Well would you look at that, another Magic Sword album. These Boise boys (I’m assuming they’re boys at least, they perform anonymously) came on the scene in 2013, writing soundtracks to medium-sized sci-fi films that only existed in their own minds. Behind those masks and hoods lay some fertile imaginations, my friend. And it’s not just me who thinks they’re talented either. In fact, they’ve been tapped to provide music for some actual films over the years as well. Remember
Thor:Ragnarok? That was them! Did you play
Hotline Miami 2? Well, they contributed to that one as well!
Endless is Magic Sword’s second LP and follow up to 2015’s
Vol. 1. If you haven’t seen or heard any of their work (or a sci-fi movie made during the '70s somehow) but are generally aware of what electronic music sounded like seven years ago, then the closest parallel to their sound I can think of is French neon-ghoul Perturbator. In fact, there are a number of tracks on
Endless that come close to imitating Perturbator in terms of rhythm and tone (especially the Stranger Things theme-esque “Aftermath”), but Magic Sword never quite sounds as evil and downright satanic as their European counterpart. “Depths Of Power” has a Last Starfighter hero’s journey kind of vibe, “Prophecy” has a contemplative streamlined disco structure ala Daft Punk, while “Hope” shimmers with ecstatic joy and “Endless” has an appropriately triumphant end credit roll feel to it. Treat yourself to a drive-in movie in your own skull today and give
Endless a spin!
Get a copy from Joyful Noise,
here.
