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Mar 5, 2018The real wonder and power of Dead Magic, taken as a whole, is not how von Hausswolff taps into themes associated with darkness and decay, nor even that she pauses over them for long periods--and certainly in this vein a partial musical lineage may be traced back to experimental rock and post-rock like Swans and to doom metal like Skepticism and Earth--but it is that she is equally adept at finding beauty where beauty is rare.
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Mar 1, 2018Dead Magic is a brilliant artistic statement, Anna von Hausswolff’s best self-definition to date.
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Classic Rock MagazineJun 6, 2018von Haysswolff achieves a new drone nirvana with her unique mix of soprano wail and minimalist-but-grand gothic church organ. [May 2018, p.91]
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The WireApr 5, 2018This is von Hausswolff’s most open, personal and ultimately affirmative recording to date. [Mar 2018, p.48]
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Mar 2, 2018Dead Magic is a five song, 47-minute record that her career has been building towards, amounting to her most majestic and complete work to date.
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Mar 2, 2018As promising as Von Hausswolff's earlier records are, this one towers over them and above it in terms of musical imagination and emotional impact. It's not an easy or gentle listen, but it is unforgettable and constantly rewarding.
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MojoFeb 26, 2018All told, Dead Magic is Hausswolff's finest work to date; a record of remarkable potency and intent. [Apr 2018, p.87]
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Q MagazineFeb 26, 2018This is menacing, magical stuff. [Apr 2018, p.116]
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UncutFeb 26, 2018It's a cinematic experience that reaches a peak on the immense finale of "Ugly And Vengeful." [Apr 2018, p.37]
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Feb 26, 2018Dead Magic is Von Hausswolff’s darkest, most ambitious record to date, a cycle that begins in warmth and ends heavy with grief via Källans återuppståndelse, a weightless song of quiet devastation set with strings and unmoored from percussion.
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Mar 6, 2018It’s an album certain of what it wants to be, but lacking in the naturalness needed to truly convince, let alone amaze.
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Feb 27, 2018Dead Magic, though, is utterly derivative of the very few albums in this genre ever to succeed, and lacks all of their spark and life. Above all else it is unbearably, irredeemably boring.
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Jun 14, 2020This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view.
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May 29, 2018This album is truly a black masterpiece. It is the musical embodiment of death, doom, decay, and all things sad/dark.
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Jun 2, 2018