Written by Maya-Rose Torrão Legendary American pianist Robert Glasper called out Lauryn Hill for ‘stealing music’ and mistreating fellow artists this week on a radio interview with Houston radio station KBXX. Lauryn Hill’s 1998 album ‘The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill’ has been hailed as a classic by many; the album
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Interview by Arnold van der Walt Berlin-based DJ and producer, Eugène Schieffer, has been making waves in the online community with his carefully curated weekly techno mixes and regular original releases. He shared another track exclusively with The Playground, entitled ‘Keep Quiet’. An architect by education, Eugène Schieffer found himself
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Written by Maya-Rose Torrão They say that plastic is estimated to outweigh fish in the oceans by 2050, a shocking and devastating thing to think about, but Canadian tech house DJs Anstascia D’Elene Corniere and Vivie-ann Bakos, who go by Blond:ish, are not going to stand idly by and let
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Written by Jenna Dreisenstock Image Credit: Paul Wetherell As youngsters, one of the most exciting things for music-loving adolescents alike was opening the brand new edition of our favourite music print magazine: at a time where print was our main source of the latest news, interviews, articles, features and album
Written by Maya-Rose Torrão There are few chillout and ambient music producers who can say that they have reached the heights that Ryan Farish has. Known for his downtempo electronica, chillout, and uplifting dance music, Farish’s sound is a combination of anthemic melodies layered with organic downtempo grooves along with
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Written by Maya-Rose Torrão Kerri Chandler is a behemoth of the house scene and has been DJing since the 90’s; since the release of his first single ‘SuperLover/Get It Off’ on Atlantic Records in 1990, this deep house legend has released over 100 records. Now, the veteran DJ has released
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Written by Maya-Rose Torrão Dutch producer Vincent Rooijers and visual designer Hein Hamers are the team that make up the acclaimed electronic project that is DROELOE. The pair exploded on the scene in 2016 via San Holo’s bitbird label, debuting with their playful yet sturdy trap anthem, ‘Make My Day’.
Written by Maya-Rose Torrão Swedish producer Axel Willner, who releases music under his project The Field, has just shared a single from his upcoming album, ‘Infinite Moments’, which was announced last month. The new track is titled ‘Who Goes There’ and is nine minutes of delicately delivered ambient house which
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Written by Maya-Rose Torrão Swiss darkwave producer juche is a man shrouded in mystery. Every park of this talented musician’s online presence points to shadowy images of a dystopian world; empty urban scenes, dark hallways and obscured faces. A kind of sci-fi post-apocalypse lingers in juche’s music, as if this
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By Jenna Dreisenstock There’s nothing quite like seeing your favourite artist live – the energy, lights and crowd: the pure heart of being able to experience the music you love up close and personal and watching those you admire work their magic. There are some artists that go above and
