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 Afterlife – Absolute – Subatomic UK I like music that sounds grandiose—music that feels bigger than itself. That it can celebrate life with the same conviction that it explores sorrow, embracing the full intensity of human feeling. Listening to Absolute is like sitting alone in a conservatory, surrounded by a heavenly chorus…
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Presented by our guest interviewer Ellie May. Pharoah Sanders once said that sound could be a form of prayer, and Emanuele Cisi seems to move from that same inner place. “Pharoah’s Message” was born from decades of lived devotion to the spiritual lineage of Coltrane and Sanders — a current he has carried since his…
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(Photograph by Zac Mahrouche) Having just released the brilliant album THALASSA while working across a full spectrum of artistic possibilities SHHE talks to Magazine Sixty about ideas, music and culture… Welcome to Magazine Sixty, Su. Tell us about your relationship with the label One Little Independent, how it happened and why it continues? Hello Magazine…
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After a month away, we’re pleased to be publishing Magazine Sixty again. The break gave us time to reflect on what we want this magazine to be. As a proudly independent publication, free from commercial pressures and guided by our own editorial convictions, our focus remains unchanged: music as an art form worthy of attention,…
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Greg Fenton reviews LUM – Golden Daughters In The Golden Cave (Guti, Cesar Merveille & Ossios Remixes) – Maison D’Etre Two new versions of LUM’s fiery, percussive track, the brilliantly titled Golden Daughters In The Golden Cave, ignite and crystallise the power inherent in rhythm and electronics. The Cesar Merveille & Ossios Goen Remix is…
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(photograph by Magali Dougados) Greg Fenton reviews goat (JP) – Orin (Ricardo Villalobos Variation – Latency I’m new to the gently epic, meditative yet sonically provocative Orin by goat (JP), with its chorus of chiming sequences, created for Cindy van Acker’s dance piece Without References. An absorbing, stunning experience you can witness below. Ricardo Villalobos…
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Greg Fenton reviews Orlando Voorn – Numb Denial – Kompakt Great production by Orlando Voorn, who combines elements of mystery with a touch of classic Acid House and indelible spoken words, all of which leave a brilliant taste. Cruising along the sonic highway for more than seven minutes, this pushes hard against notions of subtlety…
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Greg Fenton reviews Sudden Heat & Pitros – Tease Me (feat. Nanda Broilo) – Dirtybird Trust Dirtybird to release this. Slinky, sleazy basslines hover over tight drums, with hot vocals riding the wave. Quick-fire, with no time for subtlety, it hits exactly where it’s meant to. You’ll either enjoy this or not. But back to…
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Greg Fenton reviews Khadija – Dunya II – REK’D Continuing the series, this equally tasteful selection of music touches the soul with integrity. In ways, it offers simple, unfussy, direct storytelling that does what it does best. Good opens the selection with a chorus of heavenly voices over uplifting piano, reminding you of the power…
