The first thing we learned about EJ3000 is that the anonymous duo doesn’t take things too seriously, choosing instead to have a little fun and be a bit more playful than other duos out there. This isn’t to say they don’t take their music seriously. No. Rather, they take a
This week’s selections have a touch of pop to them, from alternative bass music to a mainstream pop star exploring eurodance. These are the tracks you need to know about. Listen below. Follow our Roundup Selections playlist on Spotify to stay updated on what we have on repeat. Fever
Alt-Pop / Dance-Pop / Deep House / experimental / House / Pop / Remix
When it comes to describing the nature of the house music that Fort Romeau is in the business of making, the word to use is, without a doubt, ‘romantic.’ Only this can describe his affinity for heartstring pulling, emotion stirring sonnets of club music painted in operatic chiaroscuro, swinging between
Germany’s iconic house outfit Milk & Sugar return with a new track for 2023, Feels Like, a collaboration with UK DJs Killed Kassette and Skapes with vocals from the Queen of Detroit Blues, singer Thornetta Davis. Bright, upbeat, and bouncy, Feels Like provides some much needed light to banish those
When we last spoke with Berlin based producer Yulia Niko, she was preparing for some of the biggest stages of her career thus far. Flash forward to now, and Niko has evolved into an artist hungrier than ever. Closing out 2022 by providing Get Physical with their final release of
Afro house / Berlin / exclusive interview / House / Interview / Melodic House / minimal techno / Producer / Q&A / Techno
This week, we have unhinged remixes and discotheque house from a synthpop icon. These are the tracks you need to know about. Follow our Roundup Selections playlist on Spotify to stay updated on what we have on repeat. Caroline Polachek, Charli XCX, George Daniel – Welcome To My Island
Bass / breaks and bass / bubblegum bass / Gqom / House / hyperpop / Remix / Synthpop
Korean-American producer Yaeji has announced her debut album. Titled With A Hammer, the LP is due in April on XL Recordings. The album follows Yaeji’s acclaimed mixtape, 2020’s What We Drew 우리가 그려왔던, and a 2021 EP with OHHYUK. Details on the release are scarce, but Yaeji did share the
debut album / House / house music / minimal house / music news / New Album / Producer
I’d like to begin this year with an introduction. Hi, my name is Tazmé Pillay. Editor of The Playground. If you’ve read most of the reviews and think pieces that we do here, chances are you’ve read most of my work. Coming into the end of last year, I knew
Over the past two decades, Berlin label Get Physical Music has grown into one of the world’s most revered and trusted electronic music imprints. What started as a project between friends to establish the sort of space they wanted to see in dance music, Get Physical is a name that
AfroHouse / exclusive interview / exclusive podcast / House / podcast / Synthwave / Tech House / Techno
The term ‘progessive house’ has come a long way since it was first coined in the 90’s to describe a new sound coming out of Britain that fused UK house with touches of techno and trance, being formulated by the likes of The Chemical Brothers, Fatboy Slim, but most significantly,
