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 Future Sounds Of Jazz Vol.16 – Compost Records There’s a real pleasure in hearing music that keeps the past alive while pushing boldly into the present. You can feel those original formats echoing throughout this collection, giving it a living sense of history even as it stretches into new territory. It’s an…
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Greg Fenton reviews David Mayer, Nico Stojan, Tooker feat. JAW – Wake Up – SONARA A beautifully constructed piece of music that moves with the ease of a song, its breathy vocals lifting the narrative while each phrase adds emotional weight. A sequence of rolling toms sets everything in motion, and the surrounding textures evolve…
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Greg Fenton reviews Red Axes – Red Box – 20:20 Vision Recordings Red Axes have a rare ability to make electronic music feel vividly alive, and this release channels that energy with creative impulses sparking in all directions. Their palette of diverse sounds gives each moment an unpredictable edge, lending the trilogy’s opening chapter a sense of…
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Greg Fenton reviews Justin Strauss – Restart – hfn music Restart is serious business — no frills, just intensity. The message hits as hard as the music, carried not only by the sound but by the dialogue that frames it like prophecy, a reminder that you’re meant to act, not just listen. Driven by gritty…
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Greg Fenton reviews Light Conductor – Sequence Three – CST193 This is a strange, self-defining album that plugs itself into an electronic mainframe, drawing on a past steeped in rich musical tradition while projecting a fizzy, radical future into hi‑fi clarity. These ideas course through the music in intense, shape-shifting ways — voices are reimagined,…
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Greg Fenton reviews Jason Dungan & Johan Carøe – Routine – Tonal Union Sounding like you’re stepping into a gift shop overflowing with sonic curiosities, oddball inventions, and a handful of unexpected escape routes, this blissful journey into excess brims with ideas, textures, and a real sense of joy. It’s music that feels alive with…
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Greg Fenton reviews Dave Angel – A Time And Place – R&S Records This album by Dave Angel feels vividly full of life. The opening track, Goddess, replaces drums and strict rhythm with a joyous free‑flow of piano, an act of celebration that sets the tone. Sensuous and timely, it’s simply a beautiful piece of…
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Greg Fenton review Blake.08 and Eric Powell – Too Late (Six Days Of Madness) – Bush Records Eric Powell’s take on Too Late — and its recurring vocal imprint Six Days of Madness — offers a potent reworking of House Music, driven by pounding drums, rolling deep bass, and a soaring synth line that feels…
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Greg Fenton reviews Marion Poncet – The Raging Swells Crushing The Cliff Of My Love – Fuck Reality (Smallville) Flying under the banner of handsome poise and graceful movement, it’s been a while since the lure of filtered keys has grabbed me so completely. Yet given the title of this collection, that intense reaction shouldn’t…
