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Sixth June
Sixth June
Origin	Belgrade, Serbia ; Berlin, Germany
Genres	Dark Synth Pop, Minimal Wave, New Wave
Years active	2007–present
Labels	Genetic Music, ; Mannequin Records
Members	Laslo Antal; Lidija Andonov
Website	sixthjunemusic.com,

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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 a film maker, musician and visual artist.* [1]

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] Music videos and live projections are essential part of the performance of Sixth June, it gives the music the right balance and makes the whole experience fuller and richer. Having two people in the band who are closely connected to film, theatre and video art helps Sixth June to be recognizable not only by the music but the visual-image they create as well.

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

^ Juliane Liebert (3 December 2013). "Sixth June Are Twisting History". Vice (magazine). Retrieved 6 June 2014.
^ ^a ^b Leah Blewitt (5 June 2011). "FAULT Featured / Sixth June". Fault magazine. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
^ Uwe Marx (31 October 2010). "Reviews – SIXTH JUNE "Everytime" (LP)". Gothic magazine. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
^ bimfest.be BIMfest 2010 – Lineup
^ 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.
^ Wave-Gotik-Treffen – Artists Line up 2012
^ 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.
^ Aleksandar Zivanovic (4 June 2014). "Erst hauchen, dann peitschen" (in German). Berliner Zeitung. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
^ "BIMFest Bandportrait – Sixth June". bimfest.de. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
^ http://image.issuu.com/130930131407-6cb002ba9259a85322ebee030993199f/jpg/page_6.jpg
^ "Video premiere: Sixth June, "DROWNING"". Mannequin Records. Retrieved 6 June 2014.

External links

Official Site
Official Facebook
Noisey Interview: Sixth June Are Twisting History, Vice magazine, December 2013 (in german)
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Samples of debut Everytime (mp3), No Emb Blanc
Label info, Mannequin Records

[1] Juliane Liebert (3 December 2013). "Sixth June Are Twisting History". Vice (magazine). Retrieved 6 June 2014.

[Fault2011-2] 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] st.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] ttp://image.issuu.com/130930131407-6cb002ba9259a85322ebee030993199f/jpg/page_6.jpg

[11] "Video premiere: Sixth June, "DROWNING"". Mannequin Records. Retrieved 6 June 2014.

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 == External links ==
 * [http://www.sixthjunemusic.com/ Official Site]
-* [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sixth-June/123457871042877]
+* [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sixth-June/123457871042877/ Official Facebook]
 * [http://noisey.vice.com/blog/sixth-june-are-twisting-history Noisey Interview: Sixth June Are Twisting History], [[Vice (magazine)|Vice magazine]], December 2013 ([http://noisey.vice.com/alps/blog/sixth-june-verdrehen-die-geschichte in german])
 * [http://www.lasloantal.com]