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.

  • Can you tell us about the background to forming Mineo and where the name originated from? The background to Mineo is a lot of work and a few years’ isolation making and making and making tracks. The name (with 10 minutes to a print deadline) was a quick clash of minds. It was born and

    Read the review >>

  • reviews:105

    Nick Monaco The Stalker EP Soul Clap Records This has to be one of Soul Claps finest releases with Nick Monaco’s sure-fire funky arrangement sounding every bit as compelling and edgy as the title suggests. But while there are a number of great remixes on offer its all down to the original version’s hypnotic charm

    Read the review >>

  • Him_Self_Her Q&A

    Tell us about how you teamed up to form Him_Self_Her? We had been working in the industry for more than 10 years individually before we decided to form a duo. We both started out playing vinyl, and spent over a decade playing a range of different styles and working really hard on the Midlands house

    Read the review >>

  • Pal Joey Q&A

      Can you describe your musical background and how you came to choose the name Pal Joey? GREW UP WITH DAD PLAYING JAZZ, SISTERS PLAYING MOTOWN, AND ROCK, R&B IN THE STREETS. MY NAME COMES FROM THE MOVIE PAL JOEY, THOUGH I NEVER SAW THE FILM UP UNTIL RECENTLY, I LOVE FRANK SINATRA AND THE

    Read the review >>

  • reviews:104

    Phil Weeks My Way Robsoul The sixth instalment of this limited edition vinyl only series sees the Robsoul main man deliver one of his finest to date. Its got all the usual trademarks from the razor tight drums right down the tension inducing sample loop, which in this case playfully reveals itself in-between the tough

    Read the review >>

  • reviews:103

    Tim Paris Dancers My Favorite Robot Records For openers I can’t really recommend this album highly enough. But don’t go expecting gospel inspired cliques either lyrically or musically, however what you do get is creative, forward-thinking sounds that all at once engage and challenge you. Of course, this being My Favorite Robot Records you probably

    Read the review >>

  • For the uninitiated what words would you use to describe your sound? Varied Music of many Colours, I make Slower Beats as the restless soul fun Band, Deeper Dancefloor stuff as Phlash, I released an LP in Japan in January 2013, Called “FUN” by the restless soul Fun Band. The 2nd Phlash LP – Phlash

    Read the review >>

  • reviews:102

    Various Artists Smiley Fingers 100 Smiley Fingers If you’re not already acquainted with the joys of Smiley Fingers then here is the reason to do so. Celebrating some three years of existence and their one hundredth release the London based imprint fires through its succession of heavy-duty grooves in fine style with this compilation. Kicking

    Read the review >>

  • reviews:101

    Deetron Rhythm Music Man Records Arriving just ahead of Deetron’s superb, full scale long player is this new single featuring Ben Westbeech’s soul drenched vocals. This kind of shimmers with sparkling synthesizer sequences yet has a darker, brooding undercurrent as the arrangement lifts and drops throughout lending it an uncertain edge. But, it’s the combination

    Read the review >>

Privacy policy