Written by Maya-Rose Torrão “The sight of ear plugs being worn across a crowd at an Elrow party or Amnesia in Ibiza may be a long time away, but with this campaign, the steps towards such a future are being made.” The Independent Tinnitus is a bigger issue in dance
By Jenna Dreisenstock An album’s artwork is what makes the first impression of a new release, even though it’s definitely unfair to ‘judge a book by its cover’. We can’t assume what the tracks of the album sound like just by it’s album art, however the artwork is the most
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Written by Maya-Rose Torrão An art studio based in the UK called Dorothy, has designed a poster that depicts a carefully laid out series of linework and names that celebrates the people and places crucial to the history and culture of dance music. Dorothy have designed similar posters in the
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Electronic duo Mount Kimbie take the reigns of the DJ-Kicks series with a 23 track mix that includes one of their own new tracks, ‘Southgate,’ exclusively. Due for release on 28th September, it’s a snapshot of exactly what the UK duo sound like in the club right now and is
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Written by Maya-Rose Torrão Superorganism have been a band that rejects the norm from the get go. Having released a series of strange 90’s-inspired visuals to go with their self-titled album over the past year, the band have been going from strength to strength and boast a whopping eight members,
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[Image: Elephante] Written by Maya-Rose Torrão Australian film-maker and creative director for successful soul-house outfit Two Friends, Mark Schmocker, has just released a short documentary that gets up close and personal with some of EDM’s greatest producers, featuring Adventure Club, Elephante, Just A Gent, Two Friends, Didrick, Hellberg and Exit
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Interview by Arnold van der Walt “The only option for me, is music” 22 year old electronic music and record producer, FATE, released a brand new aggressive track titled ‘2077’ exclusively on The Playground. The Vermont-based producer released his debut EP ‘Pathways’ earlier this year to critical acclaim from
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Written by Maya-Rose Torrão Aphex Twin has just shared the first track from his upcoming EP ‘Collapse’, titled ‘T69 Collapse’, along with a video, which was scheduled to premiere on Adult Swim but had to be taken down as the visuals were unsuitable for viewers with epilepsy. Besides that slight
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London techno-songstress HAAi has dropped her aptly named ‘Sci-fi Hi-fi remix’ of George FitzGerald’s ‘Burns’ in the midst of a busy summer. Crackling vinyl noise sets the tone of this remix before the original’s instantly recognisable chopped vocal samples echo into the production. An atmospheric slow build seamlessly leads into
Written by Maya-Rose Torrão Diynamic Music returns after a 9 month hiatus with the 12th edition of its famed ‘Four To The Floor’ EPs. The label’s series is always comprised of four dancefloor-oriented tracks that have been carefully selected by Diynamic Music’s founder and techno aficionado, Solomun. This edition features
