Ukrain-born duo Bloom Twins are the latest guests to star on Purple Disco Machine’s new Exotica album. The twins feature on ‘Opposite Of Crazy’, a laid-back, synth-drenched pop track. Currently based in the UK, the Bloom Twins have become popular in both fashion and music circles. Their striking looks and
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Isle of Man residents(UK), as well as a four-piece indie rock band called Voodoo Bandits, have officially released their new single ‘Empty Swimming Pool’. The band has been featured in popular Youtube channels such as Fancy Melancholic and Sounds New Sounds Good. Their music has a collective streaming rate of
One-man synthwave act Color Theory has announced the release of ‘This Whole Nothing’ with B-side ‘Juggernaut’ on 13 March via 11th Records. ‘This Whole Nothing’ premiered via Atwood Magazine. His work has received close to 3 million plays across streaming platforms. Winning the grand prize at the John Lennon Songwriting
By: Niki van den Heever Elsa Barahona released her brand new single, ‘Enseñame’ on the 12 April. Produced by UK multi-platinum songwriter and producer Kiz Keyz, responsible also for producing artists with the likes of SVRCINA and Million Dollar Weekends, as well as his project Oceans for whom he also
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After 6 years, Australian indie-pop quintet Gold Fields released their second album Dalawa via Haven Sounds on 12 April. Produced by Malcolm Besley (Northeast Party House, City Calm Down) and mixed by Tony Espie (The Avalanches, Cut Copy, Architecture in Helsinki) and is bound to be in your top albums
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Interview by Arnold van der Walt If you’re a fan of electronic dance music, especially if you are a DJ yourself, you’ve undoubtedly stumbled upon MEDUZA’s ‘Piece of Your Heart Ft. Goodboys.’ MEDUZA consists of Mattia, Luca and Simone, 3 natives from Milan who have been making waves since their
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“When we play we completely disappear; dissolve into music.” Interview by Arnold van der Walt Disappeared Completely follows the exact same path that countless acts before them have; a couple of friends meet at university and decide to create music together. What sets them apart, is where this Ukrainian 5-piece
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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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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
