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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Its our pleasure to announce this Premier at Magazine Sixty. Leaving Paris is the haunting collaboration between electronic jazz-pop chanteuse Vanessa Daou and experimental electronic / IDM composer James Willard (aka Brokenkites) on KID Recordings. Inspired by author Collin Kelley’s novel ‘Leaving Paris’ (Part Three of ‘The Venus Trilogy’), the meditative torch-song conveys a sense
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4th Sign Eloge de la Lenteur (Part 2) Ondulé The second instalment of Joss Moog & Around7’s elegant Jazz-Funk referencing experience is every bit a sumptuous as the first with the opening lounge factor of The Movement scoring particularly high. Next, No Trouble No Men ups the tempo driving the beats hard, while the gorgeous
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Your excellent new single is the Chloe curated ‘Lumiere Noire 03‘ (out now on Kill The DJ) and is co-produced with Theus Mago aka Mateo Gonzalez. How did you team up with Mateo and can you tell us about the Chloe connection plus Kill The DJ? I was on tour in Mexico last June. When
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Sebastien Bouchet Sailor EP Omnidisc Swim Series Label head Danny Daze begins the Omnidisc Swim Series with this release from amazing French producer, Sebastien Bouchet. And happy to say it’s rather excellent. Take ‘Sailor’ which begins the EP in earnest with the sort of unfussy groove that proves to be hyper funky as uncomplicated, sassy
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Igor Jadranin Boulevardd EP Back To The World Boulevardd induces the type of sizzling energy not quite heard since the electrifying days of DJ Pierre’s extended creations. Caustic, distorted snare beats feel fierce in amongst the general dirty goings on but this also points toward a jazzy sensibility that makes perfect sense once the rousing
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V.I.C.A.R.I. Pasciá Robsoul Recordings This is so irresistibly infectious and that’s all the justification required here. The title track’s taught rhythms almost play second fiddle to the punchy piano lines which pack even more swing than most. But then this does all work together so sweetly. Voodoo Effect provide a more robust version leaving the
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Tell us about the expression ‘Kindness of Bearer’ which is also the title of your stunning new EP for Soul Clap Records? The tradition of “Kindness of Bearer†letters originated at the Quaker boarding school in Pennsylvania that I attended. “KOB’s,†as they are fondly known, are special messages written on pieces of paper and
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Which artist attracted you to electronic music in the first place, and who would you say is your biggest influence currently? Hawtin from the beginning was huge for me and we were all/still are pretty big Perlon/Zip/Ricardo fans. Unfortunately I don’t get to see Zip play much any more but I always take a lot
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Aladdin Girls in Uniform Versatile How could you not love this. Yes it’s about ‘Girls in Uniform’ but please put that preconception down and enjoy what is a playfully amusing lyric, although pitched over spikey, punk attitude that sees racing beats fight against punchy guitar and bass to produce a gloriously edgy, yet exhilarating experience.
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