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After ten years, we finally have an official live album by Ars Nova! Just under fifty minutes long and released very late 2002, Across The World is the second release under the Transi imprint, not primary label Made In Japan. For the record, M.I.J. is also home to Ars Nova"s male counterpart, Gerard ? Shingo "Numero" Ueno runs the label and manages both groups. With this release, we"ve been treated to a decidedly "J-POP" cover design, as the girls pose at various degrees from the camera eye within a multi-hued infinity-diamond sculpture, while wearing inordinately colorful outfits. A quick sidenote: Across The World was included in the limited edition Ars Nova Collector"s Box, 2002. Now that boxed set, as inviting as it looked, had a mighty intimidating price tag attached to it, so it"s nice to see copies of this CD of performances culled from their 2001 World Tour available independently. The Collector"s Box contains a second live disc called Official Bootleg Live 1997, recorded at the Silver Elephant, which hasn"t been issued separately as of this writing. 


Tracklist: 

1. Android Domina 
2. Succubus 
3. Horla Rising 
4. Pairi-Daeza 
5. [Piano Solo] 
6. Fata Morgana 


Poster: Digitalrika