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 Trentemøller – Dreamweaver – In My Room Listening to A Different Light casts your mind back to a time when music was crafted by a human hand, sketched out and created to shift your soul around, maybe even break it into pieces. The exceptional thing about Trentemøller is the way he makes…
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Matthew Oh is both an exceptional DJ and producer whose dub-enriched sounds capture intelligence and emotional resonance in equal measure. Read our in-depth interview with the artist as he gathers thoughts on the creative process, club culture, and more. Welcome to Magazine Sixty, Matthew. Let’s start by asking what attracted you to the sounds of…
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Greg Fenton reviews Claudio Iacono – Nishane – Pins and Needles Magazine Sixty is as much about things that sound the same as it is about seeking to highlight sounds that don’t fit the mold. Claudio Iacono’s darkly, tempting excellent production falls into the later proposition with smoldering rhythms and voices exposing chiming rocky guitars…
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Greg Fenton reviews Juliet Mendoza & Ben Dragon – I Wish I Was Your Record – Rules Don’t Apply If you are endlessly tempted by the excitement of late nights and the fizz of early mornings then I Wish I Was Your Record was created just for you. First and foremost is the breathy voice…
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Greg Fenton reviews Genius Of Time – The Genius of Time Vocal series Vol.2 – Aniara Recordings Closer sounds like the smoldering essence of contemporary music for the soul it so obviously is. By combining a rush of sweet strings, bump and grind drums alongside a set of heavenly, harmonious voices that dream as they…
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Greg Fenton reviews Giash – Végtelen Derengette – Archipel Musique Canada The breathless undulating funk that greets you upon igniting play on Raquettelig is beautiful and deeply satisfying, albeit hitting twists and turns in the gathering storm of its process. Much like the uncertain path weaved through life does. Watch out for the sudden ending.…
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Greg Fenton reviews John Haycock – Resonance – Before I Die I couldn’t let summer pass me by without talking up this record. When music is long for a reason, as is the case here with Reasonance, it can say a thousand words. John Haycock’s drifting, movable landscapes of sound signify change and possibility –…
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Greg Fenton reviews Sasha – How To Wear Raybans Well – Last Night On Earth Apart from the blazingly obvious, brilliant title How To Wear Raybans Well captures the fizz of urgency and that probing excitement of contemporary art realized as sonic release. An instrumental that speaks for itself, driven by keys lifting and falling…
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Greg Fenton reviews Loleatta Holloway – We’re Getting Stronger – SoulMusic Records (SMR) Catching up on some summer releases not to be missed. Let’s begin with this brilliant compilation from the singer who needs little or no introduction. Her soul-saving voice has graced a string-filled array of classic numbers across the Disco cannon featured on…
