Spell Book Five [Magician On Duty Ten Year Anniversary]

TEN YEARS OF MAGICIAN ON DUTY — THE SPELL BOOKS

Ten years of magic. And the spell is still unfolding.

Magic rarely announces itself.

It appears in fleeting moments, in the extraordinary connections that bring people together, in emotions that arrive without explanation, and in music's remarkable ability to alter our perception of reality.

Some spells are spoken. Others live in frequencies, melodies, and rhythms, awakening something within us that words have never quite managed to explain.

For the past decade, Magician On Duty has explored that invisible territory, guided by a simple belief: sound holds possibilities beyond what can easily be said.

Founded in 2016 by Adrian, what began as a personal fascination with sound and imagination gradually developed into a universe with its own language. A record label where artistic freedom takes precedence over convention, where curiosity challenges expectations, and where each release contributes another dimension to an expanding creative vision.

Ten years later, a new chapter emerges.

The Spell Books.

Forty-five compositions. Six chapters. Six distinct worlds, each possessing its own atmosphere, visual identity, and musical character.

Not a retrospective, but an invitation to venture further into the unknown.

Six chapters unfold like passages from a forgotten manuscript. Some drift through delicate, dreamlike landscapes, while others descend into darker, more hypnotic territories. Rhythms become rituals, melodies appear and disappear, and familiar sounds take on unfamiliar shapes.

Each composition is a spell, cast by an artist bringing a distinct imagination to the collection.

The project brings together familiar faces who have helped shape Magician On Duty's identity over the years alongside new artists entering its universe for the first time. Across all six Spellbooks, their individual expressions become part of something larger, connected not by a single musical formula but by a shared willingness to explore.

Spell Book Five drifts in like a dream remembering itself, nine spells cast by Kunstgemeinschaft Aufbau, Tlazohtla, Hot Oasis, Juliano Gomez, Esmaeili, Narcisse featuring Kris Berle, Eternal Moment featuring Mira Almas, Kapoor, and Dad of the Year. It's like stepping through colours that don't stay still. The ground shifts, gently, and you're somewhere just past the edge of what's known.