Category: Magazine Sixty reviews
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Magazine Sixty Music Review with Anja Schneider
Greg Fenton reviews Anja Schneider – Heartbroken – SoUs Music Music never ceases to surprise and excite me. Just when you think sounds have become stale, tired or simply boring, along comes a piece of music that reinvigorates the senses, dispensing with clichés to offer a fresh, alternative angle from which to view things. Anja…
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Magazine Sixty Music Review with Anne Chris Bakker
Greg Fenton reviews Anne Chris Bakker – Thinking an Ocean – Driftworks Actions speak louder than words – how true is that today? Anne Chris Bakker’s beautiful poise between action and relief suspends moments, uprooting and upending them across a sonic journey of quietly immense proportions. Each layer of sound is eloquent and purposeful, hitting…
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Magazine Sixty Music Review with Web Web
Greg Fenton reviews Web Web – Ataraxia – Compost Records When records spark curiosity, I’m all in. Originally recorded by the 1970s German jazz-fusion band Passport, this modern cover features a delightful blend of high notes and cool blows through hazy flute, emphasised by excellent drumming, warm keys, and smooth bass. Overall, this fine piece…
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Magazine Sixty Music Review with Yui Onodera & Arovane
Greg Fenton reviews Yui Onodera & Arovane – Stillform – Affin The collection of nine compositions runs in a sequence of under five minutes each, as if time isn’t standing still and there is always an end in sight. Care and attention to detail are essential here, as formative notes convey a wealth of emotional…
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Magazine Sixty Music Review with Dharma
Greg Fenton reviews Dharma – One Clean Sock – R&S Records Feeding into your soul like a last-minute wake-up call, the spectacle might not remain the same afterwards. Dharma’s incendiary escape, fueling all stereo angles, reflects malaise without words but does so loudly and clearly enough that you take immediate notice. The blend of contemplation…
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Magazine Sixty Interview with worriedaboutsatan
(photograph by Jez Sheard) Celebrating twenty years, worriedaboutsatan’s Gavin Miller discusses music, his wide range of influences, and his thoughts on culture in depth. Plus, reflections on his excellent new album: No Knock No Doorbell. Welcome to Magazine Sixty, Gavin. Many people may find your band name particularly relevant in today’s climate. Do you find…
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Magazine Sixty Music Review with Changing My Scene – Art Music and The Beatles
Greg Fenton reviews Changing My Scene – Art Music and The Beatles – From Stockhausen To The Goons – Él Records I’ve been especially eager to write about this collection of treasures, nuggets, and unconventional brilliance, so much so that I’m at a loss for words about what more to add. Apart from the fact…
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Magazine Sixty Music Review with worriedaboutsatan
Greg Fenton reviews worriedaboutsatan – No Knock No Doorbell Certain types of music feel invigorating. Like celebrating joy or pain, but with a vigour that seems like evolution, a process of change or chance, rather than merely cutting up the past and replacing the pieces as light entertainment. Gavin Miller’s beautifully crafted music often sparkles…
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Magazine Sixty Music Review with Salt Queen
Greg Fenton reviews Salt Queen – ARE U OK – Samples From Mars This fiery track excites the mind in ways that only the futuristic hum of a 303 can. A brilliantly realised piece of music that captures yesterday as if it were tomorrow, employing a devilish swirl of effects and bubbling attitude all into…