Dead Magick is a Rock album by Dead Skeletons, originally released in 2011. On Gatefold: 7 pressings tracked.
About
This unique group invites guests like Brian Jonestown Massacre’s Anton Newcombe onboard for stints of recording studio magick. Key member Jón Audarson (a.k.a. Nonni Dead) is a visual artist who also runs a clothing label and record company called Dead in Reykjavik, Iceland (Quentin Tarantino featured some Dead clothing in his <i>Grindhouse</i> film, <i>Death Proof</i>). But the music! Should you find more beautiful, entrancing, unsettling, zen-inducing, rocking music than <i>Dead Magick</i> in the near future, we’d be surprised. Longtime fans swear that repeated listens to “Dead Mantra” are practically a daily necessity (the mantra translates to “He who fears death cannot enjoy life”). It's a powerful piece of work, somewhat in line with Wooden Shjips' sound but more visceral. There's plenty of Can and ‘60s psychedelia woven into Dead Skeletons' drum-heavy, drone-prone music, with hints of ‘80s goth (“Live!”) and rays of light and beauty (“When the Sun Comes Up”) balancing the darker powers (“Yama”). Sublime.
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Tracklist
- 1Dead Mantra8:39
- 2Om Mani Peme Hung5:50
- 3Kingdom of God4:31
- 4Psychodead5:28
- 5Get On The Train5:51
- 6Dead Magick I4:46
- 7Ask Seek Knock6:22
- 8Ljósberinn6:51
- 9Live! (Lifðu!)5:53
- 10When the Sun Comes Up6:57
- 11Yama4:50
- 12Dead Magick II5:55
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Psych Rock
- fuzzy
- hypnotic
- psychedelic
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Jón Sæmundur AuðarsonVOCALS, GUITAR, SINGING BOWLS, EFFECTS
- Aislinn Van KriedtDRUM, VOCALS DRUMS VOCALS
- Embla Diljá ChallenderBACKING VOCALS
- Greg BarretVOCALS
- Henrik BjörnssonVOCALS, GUITAR, KEYBOARDS, SYNTH, DRUM MACHINE, DRUMS, SHAKER VOCALS, GUITAR, KEYBOARDS, SYNTHESIZER, DRUM MACHINE, DRUMS, SHAKER
- Krummi BjörgvinsBACKING VOCALS
- Orri EinarssonDRUMS
- RamsesDRUMS, PERCUSSION PERCUSSION
- Ryan Van KriedtVOCALS
- Sigríður Ásta EinarsdóttirVOCALS, LYRICS BY
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 7 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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