The South coast of England has spawned a few great techno DJs and producers over years. One of their biggest unsung heroes is Simon Heartfield. In the techno game since the early 90s, people in the know have long pioneered his tracks, with past releases found in the records boxes
The ‘pioneer’ of CDJ’s has revealed a new deck…. that doesn’t use CD’s. Back in the early 00’s Pioneer unleashed the revolutionary CDJ-1000 and persuaded many DJ’s to put their vinyls back on the shelf and make the move from analogue to digital. In the age of iTunes, Spotify and mp3’s, CD’s are under
Legendary German techno festival Time Warp is preparing to hold it’s first US version, and has just announced that the event will be held at the Knightsbridge Armoury in the Bronx, New York. The expansive, 100-year-old building will host the festival on November 28 and 29, with the addition of
Barcelona DJ and producer Paco Osuna has announced the upcoming release of his debut full length album Long Play, which will be out next month on the highly respected Minus record label. Ahead of the October 13 release, Osuna has decided to offer four tracks from previous EPs up for
Cretine / Long Play / Minus / Paco Osuna
Amazing Radio’s Gary Crowley plays the new single from TENFIVESIXTY, “Control,” calling it one of his songs of the Summer. “Terrific stuff, wonderful 80’s feel…. a former Crowley Cracker…”
After years out of production, Panasonic has announced that its legendary audio brand Technics will be launching two new in home Hi-FI systems later this year. The Reference Class R1 and Premium Class C700 series’ are aimed at high-end audio consumers, in response to the shift towards digital audio and
The past week has seen a media frenzy over SoundCloud’s introduction of advertising on the streaming site. For the moment, adverts are only appearing on the US version of the site and only on the accounts of certain artists and content creators invited by SoundCloud to take part in the
Following the success of our last night at KOKO, The Playground is proud to present another spectacular line up! Leading the night’s proceedings will be LEFTFIELD- dj along with Juan Atkins and “Mad” Mike Banks Live Techno group MODEL 500, supported by a one off live performance from A
It seems it wasn’t only Notting Hill that was plagued by torrential weather… Burning Man music festival was forced to cancel its opening day on Monday as severe thunderstorms flooded roads to the festival site, making them inaccessible. Law enforcement officials turned back hordes of ‘Burners’ making their way to
Black Light White Light’s single “High Like A Hurricane” gets played on Frank Skinner’s Absolute Radio show, alongside tracks by The Rolling Stones, Kasabian and Primal Scream.
