Belgian-Caribbean musician Charlotte Adigéry has often been referred to as the future of dance music. This isn’t an unfounded observation; there’s certainly no one quite like her active in the sphere of electronic and left-field pop right now. Central to Adigéry’s artistry, and part of her progressive allure, is her
Avant-Pop / Electroclash / electronica / Electropop / French house / Techno
Would it be amiss to refer to Tangerine Dream as a legacy act? For all accounts, the German electronic outfit is more an institution than a band. They’ve seen an ever evolving roster of artists form part of the core group since Edgar Froese founded it in 1967, with Froese
ambient / electronica / soundscape / Synth / Synthwave
Not wanting to be bound to one sound and experiment freely, music producer duo minds&machines were born out of a deep love for liberating electronic arrangements. The duo’s sound is constantly evolving, but they are mostly drawn to electronica. They are also known to dabble with garage, lo-fi and more
Brian Leeds is someone who is unafraid to push the boundaries of their art, embracing evolution in a way that challenges the notion of artists being tied to genre. It’s the reason he created the Huerco S. moniker for which he is best known. For Leeds, that name would become
ambient / drill / drill'n'bass / electronica / experimental / trap
Few artists can lay claim to as diverse of a discography as Hungary’s Gábor Lázár, who’s as much at home making serpentine pieces of sound art as he is creating mutant reggaeton. 2020’s Source, his first album for Planet Mu, took his inherent abstraction in the direction of footwork and
Whereas the dance music most immediately associated with South Africa are the forms that have arisen from the country’s townships and underground spaces, Portable (AKA Alan Abrahams, AKA Bodycode) has taken things in a different direction. Based in Paris, the South African DJ and producer has typically grappled with reconciling
Acid House / ambient / electronica / experimental / House / Techno
Reed Kackley, also known as electronic music producer BAILE, has shared an exclusive mix with The Playground today. Blending gentle textures of ambient, synthesizers, lush vocals and cascading notes, the producer creates a warm and detailed bouquet with his evocative charm with every release. Releasing his first full-length album during
Infiltrating the electronic sphere with his track ‘Between The Suns’ which was released via reputable label Anjunadeep last year, music producer Moon Kyoo explores electronica, house textures and tries to incorporate modular synthesizers wherever possible. He began exploring his fascination with electronic music growing up in Seoul, Korea where he
There’s something inherently badass about an artist or band using their name as the title of one of their songs. It’s quite metal, actually. In that genre, it’s seen as a sort of flex by a band who’ve reached a point at which they’ve garnered the merit to pull such
Amapiano / Bass / electronica / experimental / Gqom / Rave / trap
Athens’s Stelios Vassiloudis is by all accounts a musical triple threat. A composer, producer and DJ, Vassiloudis has been creating electronic music since the early 2000s, and over the decades he has cultivated his own style of downtempo and ambient that reflects his rich and diverse musical skillset. Image:
