Tuesday, March 29, 2016

ANNA VON HAUSSWOLFF (London St John's at Bethnal Green, 18/03/16)



Anna Von Hausswolff might well be the literal harbinger of the Apocalypse. Indeed, this show was so loud, the vibrations knocked my phone off the pew in front of me and (allegedly) caused small chunks of masonry to fall from the church roof - which is something even My Bloody Valentine can't boast. From gothic organ drones to heavy-metal freakouts (and an excellently-judged cover of Bowie's "Warszawa"), this was the most intense performance I've seen since Pharmakon- and one as beautiful as it was visceral.

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