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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Music is full of surprises. Not only to be found in what you like but also located in what you thought you might not. DJ Surgeles unfolds a world of sonic possibility like a wondrous present to the senses as the opening The Leonids testifies, rushing over the stereo in fast forward motion. Without drums
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When I pressed play a lone voice asked, ‘Wouldn’t it be nice to get more?’ A not so random advertisement generated solely for my benefit of course. The answer in reality is, wouldn’t it be nice to get less. Joram Feitsma’s beautiful new album sits in-between more and less. Plentiful in its exhortation, rich in
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Blue Roofs connects like an unfolding lullaby, albeit a slightly volatile one. You can taste vocal qualities alongside the electrical drive of drone sounds and occasional hidden melodic charges as moments pass by over twenty minutes. It would be an interesting observation to see what other people observe while listening to this though windows or
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DECAS is the sound of machines communicating with you. They do so through unsettling, futuristic mannerisms suggesting not utopian but dystopian tomorrows. However, that’s not to say the rewards of the experience are entirely downcast rather they are evocative, painting atmospheres via a uniquely analogue dialogue which also equates to possessing an organic soul. At
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Welcome to Magazine Sixty, Samuel. Let’s begin with the art of drumming. Who inspired you to start playing the drums, how would you describe the process of learning to play them and what is your favourite drum kit to play on? My father took me to Jazz concerts and festivals from a very early age.
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It’s almost as if early Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane or an anytime Velvet Underground got hot-wired into a drum machine as notes bounce out from the speakers dazed, certainly confused on the opening Rearview (with Alastair Galbraith). Maxine Funke’s new long player is a thrilling, engaging listen that may allude to certain reference points but
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Two stunning pieces of music join together to cement this outstanding release from Phil Kieran. I use the word stunning because this will probably sound like nothing else you have listened to presently capturing worlds outside of the everyday. While it’s tempting to use the word cosmic, especially considering the fizzy electronic modulations of Ghia,
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Welcome to Magazine Sixty, Apnoea. Your new single was in part inspired by Frankie Valli’s ‘I Can’t Take My Eyes Off You’. What is the story behind how you first encountered the words – and which version of the song did you hear? The lyrics of ‘I Can’t Take My Eyes Off You’ were, and