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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Greg Fenton reviews PAN ELECTRIC – MFBH FIVE Volume five in the series features five pieces of music by Matt Coldrick. Suspending the animation of life for a series of moments, the sounds you will discover are, by and large, gentle and inviting, haunting memories amid thoughts of past and present. The breathy harmony of
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Greg Fenton reviews Elsio Mancuso and Berto Pisano – Nude Per L’Assassino – Four Flies Records Released to Italian cinemas in August 1975, Nude per l’assassino or charmingly in English, Strip Nude for Your Killer suggests a set of particular, peculiar circumstances. I haven’t watched the film yet, although the soundtrack alone is a brilliantly
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Greg Fenton reviews Joe Harvey-Whyte & Paul Cousins – In A Fugue State – None More Records Talking of contrasts and reflections, this new album from Joe Harvey-Whyte & Paul Cousins pulses with wonder. A seemingly endless crisscross of loops and motifs glides effortlessly past, serving as a celebration, while an undercurrent of darker notes
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Greg Fenton reviews Lea Bertucci – The Oracle – Cibachrome Editions So what drew you to Lea Bertucci’s music? It was the fiery intensity of the second track, The Place Where the Sky Was Born. There was something about the air of mysterious content that made you want to dive in and explore the sonic
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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
