Category: Magazine Sixty reviews
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Philipp Priebe – Movements In An Empty Department Store – Stolar
The first album released on Stolar is rather special. We’re used to top notch productions from the artist already but his magnificently titled long player exceeds expectations. Musically it’s a dance between past and future with classic sounds making their impression felt, while the atmospheres generated lean heavily on 2023. Classic House vibes blend neatly…
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SUN ELECTRIC – Live at Votivkirche Wien – ARJUNAMUSIC RECORDS
Made all the more remarkable by the fact that this was recorded back in1996 when Sun Electric performed at the neo-Gothic, Votivkirche in Vienna. A fact that surprised me simply because the music feels so contemporary. Which brings me back to the theory about music transcending time, or at least music of cultural and human…
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Fletch – Flexin EP – MFF (Music For Freaks)
We breathe in these cool moments of fresh air filling our souls with the knowledge that music continues to evolve. Flexin’ kicks off this release via a severe intensity that is both rich and compelling as tough, no holds barred rhythms delight the senses, teasing out fierce grooves amid atmospheric temptation. Much like the proceeding…
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Nøs – Cantilever EP – Beyonders Music
Where to begin. One part soulful, one part explicitly resolute, this is music to fire up the essence of life with. Beginning via the EP’s title track casting words like dice over a booming shuffle of drums and bass while cool keys add texture to the power of song demonstrating its value remains just as…
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Fletcher – Blurred Lines EP – Ausblick
Within seconds you get the feeling that something is going on here. It’s down to that rough and tumble bassline plus shuffling yet gritty drums, all of which are offset by a hauntingly beautiful pulse of emotive keys. Then the hi-hat hits. Then differing textures makes their presence fully felt across the brilliant title track.…
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Danny J Lewis – Night Tales 2 – Just Underground Recordings
I don’t encounter stories, written down in words, set to the accompaniment of music as often these days. Maybe drifting back to a bygone era when such things were important, or perhaps it’s just a means of reflecting the abundance of film soundtracks jostling for position in the twenty first century. In light of which…
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Ensemble Ex Materia – EP – Arpaviva Recordings
The four souls making up Ensemble Ex Materia demonstrate the art of the possible to the ninth degree. Taking sounds and manipulating their presence in real-time lends the music the persception of being in the moment as atmosphere’s unfold, conjuring up the danger of the unknown in the process. Or to put that another way,…
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Osmo Lindeman – Electronic Works – Sähkö Recordings
There is quite often more to the world than first meets the eye. It seems to happen after a gentle scratch under the surface revealing names not readily caught in the net. Quite why they slip through isn’t always apparent, or fair to them and their memory. But here we are in 2023 listening to…
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Xqui – melting ice with ice – Wormhole World
After gazing at the immersive cover art for what seemed like an age I finally pressed start. To which I was greeted by caustic, mind-bending rays of synthesizer landing at the point where you can instantly see the ice melting scenario unfold. Mercifully however, Cherry Red Neon Blues soothes the tension a touch next as…