ambient project, there were also dark-folk guitar and Tibetan sacred mantra, and in the spirit of the spherical electronics Inade, and much more, all of which together make up the wonderful world where everything was “tragic and timeless, “that is so, what according to the American artist Mark Rothko, inspired Johan to this work, and should only be an object of interest of the creator of a work of art.

Desiderii Marginis album brought a new level of creative skill and popularity. Released two years disc “The Seven Sorrows” (2007), continues the course of his predecessor superuspeshnogo, but where before yawning abyss of Eastern traditions and cults of the ancient Mediterranean, the music is deeply European in its basis, addressing the basics of esoteric Christianity. Being completely different in mood, but infinitely sad, and, in fact, no less tragic, this work is, perhaps, not so hopeless, but keep the faith and hope within. Perfection of form and beauty of the melody of the “Seven Sorrows” in no way inferior to the level of “That Which Is Tragic And Timeless”, and the voice samples of the metaphysical properties enhance the feeling of immersion in meditative contemplation deep grieving human soul.

Last album to date, “Years Lend a Golden Charm” - a retrospective of the very beginning of his career Johan Levin, including publication of the first 3-MC album “Consecrare”, “Via Peregrinus” and “Hortus Conclusus / Triptych”, recorded 1992-93 years. And not common at the time for various reasons. Today, after more than 15 years, the time of these recordings came, however, as he admits, Johan, their influence is felt throughout his career. Starting with “Songs Over Ruins” to the last masterpiece “Seven Sorrows”. Album was released in the format of a luxurious 6-panel digi-pack.

Apart Desiderii Marginis Johan is also involved in the team Galtagaldr, playing authentic medieval music, which plays on the Greek bouzouki guitar, dulcimer, flute, oboe and other instruments of the era. Among his other interests - history, medieval art and architecture, calligraphy, philosophy and archeology. Johan works in the archaeological department of the museum province of Östergötland.

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Albums

Songs Over Ruins ‎(CD, Album, Dig) Cold Meat Industry cmi.56 1997
  Songs Over Ruins ‎(CD, Album, RP) Cold Meat Industry CMI.56 2001
Deadbeat ‎(CD, Album) Cold Meat Industry CMI.86 2001
  Deadbeat ‎(12xFile, FLAC, Album, RE) Not On Label (Desiderii Marginis Self-Released) none 2014
Strife ‎(CD, Album) Cold Meat Industry CMI131 2004
  Strife ‎(9xFile, FLAC, Album, RE) Not On Label (Desiderii Marginis Self-Released) none 2014
Desiderii Marginis / Moan / Artefactum - Lost Signals From Unknown Horizons ‎(CDr, Ltd) Beast Of Prey BOP 1.2 2004
The Ever Green Tree ‎(LP, Album, Ltd) Kaosthetik Konspiration KSTK 003 2005
  The Ever Green Tree ‎(CD, Album, Ltd) Kaosthetik Konspiration KSTK 005 2007
That Which Is Tragic And Timeless ‎(CD, Album) Cold Meat Industry CMI146 2005
Seven Sorrows ‎(CD, Album, Ltd, Dig) / (CD, Album) Cold Meat Industry CMI173 2007
  Seven Sorrows ‎(10xFile, FLAC, Album, RE) Not On Label (Desiderii Marginis Self-Released) none 2014
Procession ‎(CD, Album, Ltd) Cyclic Law 48th Cycle 2012
  Procession ‎(LP, Album, Ltd) / (LP, Album + 7" + Ltd) Cyclic Law, La Esencia 48th Cycle, LER006/2012 2013
Hypnosis ‎(2xCD, Album, Ltd) Cyclic Law 71st Cycle 2014

Compilations

Years Lend A Golden Charm ‎(CD, Comp) Eternal Pride Productions epp.016 2009
Thaw ‎(CD, Comp, Ltd) Zoharum ZOHAR 073-2 2014

Tracks appear in compilations

  tr. Solemn Descent
Various - ...And Even Wolves Hid Their Teeth And Tongue Wherever Shelter Was Given Cold Meat Industry 1995
  tr. Chaos Undivided
Various - The Absolute Supper Cold Meat Industry 1997
  tr. And Never The Twain...
Various - Love And Death - Trisol Bible Chapter 1 ‎(3xCD) [Trisol] Music Group GmbH TRI 100 CD 2001
  tr. Scintillate II
Various - Quid Sit Futurum Cras, Fuge Quaerere (III) ‎(CDr, Unofficial) MM CD MM04 2001
  tr. Latency
Various - Viscera V.Zero ‎(CD, Comp) Luminal Records ana001 2002
  tr. This Vale Of Tears
Various - The Last Bleak Days ‎(CD, Comp) Bleak Records Bleak001 2002
  tr. Animation
Various - Oderint, Dum Metuant ‎(CDr, Comp) Beast Of Prey none 2004
  tr. Where I End And You Begin
Various - Flowers Made Of Snow ‎(2xCD, Comp) Cold Meat Industry CMI130 2004
  tr. Secrets Of The Future Past
Various - Subterranean Ways Of Thinking ‎(LP, Comp) Avatar Records AVATAR 08 2004
  tr. From Glory To Where
Various - Sonic Seducer Cold Hands Seduction Vol. 37 ‎(CD, Smplr, Enh) Sonic Seducer 2004-05 2004
  tr. Where I End And You Begin
Various - Sonic Seducer Cold Hands Seduction Vol. 45 ‎(2xCD, Comp) Sonic Seducer 2005-02 2005
  tr. Compression
Various - Death Odors III ‎(CD, Comp, Ltd) Slaughter Productions SPCD57 2006
  tr. Untitled
Various - Untitled - A Tribute To Zdzislaw Beksinski ‎(CD, Comp, Ltd) Wrotycz Records WRT004 2007
  tr. Dead Men's Choir (Remix)
V:28 / Various - Total Reconstruction Cold Meat Industry 2008
  tr. Deadbeat I Remix
Various - Abnormal Beauty ‎(CD, Comp, Dig) Beast Of Prey BOP 4.3 2009
  tr. The Sleep Of Reason Produces Monsters
Various - Behind The Canvas Of Time Cryo Chamber 2012
  tr. Land Of Strangers
Various - Compilation For A Cat Not On Label 2012
  tr. The Tower Master
Various - Cycles: Cyclic Law's 10th Year Anniversary Label Sampler Cyclic Law 2012
  tr. Forlorn I
Various - No Red Seas ‎(54xFile, Comp) Not On Label none 2012
  tr. Equinoxe 2
Various - Samhainwork I ‎(14xFile, MP3, Comp, 320) Heathen Harvest Records HHR003 2012
  tr. Equinoxe
Various - Dark Ambient Vol. 4 ‎(23xFile, FLAC, Comp) Sombre Soniks SomSon26 2012
  tr. Procession
Various - Elegy Sampler 75 ‎(CD, Smplr) Elegy ELGCD0075 2012
  tr. Hypnerotomachia
Various - Eidolon. A Tribute To Reutoff ‎(CD, Comp) Old Europa Cafe OECD 189 2014
  tr. Queequeg
Various - No Dead Seas: No Red Seas Vol II ‎(38xFile, FLAC, Comp) Not On Label none 2014