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 Extrawelt – Cover Blown – Kompakt Arne Schaffhausen and Wayan Raabe, aka Extrawelt, know all too well the inherent power that lies between drums and bass, shuffling a funky insistence alongside that dashing air of mystery supplied by a spread of exotic synths. Honey Hunter is all that and more, combining a…
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Greg Fenton reviews Adam Wiltzie and Jóhann Jóhannsson – Friendship Survival Guide – Deutsche Grammophon Being lost for words may not be the ideal starting point when trying to express thoughts on such an involving piece of music and yet it is probably entirely fitting when it comes to Friendship Survival Guide. Which at a…
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Greg Fenton reviews DOTT – Seba The Koh Man Sting Ray – My King Is Light Not only does the title sound like an exciting dive into uncharted territory, the music proves its weight in gold too. Four tracks delight, combining an earthy sense of mystery with playful keys swinging around a heavy rhythm section…
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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…
