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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Resonating with the pulse of defiance these new versions of Beije’s sublime Deciduous echo the originals defining ambience but are this time fused with a heavier intensity. First is the Steffen Sonnenschein remix adding a heavenly brush of ethereal atmosphere, underpinned by brutal bass plus crisp percussion, all proving to be quite something special. Next,
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Returning to Vince Watson’s 2018 Via album this set of remixes carves out fresh interpretations featuring luminaries of the calibre of Joe Clausell, Osunlade, Steve Bug & Langenberg plus Manoo. For me it’s the latter’s sting in the tail as repeating synth lines, accompanied by an assortment of rousing strings and piano, capture that rare
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Two words this time, intoxicating alongside beauty. Though let’s deposit ethereal into the mix of heavenly treated voices too. I grew up (sort of) in the 1980’s so an obvious touchstone for me is Liz Fraser but only in the way Lapis’ vocal dances around the quiet shuffle of drums and yearning keys crafted by
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The funky shuffle which ignites Elun is soon joined by the warm rush of keys producing a choir of heavenly experience which touches upon being sublime. Thoughtful yet provocative the arrangement chimes with a sense of ambience that pulls on the heartstrings. The heavier The Eternal Sunshine follows in similar vein again feeling serene and
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Vertigo KO isn’t really about words, although of course they are helpful in describing the experience. They also feature heavily, though are not always coherent. Consequently Phew’s latest album is magnificent just as it is unsettling, defiant leaving little to the imagination as a series of sonic manifestations present themselves to you. It can be
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Music like this doesn’t always work for me. But this certainly does. It’s the brutal, uncompromising drums and bass yet warm musical reflection of its keys which serve RND009 so well. Followed by the equally brisk RND007 (Dub Mix) complete with super-hot snares, then ending via a twist of funkier organ plus accompanying beats on
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This bears the name of Charles Webster so I want to hear it. And while the release comprises three notable originals it’s the two Webster remixes that really do it for me. It’s partly because you don’t quite know what to expect as the shuffling percussion and chiming melodies playfully gather pace, but mainly it
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Welcome to Magazine Sixty, Dimitri. Let’s start with your label Lowendcommunity. Can you tell us about its ethos? And how would you describe the highs and lows of running your own label? Hi Greg, thanks for having me! The initial idea for the label started in 2003 when I was running my own club in
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1978 felt like the year dot for me. Imagine hearing The Stranglers intoxicating 5 Minutes, The Outcasts crystalline You’re A Disease, Magazine’s Touch And Go or even The Only Ones – Another Girl, Another Planet for the first time. And that’s only from cd one. Previously I got excited by Sweet, Sparks then Alex Harvey