Reviews of Opus 2
Crave Magazine
Obliveon
Mentenebre (in Spanish)
SonidObscuro (in Spanish)
Goth-zine (in German) 8/10
Obsküre (in French)
Dark Entries (in Dutch)
Dark Moments (in German)
Terrorverlag (in German)
NEGAtief (in German)
Joyzine (in Swedish)
POWERMETAL.de (in German)
Der Medienkonverter (in German)
ReGen Magazine
Side-Line
Catahya (in Swedish)
Zero Music Magazine (in Swedish)
Chain D.L.K.
Darkroom Magazine (in Italian)
Gothtronic

Dark Spy
PHANATOS - Opus 2: Tales of Love and Mystery
(Phanatos Productions)
Hm, 37 Minuten Spielzeit ist wenig, wir wollen uns aber
nicht beschweren, die erste Veröffentlichung hatte nur 15
Minuten.
Opus 2 ist die zweite Eigenveröffentlichung des Schweden
Fredrik Andresson, der sich neo-klassischer, Gothic- und
Filmmusik widmet. Im Grunde genommen hat er alles drin:
Chill out, Ambient, Easy Listening, Soundtrack. Magische
Klänge bringen den Hörer in eine Klanglandschaft. Hohe
Frauenstimmen offenbaren bei den ersten vier Tracks ein
akustisches Elfenreich. Perlige Pianoklänge, Vogelgezwitscher,
Möwenschreie. Verführung mit magischen Lauten.
Ein bisschen Enya und Enigma.
Mir ist das zu süß. Ich geh jetzt in die Küche und mache mir
ein Salamibrot.
Anspieltipps: Awe and Woe
Alana Abendroth
Dark Spy
 
Spider’s Web Zine
This album has been played on my CD player over and over again, whilst I was writing parts of this magazine. It’s a beautiful album, dark yet relaxing for the mind. Enchanting piano tunes, hauntingly beautiful melodies.
Not much said in words, although the lyrics are powerful too, there is more meaning in the battle of instruments in the songs. A true mirage of passionate, hopeless, eternal love.
Spider's Web Zine
 
Dark Realms Magazine
PHANATOS—OPUS 2 (Phanatos Productions)
Opus 2 is the second album from Sweden’s enigmatic solo artist, Phanatos. The album creates an air of mystique that is both sensual and soothing. The eight songs have a romantic and dreamy feel, highlighted by female vocalist Karin Ljungberg, who sings several duets with the smoothtoned Phanatos. The music is keyboard-oriented, comprised mainly of piano melodies accented by ethereal synth work and various percussive rhythms. Some of the instrumental compositions are reminiscent of the alluring sounds of Yanni, while others sound like romantic soundtrack themes. Opus 2 paints a lush soundscape of tranquil fantasies that may act as inspiration for some passionate pursuits in your life.
Camille Ambrose
Dark Realms Magazine
 
Metal March
I found out about Phanatos pretty much by accident. I saw this flyer about their album which was able to get my attenion, so I decided to check out their music. After a couple of samples on their MySpace page I got in touch with the band and a few weeks later I got their album entitled "Opus 2". Well I said "band" but I believe the mastermind behind Phanatos is a Swedish man who pretty much handles everything here, minus some female vocals, which are obviously done by someone else (Karin Ljungberg).

I had noticed that Phanatos kind of reminded me of the releases from Swedish label Cold Meat Industry, but the music from this band is much less abstract, comparind with pretty much all releases I got from the Swedish label.
The music in "Opus 2" is beautiful and very well composed. There isn't much more I could say except that it sounds pretty damn good. The piano passages, the vocals, everything. The style itself is not easy to describe, or label, but it is described as Gothic/neo-classical/filmic music, so lets just leave it as it is.

Even if I tried to find a weak spot in "Opus 2", I don't think I would find anything. Some songs with vocals, others instrumental, everything sounds great, like an aspirin for the soul. Brings peace to my mind everytime I play this album, and it's definitely one of those I'll keep on my playlist for a long time to come.
It's raining outside, I feel like light a few candles and just listen to this album from beginning to the end. A great masterpiece which I have no doubt will get the kind of praise it deserves.
Pedro Santos
 
Crawling Tunes
PHANATOS entführt uns mit seinem ”Opus 2” ins Reich der Sinnlichkeit und des entspannten Musikhörens- und geniessens. Jede Menge Harfe, Piano und Streicher, einige Natursounds und die Stimmen lassen Körper und Geist in Phanatos’ Reich eintauchen. Musik die mich an viel Grün mit viel flüssigem Blau drumherum erinnert. Stimmlich liegt der männliche Teil PHANATOS’ irgendwo bei STING. Teilweise ist in die Musik auch die Eine oder Andere chinesische Hütte oder Mauer reingefallen. “Opus 2” gibt es auch in einer erweiterten Fassung zu erstehen, welche die CD und ein Buch beinhaltet. In diesem Buch sind laut PHANATOS literarische Kurzgeschichten zu jedem einzelnen Song der CD zu finden.
Tyves Oben
Crawling Tunes Magazine Issue #3 2007



Reviews of Part VII – IX

“Lovers of original sounding projects and dark music will love Phanatos.”

Music Extreme webzine

“Simply incredible lyrics and instrumentation.”

Heathen Harvest webzine
 

“Phanatos is all about a successful combination of atmospheric melancholic music with romantism, creating a whirlwind that will blow your heart away.”

Enochian Apocalypse E-Zine
   

“The lyrical side also has a lot to offer, Phanatos embraces concepts that rotate around the love, narrated in a quite interesting way, an amalgam of deep feelings.”

My Beloved webzine
 
Trean (in Swedish)
Back Again (in Deutsch)
DSide (in Italian)
Terrorverlag (in Deutsch)
Neurozine (in Swedish)

Powerplay Records


Reviews of Part I - III
“It goes without saying that this man is a very talented composer, and is very in touch with his own heart.”

Heathen Harvest webzine