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
The fashion world is infamous for it’s insensitive blunders; from ‘taking inspiration’ from designs created by other artists and racist campaigns (recently Dolce & Gabbana, Prada & Gucci have all been in the spotlight due to this) highlighting the complete lack of insight from these famous fashion houses. The issue
Glitch is an expansive term; whether it be dreamy and exploratory, fast-paced and eclectic – or consistent and composed, the genre is open to many possibilities and interpretations. Born from digital malfunctions and audio anomalies, glitch has grown exponentially as a cohesive, yet experimental sub-genre. With focus primarily placed on
By: Niki van den Heever Techno producer NHOAH comes back with another single. This one entitled ‘I Can’t Satisfy You’ released Friday 17 May via R.O.T respectortolerate Records following his last single and music video ‘Mountain Calls’ and ahead of his upcoming album, set to drop sometime this year. The
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By: Niki van den Heever Riding on the success of their previous single ‘Storm’, which hit over 150k plays on Spotify since its release. ‘Storm’ has also recently been added to Spotify’s ‘Most beautiful songs in the world’ playlist and ‘Lost in the woods’ playlist. Firwoodisland premieres their latest single
It’s often said that artists are tortured souls; and although the narrative can be damaging, and add to a serious stigma – being a creative, and how it affects one’s mental health negatively: is indeed a reality. A recent report by music distributor Record Union titled The 73 Percent Report,
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With the constant introduction of new media, our consumption of music, television & film can be quite overwhelming. In the age we live in, it feels as though every second there is a new release – and it can definitely be hard to keep up. Music videos are no different;
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The Young Punx comes at us with their fifth instalment for the year, following their promise to release a track per month. The song in question has been dubbed ‘Drop it Hard’ and drops Friday 10 May as part of their upcoming album set to release some time this year
CAEZAR turns to Austrian duo Wild Culture for a remix of their track ‘Hold On’, premiering right here with The Playground on Friday 10 May, as part of their upcoming HAIL!’ The Remixes EP set to drop soon. Wild Culture has been called Austria’s answer to David Guetta and seems
Woodstock artist, David Baron premieres his new single ‘People of No Concern’ right here on The Playground. The single features Lettie & Madeleine and is set for release on Friday 10 May via Here & Now Recordings. Baron’s list of credentials is endless – Working alongside the likes of The
