Sixth June are an audio/visual project from

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with origins in

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, formed in 2007 by visual artist Laslo Antal and actress Lidija Andonov. All their releases have seen the pair explore multiple sides to their dark cinematic post new wave sound.

History

In 2009 Sixth June performed at

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. 2010 they moved to

and released their first album ''Everytime'' on German label Genetic Music and had appearance at BIMfest in

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. The Sixth June Video “Oh no it's burning” was part of the ''Berlin Music Week''. On sixth June 2011 they released the EP ''Back For A Day''. 2012 they were performing at

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in Germany. 2013 they released the mini album ''Pleasure'' and had appearance at ''Nuit Fantastique'' in

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and Summer Darkness in

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. After

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concert in 2014 the

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describes their sound as ''"sweet, cool, dark elektropop"'' and close to

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. Music videos and live projections are a large part of the performance of Sixth June, adding a theatrical aspect. 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. After the release of their Pleasure EP (in December 2013), peek-a-boo magazine described their work as: The music from Laslo Antal and Lidija Andonov sounds indeed very 80’s, but at the same time contemporary as well. After hearing their brand new 5 tracks 12" EP Pleasure, I feel like to use these words again....

Name and influences

Sixth June's band name has no concrete reference to

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in history. Their music is strongly influenced by 1980s

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bands and their albums, such as

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(

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, 1980),

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(

, 1987),

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(1984),

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(

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, 1981). Formative is Lidija Andonov's warm melancholic voice.

Discography

* ''Everytime'' (2010) – Genetic Music / No Emb Blanc * ''Back For A Day'', EP (2011) – Mannequin Records * ''Pleasure'', EP (2013) – Mannequin Records * ''Virgo Rising'' (2017) - aufnahme+wiedergabe * ''Without a sign'' (demos and unreleased tracks, 2018) - aufnahme+wiedergabe * ''Trust'' (2020) - The state51 Conspiracy * 1984 (2021) - Sweet Sensation * Stay! (2024) - Sweet Sensation / Young & Cold Records * After the war, EP (2025) - Sweet Sensation / Young & Cold Records

Videos

* Everytime (2007, in

) * Oh No it's Burning (2008, in

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) * Come Closer (2011, in

) * Back for a day (2011, in Berlin) * Drowning (2014) * Night before (2017) * Nebo (2017) * Other Side of Love (2018) * Call me, II (2018) * In Dreams (2019) * Winter didn't Come (2020) * Negde Neko (2020) * Read all my dreams - short film (2020) * Sanjam (2023) * Tišina (2024)

References

External links

*
Noisey Interview: Sixth June Are Twisting History

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, December 2013
in german

Laslo Antal website

Samples of debut ''Everytime''
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