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'''Sixth June''' is a dark synth pop band from [[Berlin]] with origins in [[Belgrade]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Sixth June Are Twisting History |url=http://noisey.vice.com/blog/sixth-june-are-twisting-history |publisher=[[Vice (magazine)]] |accessdate=6 June 2014 |author=Juliane Liebert |date=12/03/2013}}</ref> formed in 2007 by Laslo Antal and Lidija Andonov.
'''Sixth June''' is a dark synth pop band from [[Berlin]] with origins in [[Belgrade]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Sixth June Are Twisting History |url=http://noisey.vice.com/blog/sixth-june-are-twisting-history |publisher=[[Vice (magazine)]] |accessdate=6 June 2014 |author=Juliane Liebert |date=3 December 2013}}</ref> formed in 2007 by Laslo Antal and Lidija Andonov.
Lidija Andonov (born 1982 in Belgrade) is an actress and singer who graduated in Academy of Arts in [[University of Novi Sad]], Laslo Antal is musician and visual artist.
Lidija Andonov (born 1982 in Belgrade) is an actress and singer who graduated in Academy of Arts in [[University of Novi Sad]], Laslo Antal is musician and visual artist.


== History ==
== History ==
In 2009 Sixth June performed at [[Exit (festival)|EXIT Festival]] in [[Novi Sad]].<ref name="Fault2011">{{cite web |title=FAULT Featured / Sixth June |url=http://fault-magazine.com/2011/05/sixth-june/ |publisher=Fault magazine |accessdate=6 June 2014 |author=Leah Blewitt |date=06/05/2011}}</ref>
In 2009 Sixth June performed at [[Exit (festival)|EXIT Festival]] in [[Novi Sad]].<ref name="Fault2011">{{cite web |title=FAULT Featured / Sixth June |url=http://fault-magazine.com/2011/05/sixth-june/ |publisher=Fault magazine |accessdate=6 June 2014 |author=Leah Blewitt |date=5 June 2011}}</ref>
2010 they moved to [[Berlin]] and released their first album ''Everytime'' on german label Genetic Music<ref>{{cite web |title=Reviews – SIXTH JUNE "Everytime" (LP) |url=http://www.gothic-magazine.de/index.php?site=reviews&artikel=388# |publisher=Gothic magazine |accessdate=6 June 2014 |author=Uwe Marx |date=2010-10-31}}</ref> and had appearance at [[BIMfest]] in [[Antwerp]].<ref>bimfest.be [http://2010.bimfest.be/en/line-up/ BIMfest 2010 – Lineup]</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=SIXTH JUNE – We play music, and mostly with synths, that’s true but we wouldn’t call it minimal |url=http://www.peek-a-boo-magazine.be/en/interviews/sixth-june/ |publisher=Peek-A-Boo Magazine |accessdate=6 June 2014 |author=Didier Becu |date=02/06/2011}}</ref>
2010 they moved to [[Berlin]] and released their first album ''Everytime'' on german label Genetic Music<ref>{{cite web |title=Reviews – SIXTH JUNE "Everytime" (LP) |url=http://www.gothic-magazine.de/index.php?site=reviews&artikel=388# |publisher=Gothic magazine |accessdate=6 June 2014 |author=Uwe Marx |date=31 October 2010}}</ref> and had appearance at [[BIMfest]] in [[Antwerp]].<ref>bimfest.be [http://2010.bimfest.be/en/line-up/ BIMfest 2010 – Lineup]</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=SIXTH JUNE – We play music, and mostly with synths, that’s true but we wouldn’t call it minimal |url=http://www.peek-a-boo-magazine.be/en/interviews/sixth-june/ |publisher=Peek-A-Boo Magazine |accessdate=6 June 2014 |author=Didier Becu |date=6 February 2011}}</ref> The Sixth June Video “Oh no it’s burning” was part of the ''Berlin Music Week''.<ref name="Fault2011" /> On sixth June 2011 they released the EP ''Back For A Day''.

On sixth June 2011 they released the EP ''Back For A Day''.
The Sixth June Video “Oh no it’s burning” was part of the ''Berlin Music Week''.<ref name="Fault2011" /> 2013 they released the mini album ''Pleasure''
2012 they were performing at [[Wave-Gotik-Treffen]] in Germany.<ref>[http://www.wave-gotik-treffen.de/english/past.php?reqYear=2012 Wave-Gotik-Treffen – Artists Line up 2012]</ref> 2013 they released the mini album ''Pleasure''
and had appearance at ''Nuit Fantastique'' in [[Brussels]]<ref>{{cite web |title=SIXTH JUNE – Music opens certain sources of myself, and probably its mostly melancholy and darkness than some other emotions. |url=http://www.peek-a-boo-magazine.be/en/interviews/sixth-june-319/ |publisher=Peek-A-Boo Magazine |accessdate=6 June 2014 |author=Chris Konings |date=2013-09-24}}</ref> and [[Summer Darkness]] in [[Utrecht]]. After [[Berghain]] concert in 2014 the [[Berliner Zeitung]] characterizes there as ''"sweet, cool, dark elektropop"'' remembering to [[Propaganda (band)|Propaganda]] or [[Depeche Mode]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Erst hauchen, dann peitschen |url=http://www.berliner-zeitung.de/musik/berghain-kantine-erst-hauchen--dann-peitschen,10809182,27093946.html |publisher=[[Berliner Zeitung]] |accessdate=6 June 2014 |author=Aleksandar Zivanovic |date=06/04/2014 |language=de}}</ref>
and had appearance at ''Nuit Fantastique'' in [[Brussels]]<ref>{{cite web |title=SIXTH JUNE – Music opens certain sources of myself, and probably its mostly melancholy and darkness than some other emotions. |url=http://www.peek-a-boo-magazine.be/en/interviews/sixth-june-319/ |publisher=Peek-A-Boo Magazine |accessdate=6 June 2014 |author=Chris Konings |date=24 September 2013}}</ref> and [[Summer Darkness]] in [[Utrecht]]. After [[Berghain]] concert in 2014 the [[Berliner Zeitung]] characterizes there as ''"sweet, cool, dark elektropop"'' remembering to [[Propaganda (band)|Propaganda]] or [[Depeche Mode]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Erst hauchen, dann peitschen |url=http://www.berliner-zeitung.de/musik/berghain-kantine-erst-hauchen--dann-peitschen,10809182,27093946.html |publisher=[[Berliner Zeitung]] |accessdate=6 June 2014 |author=Aleksandar Zivanovic |date=4 June 2014 |language=de}}</ref>


== Name and Influences ==
== Name and Influences ==

Revision as of 13:20, 24 November 2014

Sixth June
OriginBelgrade, Serbia
Berlin, Germany
GenresDark Synth Pop, Minimal Wave, New Wave
Years active2007 (2007)–present
LabelsGenetic Music,
Mannequin Records
MembersLaslo Antal
Lidija Andonov
Websitesixthjunemusic.com

Sixth June is a dark synth pop band from Berlin with origins in Belgrade,[1] formed in 2007 by Laslo Antal and Lidija Andonov. Lidija Andonov (born 1982 in Belgrade) is an actress and singer who graduated in Academy of Arts in University of Novi Sad, Laslo Antal is musician and visual artist.

History

In 2009 Sixth June performed at EXIT Festival in Novi Sad.[2] 2010 they moved to Berlin and released their first album Everytime on german label Genetic Music[3] and had appearance at BIMfest in Antwerp.[4][5] The Sixth June Video “Oh no it’s burning” was part of the Berlin Music Week.[2] On sixth June 2011 they released the EP Back For A Day.

2012 they were performing at Wave-Gotik-Treffen in Germany.[6] 2013 they released the mini album Pleasure and had appearance at Nuit Fantastique in Brussels[7] and Summer Darkness in Utrecht. After Berghain concert in 2014 the Berliner Zeitung characterizes there as "sweet, cool, dark elektropop" remembering to Propaganda or Depeche Mode.[8]

Name and Influences

Sixth June's band name has no concrete reference to June 6 in history. Their music were strongly influenced by some 1980s Dark culture bands and their albums, like Seventeen Seconds (The Cure, 1980), Music for the Masses (Depeche Mode, 1987), Dead Can Dance (1984), Mask (Bauhaus, 1981), Nada! (Death in June, 1985), Closer (Joy Division, 1980).[9] Formative is Lidija Andonov's warm melancholic voice.[10]

Discography

  • Everytime (2010) – Genetic Music / No Emb Blanc
  • Back For A Day, EP (2011) – Mannequin Records
  • Pleasure, 12" (2013) – Mannequin Records

Videos

  • Everytime (2007, in Novi Sad)
  • Oh No it's Burning (2008, in Subotica)
  • Come Closer (2011, in Berlin)
  • Back for a day (2011, in Berlin)
  • Drowning (2014)[11]

References

  1. ^ Juliane Liebert (3 December 2013). "Sixth June Are Twisting History". Vice (magazine). Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  2. ^ a b Leah Blewitt (5 June 2011). "FAULT Featured / Sixth June". Fault magazine. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  3. ^ Uwe Marx (31 October 2010). "Reviews – SIXTH JUNE "Everytime" (LP)". Gothic magazine. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  4. ^ bimfest.be BIMfest 2010 – Lineup
  5. ^ Didier Becu (6 February 2011). "SIXTH JUNE – We play music, and mostly with synths, that's true but we wouldn't call it minimal". Peek-A-Boo Magazine. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  6. ^ Wave-Gotik-Treffen – Artists Line up 2012
  7. ^ Chris Konings (24 September 2013). "SIXTH JUNE – Music opens certain sources of myself, and probably its mostly melancholy and darkness than some other emotions". Peek-A-Boo Magazine. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  8. ^ Aleksandar Zivanovic (4 June 2014). "Erst hauchen, dann peitschen" (in German). Berliner Zeitung. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  9. ^ "BIMFest Bandportrait – Sixth June". bimfest.de. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  10. ^ http://image.issuu.com/130930131407-6cb002ba9259a85322ebee030993199f/jpg/page_6.jpg
  11. ^ "Video premiere: Sixth June, "DROWNING"". Mannequin Records. Retrieved 6 June 2014.

External links

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