Category: Magazine Sixty reviews
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Magazine Sixty Music Review with Almøst Silent
Greg Fenton reviews Almøst Silent – Kaizen – Past Inside The Present A tale of unease and uncertainty. Despite the tension, suggested relief and a sense of positive purpose drift throughout the music as Bright Light captures illumination and a broader spectrum of feeling. Kaizen is a powerful and wonderful listen, blending modern sensibilities from…
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Magazine Sixty Music Review with Scartip
Greg Fenton reviews Scartip – Clones – Hypercolour In many ways, it is an exceptional production because the music blends elements of danger and a feast full of hidden surprises, disorienting expectations, while hitting straight at the core. The chiming percussion is electrifying, creating tension and shuffling funk equally, while the rugged bassline is rigorous…
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Magazine Sixty Music Review with Vince Watson
Greg Fenton reviews Vince Watson – Eminescence – Everysoul Audio Making a welcome return after its initial release in 2015 on Osunlade’s Yoruba Records, Vince Watson’s composition feels just as exhilarating now as it did then. In fact, possibly even more so, given the light it shines in the face of dull nostalgia and readymade…
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Magazine Sixty Music Review with YAMA Music
Greg Fenton reviews YAMA Music – This Must Be The Way – YAMA Music This Must Be The Way rolls off the tongue, igniting the buzzing of electronic sounds, sharp percussion, and the breathy whirr of suggestive voices. A highly atmospheric piece of music that balances between music for the mind and for the dancefloor…
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Magazine Sixty Music Review with Caminauta
Greg Fenton reviews Caminauta – Unseen Dimensions – Wayside & Woodland Recordings Continuing the expansion of the answer to the question about music without drums is this rather wonderful album, Unseen Dimensions. Given the title, it is much more about mystery and introspection, or at least the music allows your mind the freedom to dive…
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Magazine Sixty Music Review with Masahiro Takahashi
Greg Fenton reviews Masahiro Takahashi – In Another – Telephone Explosion Records Such a magnificent album, brimming with poise, character and full of the deft touch of Jazz. Experience the intimacy of the opening: I’m your mirror, and its breathy refrains painted by conversational saxophone, warm piano, the chime of expressive vibes and sensual double…
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Magazine Sixty Music Review with Gradient
Greg Fenton reviews Gradient – Outlaw 14 – Outlaw In a world flooded with false narratives and hollow promises, there is something reassuring in the simple handstamp bearing Matthew O’s imprint, which is also reflected within the symmetry of the music the label releases. Relict II weaves through a landscape of repetition while captivating its…
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Magazine Sixty Music Review with Human Safari
Greg Fenton reviews Human Safari – Children Of The Sea – R&S Records Take the resolute pluck of a resounding jazz double-bass, the energy and tempo of Techno’s heavy impulse, horns blasting skywards, the heady abandon of punchy percussion, and Human Safari’s Children Of The Sea makes perfect sense. A brilliantly uplifting piece of music…
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Magazine Sixty Music Review with Alexander IV
Greg Fenton reviews Alexander IV – Time of Day feat. Oli Hannaford – Sonar Kollektiv A beautifully composed piece of music which sits comfortably in the soulful presence of Bill Withers and Stevie Wonder. Time of Day glides through melody and the expression of warm emotions like a welcome breeze of sunshine, lighting up the…