Sixth June
Sixth June | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Belgrade (Serbia) Berlin (Germany) |
| Genres | Dark Synth Pop Minimal New Wave |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Genetic Music, Mannequin Records |
| Members | Laslo Antal (synths, lyrics) Lidija Andonov (vocals, lyrics) |
| Website | sixthjunemusic.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] 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.[2] 2013 they released the mini album Pleasure and had appearance at Nuit Fantastique in Brussels.[6] After Berghain concert in 2014 the Berliner Zeitung characterizes there as "sweet, cool, dark elektropop" remembering to Propaganda or Depeche Mode.[7]
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).[8] Formative is Lidija Andonov's warm melancholic voice.[9]
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)[10]
References
- ^ Juliane Liebert (12/03/2013). "Sixth June Are Twisting History". Vice (magazine). Retrieved 6 June 2014.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b Leah Blewitt (06/05/2011). "FAULT Featured / Sixth June". Fault magazine. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Uwe Marx (10/31/2010). "Reviews – SIXTH JUNE "Everytime" (LP)". Gothic magazine. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ bimfest.be BIMfest 2010 – Lineup
- ^ Didier Becu (02/06/2011). "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.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Chris Konings (09/24/2013). "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.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Aleksandar Zivanovic (06/04/2014). "Erst hauchen, dann peitschen" (in German). Berliner Zeitung. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "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
- Noisey Interview: Sixth June Are Twisting History, Vice magazine, December 2013 (in german)
- Samples of debut Everytime (mp3), No Emb Blanc
- Label info, Mannequin Records