Magna Zero — Becoming Nothing

Los Angeles Psych Rock trio Magna Zero are lifelong friends David Aubrey (Drums), Jason Moore (Vocals/Bass/Keys), and Chris DiCesare (Guitar). Their raw sound combines elements of progressive rock, desert rock, and post-punk into a swirling cauldron of guitar and groove-driven sonic energy. Formed during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the band forged their musical identity by co-quarantining in a deserted LA studio and creating over one hundred musical compositions that each began as ‘free jams’, or improvisational works, recorded by Aubrey on his phone. Over the next year, the band sculpted many of these works into songs, and in late 2022 they released four tracks as their debut EP, All Must Go.

After the critical success of All Must Go, the band released their first LP, The Great Nothing, in the Spring of 2023. The album captures the raw, live spirit of the Magna Zero sound, with most of the recordings done as live takes and minimal overdubs used. Aubrey relates the album conceptually to a black hole, with the creative and destructive forces that propel the cycles of life, death, and rebirth throughout all things. As a unified work of art, The Great Nothing is a transformative odyssey into a state of flow that is ultimately free of time, place, and self. Moore’s lyrics weave a visceral narrative of existentialism and transcendence, reflecting both an individual and collective experience of living in today’s uncertain and turbulent world.

Halfway through recording their follow up LP to The Great Nothing, the band captured three extended jam sessions while improvising to warm up their creative palette. Caught live on tape during a first and only take, these three spontaneous musical compositions form the band’s new album, Infinite Sky. An unorthodox work of live, unrehearsed, and unedited musical performances, Infinite Sky showcases Magna Zero in their purest form, channeling a collective creative experience from the ether. A raw, imperfect, and honest work of art, Infinite Sky invites the audience to depart from the conventional and experience a different kind of rock album — one that embraces experimentation and defies rules.

Magna Zero, translated from Latin, means ‘Great Nothing’. Coined by Aubrey and suggested by Moore for the name of the band, the term Magna Zero refers to a state of peace that is beyond the ego, where one experiences harmony and unity with the universe. This is the way the band feels when they play music together. DiCesare describes how their creative process starts from a blank canvas, in an empty space of possibility. This void, or nothingness, is an entry point to peace and connection for the band, and is what they hope to share with their audience through the music they create.

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Magna Zero — Infinite Sky Press Release

Magna Zero — The Great Nothing Press Release

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