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- Summary: The fourth full-length studio release for the British experimental trio features guest appearances from Andreya Casablanca, Blixa Bargeld, EERA, and Nina Hoss.
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- Record Label: PIAS
- Genre(s): Electronic, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Electronic, Post-Rock
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Sep 24, 2021More of an immersive mood piece than a history lesson, Bright Magic is a bold new chapter for the group.
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Sep 24, 2021‘Bright Magic’ flourishes at its most calm and erupts at its most fervent, lending itself neatly to a state of anxious tension, sonically chronicling the faded walk back from the club, when dawn and dusk blur into irrelevance.
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Sep 29, 2021All in all, Bright Magic is one more solid entry into the duo's catalogue.
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UncutSep 24, 2021The tracks range from the wiry and infectious to the outright transcendental, while some of the vocal effects evoke the sound of those early krautrock pioneer. [Oct 2021, p.31]
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MojoSep 24, 2021The excellent concept sometimes outshines the music, but if everyone's a tourist, this is the trip to go on. [Nov 2022, p.88]
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Sep 27, 2021Bright Magic feels like a logical next step, with fewer samples, and the likes of Blixa Bargeld, Nina Hoss and Eera much more foregrounded. The downside is that, for all the invention on display here, J Willgoose Esq and Wrigglesworth have lost some of their USP with this shift in focus.
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