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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Join Sean Holland, DJ, producer, and podcast host from Cornwall, UK, on the Magazine Sixty Radio Podcast. Each episode, Sean explores electronic music, sharing deep cuts, new releases, and interviews with artists shaping the scene. This episode features Karen Vogt, an Australian-born, France-based artist and vocalist best known for dream pop band Heligoland. Her solo
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Greg Fenton review Don Philippe – velvet breaks – Sonar Kollektiv A world of mystery awaits, populated by smouldering, shadowy figures employing emotion to reignite a decaying past, or so it might seem at first glance. Don Philippe’s carefully crafted, succinct timepieces formed as tracks of music range from the warmly enticing to the less
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Greg Fenton reviews N808 – The Ocho – Dirtybird You could say Buckle Up is genius, or ingenious. It delivers a twisted, crazed narrative of slinky beats, enhanced stereophonic repertoire, alongside the kind of sleazily intended music that gets pulses racing. n808 & Mike Kerrigan’s creation is tempting and deeply satisfying, as its restraint is
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Greg Fenton reviews Firmin – Heartcuts – Under The Palm Trees Is it just me or does this remind you of Joy Division’s beautiful swansong, Atmosphere in more ways than one? That aside, as it’s a fine influence to maintain, this is a singular, rather wonderful piece of atmospheric music that absorbs melancholic and celebratory
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Greg Fenton reviews Simon Dalzell – Forgotten Dreams – The Freebooter Lounge Pay close attention to the drums here as they are worth repeating. Again, this is another gem of a release from the label, crisscrossing boundaries and notions of what is and what shouldn’t be. In this instance, Simon Dalzell excites the nervous system
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Greg Fenton reviews Phylipe Nunes Araújo – Asa – Far Out Recordings Maybe it’s that sort of morning as an approaching Atlantic storm, Amy comes into view through the grey and impending drops of water. Perhaps this perfectly composed piece speaks volumes in any language to the soul and the passage of time with its
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Greg Fenton reviews Guentner + Spieth – Conversion – Affin Music At the risk of repeating myself, music inspired by uncharted explorations using drones to craft overlapping atmospheres needs to be quite exceptional or specific to stand out and be heard nowadays, given the vast number of similar compositions. Fortunately, the sounds and emotions within
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Greg Fenton reviews MADMADMAD – Run – Def Pressé Ideas and emotions get twisted and crazy listening to MADMADMAD. I guess the clue might be contained in the name. But how to describe the music is wonderfully difficult, not being told exactly how to perform, to fit convention, not sitting still long enough to approximate
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Greg Fenton reviews Dj Streaks – Slinky EP – Weapons Slinky appears in two fiery forms. For an explosive, energetic burst, try the Bakery Extended edit, which crackles with dazzling electronic sequences that make it an irresistible temptation for late nights. Served over a straightforward sonic mix of tough drums and a single repeated vocal
