Category: Magazine Sixty reviews
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Magazine Sixty Music Review with Whatever The Weather
Greg Fenton reviews Whatever The Weather – Whatever The Weather II – Ghostly International Listening to the second album from Whatever The Weather is like reading a book where words are translated as sounds and electronic discourse plugs directly into your soul. Soul, meaning the human experience with all that entails from low to high…
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Magazine Sixty Music Review with Grand River
Greg Fenton reviews Grand River – Tuning The Wind – Umor Rex Complex yet bold beauty in simplicity is the key here as accumulating samples of the wind blow hot and cold across an expansive 36-plus minutes and have been accompanying a series of live installations that are now released as music in its own…
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Magazine Sixty Music Review with Sulk Rooms
Greg Fenton reviews Sulk Rooms – Take A Look At God’s Face – SUBEXOTIC This is the soundtrack to 2022’s Take A Look At God’s Face written and directed by Jack Laurance, featuring a composition of sounds by Thomas Ragsdale aka Sulk Rooms. You could say the music scores a simmering, malcontent etched out by…
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Magazine Sixty Music Review with Adrian Younge
Greg Fenton reviews Adrian Younge – Ainda Preciso do Sol – Linear Labs The complimenting bassline is as crisp as the snare drum pushing through the dew of winter grey while the effortless piano talks up a world of cinema swinging across a series of black and white keys. Then there are the vocals in…
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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…