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80
Like Hasegawa's previous efforts, Mahōgakkō is an inventive, genre-obliterating release that demonstrates the artist's mastery of hyper-technical yet exhilarating songcraft.
1y
70
The biggest knock against Mahōgakkō is that it's sometimes too overwhelming for its own good.
1y
60
While breathtaking in its onslaught of ideas, the music can feel a little overwhelming at times.
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It looks like another rating of 90 in 2024 might just be out of reach...
No, but seriously, Hakushi Hasegawa killed it on this project. Whilst I haven't been a long time fan of Hakushi - unfortunately I didn't know he existed until a couple of months ago - I have quickly grown admirable of their style and ability to express themself in the most chaotic mediums possible. What 'Mahōgakkō' presents is a half hour of complete and utter dizziness mixed with serene beauty with ... read more
An absolutely insane album with lots of really intense, glitchy, noisy, and also jazzy compositions. Controlled chaos in great form. Tracks like Departed, Gone, and KYŌFUNOHOSHI are the purest examples of the brain melting sound of this album at its loudest, but tracks like Mouth Flash, The Blossom And The Thunder, and Boy's Texture incorporate this sonic mayhem with some very beautiful and melodic passages as well. The simmer down moments like Repeal and Forbidden Thing I wish had a bit ... read more
Glitchy and euphoric music, falters by the end though and starts to feel too repetitive. First half is like a 95 though
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Track List
| 1 | Departed 2:14 | 82 |
| 2 | Gone 2:14 with KID FRESINO | 80 |
| 3 | Mouth Flash (Kuchinohanabi) 3:50 | 86 |
| 4 | Repeal (Tekkai) 2:33 | 78 |
| 5 | The Blossom and the Thunder 4:08 | 87 |
| 6 | KYŌFUNOHOSHI 3:44 | 80 |
| 7 | NENNEKOKOROMI 0:56 | 72 |
| 8 | Forbidden Thing (Kimmotsu) 4:44 | 84 |
| 9 | Mahōinter (v2) 0:30 | 59 |
| 10 | Boy’s Texture 4:04 | 88 |
| 11 | Enbami 1:58 | 72 |
| 12 | Outside (Soto) 3:26 | 81 |
Total Length: 34 minutes
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