Alethea Faust Sex Wizards

Since this recording was made in 1997, Isabelle Faust has built a name for herself as one of Europe's prominent violinists. The release shows she was outstanding from the very beginning. Together with pianist Ewa Kupiek, she has recorded the best Bela Bartok 1st violin & piano sonata I know. They try to get inside the notes, and re-create Bartok's living, breathing conception, with musicality and willingness to take risks.

Eroto Comatose Lucidity is the no-mercy debut album from Sex Magick Wizards. Through this album these magicians seek to seduce you into joining their occult universe where neck-break riffs, hard hitting melodies and sexually loaded energies flow freely. The songs are all heavily influenced by the diverse aesthetics of the 70s, all performed with an innovative touch from this band of new-generation musicians. Driven forth by the thundering drums of Axel Skalstad and the creative play of up-right bass player Henrik Sandstad Dalen, the roaring saxophone of Sigrid Aftret and the virtuosity of guitarist Viktor Bomstad really get to shine. However, the interplay between these four musicians is always the main highlight.

With its frenetic grooves, feverish melodies and the sense of a divine presence, “Death Grip” transcends conventional boundaries, guiding listeners through the realms of heaven, hell and purgatory. Drawing inspiration from spiritual music traditions, Sex Magick Wizards elevate their psychedelic elixir, emerging as an even more potent, cohesive force.

With “Your Bliss My Joy” - Sex Magick Wizard’s debut for Rune Grammofon - this young quartet take a big step forward from their promising first album, “Eroto Comatose Lucidity”, released in 2019 on the small Finito Bakalao label. Since then Ingvald André Vassbø (Kanaan) has taken over the drum duties from Axel Skalstad (Krokofant) and forms an explosive and fine-drawn rhythm section with bass player Henrik Sandstad Dalen.