Posts tagged "electro"(Page 5)

Justice drops gasp-worthy new video for ‘Love S.O.S’ single

Written by Maya-Rose Torrão Justice have just released a new video for a single taken off their recent album ‘Woman Worldwide’ that’s guaranteed to make viewers flinch. The French electro duo worked with previous collaborator Edouard Salier on the new video, which follows a scar-faced bodybuilder in stiletto heels dancing

Electropop icon Robyn announces first new album in eight years

Written by Maya-Rose Torrão Her first full-length release since 2010’s ‘Body Talk’, Swedish electropop icon Robyn’s new album is titled ‘Honey’ and will be released October 26. This will be Robyn’s eighth album and features recent single ‘Missing U‘, as well as the title track which appeared in HBO’s Girls.

Dark synth-pop icons Soft Cell release first track in 15 years, ‘Northern Lights’

Written by Maya-Rose Torrão The iconic UK synth-pop duo made up of Marc Almond and David Ball, Soft Cell, who brought us immortal hits such as ‘Tainted Love’, are back for the first time in a decade and a half. The pair have just shared their new single, titled ‘Northern

La Roux lashes out at Fox Business Network for using her song ‘Bulletproof’ to market bulletproof backpacks for US schoolchildren

Written by Maya-Rose Torrão Electropop songstress La Roux’s critically and commercially acclaimed single ‘Bulletproof’ from 2009 was recently used in a segment on the Fox Business Network show Mornings With Maria Bartiromo about “high-end bulletproof backpacks and clothing“, marketed at kids who are heading back to school this year. Not

Paul Oakenfold to make history next month as first DJ ever to perform at Stonehenge

Written by Maya-Rose Torrão Although he has yet to announce an exact date, Paul Oakenfold has confirmed that he will be performing a live DJ set for fifty guests at the UNESCO World Heritage Site this September, making him the first ever DJ to do so. The historic show will

Premiere: ‘Keep Quiet’ with a new techno track from Eugène Schieffer

Interview by Arnold van der Walt Berlin-based DJ and producer, Eugène Schieffer, has been making waves in the online community with his carefully curated weekly techno mixes and regular original releases. He shared another track exclusively with The Playground, entitled ‘Keep Quiet’. An architect by education, Eugène Schieffer found himself

In conversation with Verasect

Verasect is an electronic producer currently based in London, originally from New York City, you can find him creating music all over the world, combining both classic and modern elements flawlessly with his dark, brooding sound, ultimately creating something that is both old-school industrial inspired in it’s delivery, as well as crisp

Synth-pop eight-piece Superorganism drop surreal new video

Written by Maya-Rose Torrão Superorganism have been a band that rejects the norm from the get go. Having released a series of strange 90’s-inspired visuals to go with their self-titled album over the past year, the band have been going from strength to strength and boast a whopping eight members,

Filmmaker and music-lover Mark Schmocker releases documentary about what it’s really like being an electronic music producer

[Image: Elephante] Written by Maya-Rose Torrão Australian film-maker and creative director for successful soul-house outfit Two Friends, Mark Schmocker, has just released a short documentary that gets up close and personal with some of EDM’s greatest producers, featuring Adventure Club, Elephante, Just A Gent, Two Friends, Didrick, Hellberg and Exit Friendzone.

Aphex Twin Announces Album, Shares New Single and Video After Weeks of Teasing

Written by Maya-Rose Torrão Aphex Twin has just shared the first track from his upcoming EP ‘Collapse’, titled ‘T69 Collapse’, along with a video, which was scheduled to premiere on Adult Swim but had to be taken down as the visuals were unsuitable for viewers with epilepsy. Besides that slight

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