THE NEW MAGIC – Ship of Theseus

ZF2505TI | Lathe Cut, One-sided 10″ Single | Release date: 19 December 2025
40 retail copies on black vinyl and 10 promo copies on transparent vinyl. Comes in full colour printed sleeve, white inner bag and protective plastic sleeve. Only available via artist and label.
ZF2505DL | Digital Single | Release date: 21 November 2025
Available via Bandcamp.

1. Ship of Theseus (11:13)

Originally released as b-side to digital single “The Arrival” (ZF2411DL) on 5 July 2024.

Teodor Elstad – upright bass
Martin van Houtum – pianos, organs, synthesizers, electric guitar, bass guitar, percussion
Morten Smith Lien – tenor and soprano saxophones
Filip Zenon Ramberg – drums

Recorded at Battle View Studio and various other places, 2021-2023.
Written, produced and mixed by Martin van Houtum.
Mastered by Jacob Holm-Lupo at Dude Ranch Studio.
Lathe cut by Håvard Lunøe-Haugland at Dassen Vinylfreseri.
Front cover illustration “New Born” by Karaska.
Layout by Yvonne Rystad.
Executive producer: Petter Flaten Eilertsen.

RELEASE INFORMATION
THE NEW MAGIC released the sibling albums Bird’s Eye View and Worm’s Eye View on Zen Feedbacker in 2024. From the latter came the digital single “The Arrival”, with “Ship of Theseus” featured as an exclusive b-side. But this track was later considered as way too good to remain a hidden gem, so we decided to give it the physical release it deserves!

Lathe cut, one-sided 10″ single limited to only 50 copies. Comes in full colour printed sleeve, white inner bag and protective plastic sleeve. Only available via artist and label.

FFO: Motorpsycho, Dungen, Angelo Badalamenti, Steve Reich, Terry Riley, Mike Oldfield.