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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Welcome to Magazine Sixty, John. Your new single Your Love (Skint Records) captures a sense of anticipation yet also hints at melancholy. What for you are the most important attributes in music? What makes a great piece of music? Thanks and happy to speak with you, I’ve just been away so glad to be back
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If music isn’t deeply personal then what is it? If it doesn’t challenge, and upset what you expect from an artist, then perhaps it doesn’t say enough. The accents which colour the landscapes throughout Man Power’s journey into his soul, resonate with the human condition the world over as memories fade in and out of
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This highly notable track made its first appearance on last year’s Dusk to Dawn and now gets thoroughly revitalised by DJ Tennis. But back to the original which remains tantalisingly exciting via its rolling Acid lines plus pounding drums, which reach out for dramatic conclusions over the course of twelve minutes of trepidation (below). The
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Stripped right down to rugged essentials Marina Trench’s interpretation of soulfully charged music hits all the right buttons. Take the uncompromising Waterside which channel’s the ghost of Ron Hardy through tough, repeating bass alongside occasionally smooth keys, fiery percussion and vocal touches to heighten the occasion. Next, Get In reworks a series of consequential chords
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A beautifully realised collection music that sees worlds collude in the interplay between sound, revolution and flying colours. Sometime in the 1960’s artists such as The Beatles took note of what was happening in the counter-cultural stream of consciousness populated by the Avant Garde. They, of course, had been tinkering at the edges of what
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Beginning this latest collection of pieces from Steve Hadfield is the blistering uncertainty generated by The Sunlight. Residing in grainy tension this exploration of mood tears at the edges of emotion as shimmering Sitar sounds collide gracefully against whirring synthesizers. And so that very clash of ideas, influences and more continue to pursue their objective.
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When music transcends the disquiet generated the surrounding world you know that you have discovered something pretty special. When sounds escape the structures of clique and are free to roam their own path the listening experience becomes all the more significant. This collection of pieces from Japanese percussionist and ambient producer Kazuya Nagaya moves your
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You can already tell from the cover art that this is going to be far-reaching music resonating with soulful intent. Escaping the confines of clique its warm keys and deep beats all sum up that intention as the telling vocal does the rest, effortlessly, on both of Fait Du Prince’s excellent versions. Always welcome to