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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This excellent release from Sunclock sees the productive talents of Sossa and Francesco Costantini combine to deliver smouldering electronic perfection. These days when so much sounds (exactly) the same it is easy to be captivated by music of distinction, which Times Magazine so blatantly is. Built around a series of spoken words a pulse of
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‘Doctor’ Giles Allen and Mark ‘Blackie’ Blackburn aka Tracks Haven deliver the kind of rough and tumble we could all do with a lot more of. Can I Have A Moment combines soulful piano together with New York City vocalist C-JAY and the results redefine the excitement of that genre. The production tingles with anticipation
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A stunning piece of electronic music from Tim Engelhardt. First Contact, is soulfully resonate, forward-thinking capturing the essence of an imagined reality with its smouldering drums, cutting synthesizers plus probing bass. Creating a sublime atmosphere in the process while punching its weight in gold, this resolute production will serve both the dancefloor and your heart.
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The suggestion of late nights and early morning light is never far from possibility as these smoky, emotionally soulful rhythms seduce you while celebrating the labels 100th release. Los Tambores Te Llaman is presented in an array of mixes (including the Osunlade original) and is now accompanied by an English language version, but whatever your
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As a prelude to their forthcoming album this has appeared. Wonderful Beasts are boycalledcrow and Xqui and are releasing a number of compositions to whet your appetite in anticipation. What’s more they are coming as ‘a name-your-price dl’. So what’s to like? If mind-expanding textures of evocative sound are what moves you, the answer is
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When you hear music like this you know that the breath of hot sunshine is on its way. This beautifully realised piece of music gently fuses together sublime ambience with tough drums plus a rugged bass, and it’s that breathless contrast which defines Elixir. Elliot M aka Elliot Moriarty’s thoughtful reimagining of stereo instils fresh
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Yet more excellent music hits the airwaves this time via the freaks. Dan Ghenacia & Chris Carrier’s distinctive, highly emotive, and downright irresistible Vocalized espouses the definitive characteristics that still make House Music such a commanding force. Feeling like a far-out, twisted Tom Tom Club with its insanely infectious bassline, voices tease and punctuate the
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Squares are the creative collaboration between Greg Dowling, Shane Johnson (Fish Go Deep) and Andrew Phillpott who together deliver a truly wonderful piece of evocative art – if you ever get the notion that music is tired then listen to this. Leave expectations elsewhere as this fizzy combination of hot-charged soul, spine-tingling Techno alongside an
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There are certain producers you can reply upon to create music that’s satisfies on more than one level, escaping what defines the ordinary. Fred P is one such being that is never reticent to challenge. His Construction EP doesn’t any point feel workmanlike but soulfully heightened to the point of distraction. Each carefully crafted number