Magazine Sixty
Music reviews and artist interviews
Magazine Sixty brings you reviews and interviews with some of the worlds leading independent artists. Discover excitng new electronic music, revisit seminal classics and hear from the people behind the sounds.
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Flabaire Laura Palmer Popcorn Rec. Wallowing in the tedium that passes for tech-house these days (it doesn’t merit capitals) we find ourselves in the company of Flabaire who stands heads above the crowd. You know this within seconds of the Twin Peaks referencing title tack, Laura Palmer. Its pulverising, funky grooves simply ignites the airwaves
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DJ Hell I Want U Gigolo Music Ltd DJ Hell rarely refuses to tempt and tease you and this taster from his forthcoming fifth studio album ZUKUNFTSMUSIK is certainly not shy in coming forward. Collaborating with Tom Of Finland Foundation on the sleeve plus video the music cruises through a sleazy late-night monologue that touches
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Jimmy Hall Shaw Nuff Anima Jimmy Hall’s new release, which acts as the first from this brand new Manchester imprint, is an intriguing one. Boasting two fresh tracks of undeniably compelling yet other-worldly funkiness, which with each consecutive listen these inventive productions reveal themselves to be reaching above something special. Shaw Nuff, spans eight minutes
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Various Artists Action Time Vision: A Story of UK Independent Punk 1976-1979 Cherry Red Records Cherry Red add to their sterling series of comprehension genre selections with this fresh rendering of early Independent UK Punk numbers. I’m confessing to personal involvement with the era playing bass in the initial incarnation of The Defects around the
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Melé Scouse Afrika / Sleepless Edible Music Yet more marvellous music from the Edible camp. Hard to neatly categorise as ever – good! – yet so obviously producing dancefloor damage in their wake are these latest from Melé. The geographical giveaway is located via Scouse Afrika which blends fiery percussion together with classically camp vocal
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Stranger Than Horses Horses Do It Better EP Lagoon Recordings Melbourne’s brand new label swims against the tide excitedly teasing out the nuances across two feverish tracks. The sleazy vocal intonations of Walking In Harlem drift over low-slung rhythms while creating a shifting, unsuspecting landscape of music that proves to be effortlessly cool – i.e.
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Last Waltz Tunnel Snakes Me Me Me Man Power’s brilliantly titled Me Me Me imprint gets geared up with release number two and not surprisingly it’s also a killer. The trio that is Last Waltz open with the title tracks simmering, shimmering Acid infused workout that is tastefully funky, yet dark edged and temptingly heavy.
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Welcome to Magazine Sixty and thanks for taking the time to do this. I wanted to start by asking where the name micoCastle came from? And also about the striking Art featured on your releases? Hi Greg, thanks for having me, and thanks for the great things you’ve written about our releases of late, much
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Psychemagik Ritual Chants Eskimo Recordings Enchanting and engaging. Both begin with an E and both suggest what’s in store from this glorious long player created by the mind that is Psychemagik. Crossing a total of three CD’s/ two Vinyl of unescapable delight this compilation spans all and sundry from the watery ambience of Man Parrish’s
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