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7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 6 Ratings

  • Summary: The latest release for the Swedish psychedelic rock band is a score to the oldest surviving animated feature film, 1926's "The Adventures of Prince Achmed."
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  • Record Label: Mexican Summer
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Neo-Psychedelia, Soundtracks, Stage & Screen, Original Score
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  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
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  1. Nov 28, 2016
    80
    There are many beautiful tracks, such as the haunting Peri Banu Vid Sjön, or the creepy Kalifen, whose broad organ chords carry a whiff of Procol Harum. There are disorienting moments too.
  2. 80
    Far from a fans-only stopgap, Häxan sustains the creative peaks the band scaled on Allas sak.
  3. Uncut
    Nov 23, 2016
    80
    [Haxan] presents the Stockholm quartet at the top of its game. [Jan 2017, p.23]
  4. Nov 23, 2016
    70
    They prove to be naturals at soundtracks, creating something here that works like they said it would. While no doubt the score would work in perfect tandem with the film, it stands alone as a sterling example of the band's mastery of psychedelic music.
  5. Dec 5, 2016
    69
    As it is, Häxan occupies an odd slot in Dungen’s hard hitting and respectably consistent discography: a labor of love that is less than essential, rewarding but not attention grabbing, remarkably ambitious and yet strangely ephemeral.
  6. Nov 23, 2016
    67
    Häxan takes Dungen’s psychedelic experimentation and storytelling into a further realm, one at once more fantastic and more rooted in the subconscious. It’s not a definitive statement of who Dungen are, but rather an interesting insight into their ability to connect with who we are.
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