With electronic music growing in popularity by the hour; and the ability to create it ever more accessible – it can be difficult to keep up! In both a positive and negative light, the influx of beautiful electronic soundscapes is extremely exciting; but at the same time, the market becomes
Caterina Barbieri | Ecstatic Computation | Important Records Release Date: May 3rd, 2019 Feature Image Credit: Frank Zerban Spiralling intricacies within the weaving and sculpting of patterns; twisted within the other, a basket cradled with sequences of electronic timbre – to reach within a processed depth, algorithms, constructed mathematics as
Ambient artists are often under-appreciated, with beautifully crafted albums often being overlooked. However, the heart that goes into building narratives and sculpting ambient soundscapes deserves to be recognised by all. The difficulty of creating cohesive, innovative ambient albums requires an intricate attention to detail; and those who may not be
Feature Image: Ioanna Gika April is almost over, and so far we’ve seen some fantastic releases all across the board – in the last 4 months alone. The innovative experimentation of musicians in 2019 has so far produced incredibly artistic and immersive new styles and sounds, and we can’t wait
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Interview by Arnold van der Walt Already being compared to the likes of Bonobo and Caribou, Oscuro has been making waves with his richly textured soundscapes. Today, he brings us the deep ‘Take Me Down’, exclusively on The Playground. Oscuro was formed in 2014 after he won a contest on
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Joni Void | Mise En Abyme | Constellation Records Release Date: 29 March 2019 Feature Image Credit: Thomas Boucher & Sonya Stefan Review by Jenna Dreisenstock A woman speaks; robotic, clinical – observant. An artificial understanding of the painful, the thoughtful, the healing and broken. A look within the self;
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Interview by Arnold van der Walt There’s been an influx recently in trap producers making the switch over to wave music. The two genres definitely share a host of similarities, so it’s easy to see why this transition is able to take place so effortlessly. 21-year-old Swedish producer Ola Lindell,
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Following the stunning release of ‘Like Water’ in February, German house producer, Christian Löffler offers his second music video attached to his upcoming album Graal (Prologue) due for release on 5 April. The latest video for the song ‘Ry’ dropped on 29 March and took on a completely different approach
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Whenever a musician who forms part of an established act decides to release solo music, it’s always a bit of a gamble. Will it be more of the same? How does it compare to their previous work? Luckily for Kiasmos’ Janus Rasmussen, this gamble surely paid out. Janus Rasmussen forms
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“I will leave, and my music will remain.” Interview by Arnold van der Walt Russia has been at the forefront recently with regards to deep atmospheric cuts. A plethora of emerging artists are bursting on to the scene, each with their own unique take on the ever-growing deep electronic music
