Category: Magazine Sixty reviews
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Magazine Sixty Music Review with Glåsbird
Greg Fenton reviews Glåsbird – Glacial Drift – Driftworks The numbers tick by, dates fizzle from view like you’re experiencing somebody else’s dream. This a beautifully played album that sidesteps unnecessary frills in exchange for depth and the pure art of meaning. Utilising an array of instruments for the purpose, the cello sounds as elegant…
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Magazine Sixty Radio introducing Episode 1
Presented by Sean Holland. I am delighted to join Greg Fenton for a monthly podcast, Magazine Sixty Radio. In the spirit of Greg’s much respected online magazine, we will share interviews, insights and guest mixes from a wide range of independent artists. The first show is up with special guest Simon Mills – One Half…
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Magazine Sixty Music Review with Solu Music & Gabby Law
Greg Fenton reviews Solu Music & Gabby Law – Give Me Sunshine (Sundown Remix) – Solu Music There is nothing like the warm blast of melody to recharge the day. In this instance that’s purely down to the welcome embrace of Gabby Law’s life-affirming vocals weaving in and around Solu Music’s classy, punctuating rhythm section.…
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Magazine Sixty Music Review with Leit Motif
Greg Fenton reviews Leit Motif – Vestige – See Blue Audio There is a warmth and depth of emotion found within Vestige which isn’t readily apparent in much of the drone-generated music posing as Ambient that it can feel like wading in a climate of sameness. It’s not hard to appreciate this album for what…
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Magazine Sixty Music Review with Wyro & Saktu
Greg Fenton reviews Wyro & Saktu – Kurt On The Clouds – Heisenberg Charged by the essence of a guitar styled riff straight out of Nirvana’s rulebook this brilliantly exciting arrangement of styles, notes and atmospheres feeds the senses beautifully. The drums pulse with a brisk intention while the addition of breathy pads and moody…
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Magazine Sixty Music Review with Anna Ling
Greg Fenton reviews Anna Ling – Butterfly (Lucky Sun Remixes) – Lucky Sun Recordings You can see the direction of travel as the butterfly searches for grace in the cool refrain of morning light. In turn, this elegant remix by Lucky Sun’s Tom Lown eases into a warm embrace of shuffling drums, heartfelt keys and…
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Magazine Sixty Music Review with Davis Galvin
Greg Fenton reviews 002: Davis Galvin – Prism (Delphinium Elatum) – Music To Watch Seeds Grow By More often than not reviewing music is about sounds and your emotional response to them. Here, however, a question of plants and growth appears intertwined with the music itself expanding the concept – a word I haven’t had…
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Magazine Sixty Music Review with Just Her & Nolan
Greg Fenton reviews Just Her & Nolan – Howler – Last Night on Earth Sounding bright like a new dawn Howler feels celebratory in that classic House sense as chords and voice elevate the spirit. Following an uncomplicated formula of repeating lifts and drops proves tailor-made for dancefloor response, also down to its crisp production…
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Magazine Sixty Music Review with Black V Neck
Greg Fenton reviews Black V Neck – Check My Brain – Dirtybird You can always rely upon Dirtybird to mix it up, frying your senses in the process, tangling wires and then unpicking them in no particular order. That sense of joyfully ripping up the rule book creates more exciting sounds and rhythms as a…