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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Greg Fenton reviews N2N and Rob Marion – Shake That Acid – Nervous Records This is all sorts of funkiness rolled into one. The drums undulate like excitable liquid offset by an array of fired-up modulated sounds that punch and punctuate to operate this fabulous rhythm device. Voices are clipped yet pertinent: Shake That Acid…
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Greg Fenton reviews Mr Bongo Record Club Vol.7 – Mr Bongo Breathing depth into the conviction that music captures and expands the excitement of discovery Mr Bongo delivers another celebration highlighting the language of sound and its inspiring consequences. This latest installment of amazing music chosen by the label does all those things across a…
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Greg Fenton reviews Malcolm Pardon – The Abyss – TheLeafLabel Falling like landslides, Malcolm Pardon’s tense piano plays are full of emotional release as textures and vistas are explored and then pulled apart to reveal what lies underneath. The grainy electronic undercurrent feels ever-present, whether you can hear it or not, as the organic blessing…
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Greg Fenton reviews AMAS, Konstantin Kost – Odessa – AMAS Studio Four tastefully poignant pieces of music make up this most colourful EP. Red Glow opens the selection as TanYa’s spoken words reflect deeper emotions, especially given the Ukrainian aspect resolutely flowing throughout the music. Its tough undercurrent of punctuating stabs and moody pulses only…
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Greg Fenton reviews f5point6 – A Random Sequence of Events – See Blue Audio A random sequence of events is something everyone will understand in one shape or another feeding into sub-consciousness, surfacing in real time. Maybe it’s simply a pertinent description of life’s journey for mere mortals, or otherwise. As always within music there…
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Greg Fenton reviews Dan Ghenacia – Rouge Ou Noir – Stratasonic Rouge Ou Noir opens this funky disco referencing collection from the esteemed producer but it is to the next track, the tantalizingly excellent Chilly we turn. Shimmering arpeggios coupled with infectious vocal snippets simmer over a positively groovy repetition of beats creating irresistible rhythms…
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Greg Fenton reviews Sarah Davachi – The Head as Form’d in the Crier’s Choir – Late Music Listening to Sarah Davachi’s album reveals something more at play than simple notes or words or some melodic device. The music reaches far deeper than that referencing texts and thoughts from centuries old there is a calm, evocative…
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Greg Fenton reviews Trentemøller – Dreamweaver – In My Room Listening to A Different Light casts your mind back to a time when music was crafted by a human hand, sketched out and created to shift your soul around, maybe even break it into pieces. The exceptional thing about Trentemøller is the way he makes…
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Matthew Oh is both an exceptional DJ and producer whose dub-enriched sounds capture intelligence and emotional resonance in equal measure. Read our in-depth interview with the artist as he gathers thoughts on the creative process, club culture, and more. Welcome to Magazine Sixty, Matthew. Let’s start by asking what attracted you to the sounds of…
