The Playground is proud to announce the official release of Anthology Pt.1 EP by influential French electronic-wave artist Øfdream. Anthology Pt.1 EP boasts Øfdream’s forward thinking production skills, placing him as one of the leaders and pioneers in the groundbreaking new wave scene. Øfdream’s forays into production began with early
Chillwave / electronica / experimental / France / Øfdream / Release / The Playground Records / Wave
Karin Dreijer Andersson, best known for fronting Swedish electro-pop duo The Knife, has just announced a follow up to her first solo album under the moniker Fever Ray. After posting some teaser material and hinting at a sophomore follow up, Fever Ray have just premiered the first single and accompanying
ambient / Dance / electronica / Electropop / experimental / Fever Ray / Karin Dreijer Andersson / Sweden / The Knife
Fans of electronic indie music will delight to hear that James Cargill, former member of Broadcast, is set to release his first album with the “collaborative triad” known as Children of Alice through Warp Records at the end of February. The eponymous album will be the group’s first major release,
Announcing her debut album on Ninja Tune, Nabihah Iqbal leaves her old moniker behind and embraces the name she was born with. Formerly known as Throwing Shade, “Weighing of the Heart” is a big statement in two ways: first, because she’s taken her real name to stand proudly as a
We figured this is a nice way to get you into the ambient Christmas spirit, with a peaceful new mix from German experimental producer Nils Frahm. Simply entitled ‘Nils Frahm Xmas Mix 2016,’ it features tracks by Beethoven, Marlene Dietrich and Billie Holiday. Throw it on, kick back and let
Justice’s Essential Mix is finally available to download. The BBC Radio 1 appearance is their first since 2007. The duo were scheduled to release their new Essential Mix in November, but it was delayed, citing a busy schedule for the postponement. “It will be worth waiting for!” the duo said.
Madlib and DOOM have teamed up to return once again with latest track “Avalanche,” out now on 7” vinyl via Madlib’s label Madlib Invazion. The track is released under their own names rather than the collaborative Madvillain moniker. A clip of “Avalanche” has been floating around for years, but this
For over a decade, Nika Roza Danilova has been recording music as Zola Jesus. She’s been on Sacred Bones Records for most of that time, and Okovi marks her reunion with the label. Fittingly, the 11 electronics-driven songs on Okovi share musical DNA with her early work on Sacred Bones.
Following up from MANIK’s debut album release ‘Armies of the Night’, released on Ovum in 2011, comes his latest offering: Undergroundknowledge. Undergroundknowledge is an opportunity to gain balance in the current nature of the world. MANIK sees this age as that categorised according to the celebritydom, which is off course
Electronic / Hip-Hop / Jazz / MANIK / Undergroundknowledge
Corsica Studios is well-known as being one of the best places in London to go to, when you’re a techno lover. It’s because of parties such as Make Me or Jaded that reunite the finest djs, musicians and artists from the UK and European electronic music scene. In February 2017,
