Coph Nia is the name given to the dark ambient act formed by Aldenon Satorial (Mikael Aldén). Its first release was the album ''That Which Remains'', which was released in 2000 at

Cold Meat Industry Cold Meat Industry was a Swedish independent record label established in 1987 by Roger Karmanik, which specialized in niche music genres such as dark ambient, death industrial, and neoclassical dark wave. History From its inception, Cold M ...

. The original members were Mikael Aldén (composition), Magnus Baecklund (lyrics), Clara Pahlén (vocals on ''Our Lady of the Stars'' and ''Sanctus''), and Aasa Vildblomma (percussion). The three latter members, however, only participated on the first album: ''That which Remains'' (2000). The name itself derives from Chapter 3 of

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Liber AL vel Legis ''Liber AL vel Legis'' (), commonly known as ''The Book of the Law'', is the central sacred text of Thelema. Aleister Crowley said that it was dictated to him by a beyond-human being who called himself 'Aiwass'. Rose Edith Kelly, Crowley's w ...

''. The passage reads in full: “I am the Lord of the Double Wand of Power; the wand of the Force of Coph Nia—but my left hand is empty, for I have crushed an Universe; & nought remains.” (AL III:72) Itself thought to be a reference to Ain Soph. Coph Nia's music tends to drift between dark ambient soundscapes and tracks that portray Aldenon's interest in the Western magical tradition, and the work of Aleister Crowley in particula

Discography

*''Erotomechankis II'' - split with Mindspawn, Raubbau - Raub-047, 2016 *''Lashtal Lace'', Raubbau - Raub-027, CD, 2015 *''A Prelude To Lashtal Lace'', Raubbau - Raub-026, EP/12", 2014 *''The Tree of Life and Death'', (self-released), Digital, 2008 *''Qliphothic Phantasmagoria'', Wrotycz Records - WRT 008, EP/CD, 2008 *''The Dark Illuminati - A Celestial Tragedy in two acts'' - CD, 2007 *''Erotomechaniks'' - with Mindspawn,

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- PP009, CD (limited to 500 copies), 2005 *''Noise Shaper'' - CDR (limited to 161 copies), 2004 *''Shape Shifter'' -

- CMI122, CD, 2003 *''Nunsploitation'' - split with

Brighter Death Now Brighter Death Now is the artist name under which Roger Karmanik (b. 1965 as Roger Karlsson), the founder of the Swedish record label Cold Meat Industry, releases death industrial, power electronics Power electronics is the application of e ...

, Cold Meat Industry - CMI110, 12", 2003 *''That Which is Remade'' - CD, 2001 *''Holy War EP'' - Cold Meat Industry - CMI93, MCD, 2000 *''That Which Remains'' - Cold Meat Industry - CMI85, CD, 2000

Compilations

*''The Oath'' on ''Flowers Made of Snow'' - Cold Meat Industry - CMI130, DCD, 2004 *''The Scapegoat mk. II'' on ''The Sowing'' - Dark Seeds - DSCS001, CD, 2001

External links and references

Coph Nia Home Page

Coph Nia Myspace
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