Magazine Sixty
Music reviews and artist interviews
Magazine Sixty brings you reviews and interviews with some of the worlds leading independent artists. Discover excitng new electronic music, revisit seminal classics and hear from the people behind the sounds.
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Greg Fenton reviews Instruments Of Rapture – Certain Realities – Instruments Of Rapture There’s always a twist in the tale, new ways to tell the same story if only you take the time to look. I get that feeling from Make It Right, which opens this EP, channelling a sense of history through a contemporary…
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Greg Fenton reviews Galcher Lustwerk – Vestibule Remixes EP – Stratasonic Following the release of the Vestibule EP earlier this year comes a tantalising collection of remixes, each exploring its own distinct mood and rhythmic identity. Ricardo Villalobos opens proceedings with two exceptional reworkings of the title track, with the more forceful VOLPAT Cut 2…
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Patricia Wolf is a musician, sound designer, and film composer based in Portland, Oregon. She creates rich, evocative soundscapes that reflect the power of the nature surrounding us while telling important sonic stories. Patricia Wolf’s latest, wonderful album, Yarrow, was released on Music To Watch Seeds Grow By 009. Welcome to Magazine Sixty, Patricia. Listening…
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Greg Fenton reviews Scanner – The Prophet The second production from Scanner this week is simply because this effortless, thoughtful piece of music delights the circuits and excites the senses. Based on G-force’s recreation of the 1978 Prophet 5 synthesiser, it may have started life as a playful idea and is now a fully realised…
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Greg Fenton reviews Geins’t Nait + LØ + Scanner – Behind The Door – Offen Music Any reason is a good one to revisit this release from a couple of months ago, ostensibly because it now appears on CD for a limited time – perhaps so limited that it has already gone? Downloading is always…
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Greg Fenton reviews EF82 – Parameters EP – Friday Island Lo Tides Delivered with an earth-scorching intensity, the lead track, Parameters, defies its own boundaries reaching toward something seemingly infinite. Undulating synth stabs become drone-like in execution as dub effects echo into the distance, accompanied by pounding singular drums alongside haunting voices shifting across the…
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Dive into the world of Tm Shuffle in Magazine Sixty’s latest interview. Explore his journey through dub techno, the vision behind his label Vuo records, and the lush, immersive soundscapes that define his music. From creative influences to production techniques, this in-depth conversation offers a fascinating insight into one of the genre’s most distinctive voices.…
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Greg Fenton reviews Bruno Berle – Não Posso Viver Sem Você – Far Out Recordings This rather wonderful piece of music co-written with Batata Boy feels like a meditation on intimacy and human closeness. I love its uncomplicated yet carefully crafted instrumentation, drifting along without unnecessary fuss. Warm keys, crisp hi-hats and gorgeous strings combine…
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Greg Fenton reviews CIRC – Rite Four beautifully composed pieces adorn this latest release from CIRC. While drone-based music can sometimes rely too heavily on texture alone, these works reveal a deeper musicality. Layers of sound overlap and gently interact in a breath-like rhythm, creating a warm, hopeful atmosphere. Beneath the surface, subtle accumulations of…
