Interview by Arnold van der Walt Sweden has always been the hub of some of the biggest electronic artists the world has seen. From the likes of Avicii, Robyn, the Swedish House Mafia trio, and Eric Prydz, the list seems to be endless, but not without mentioning CAZZETTE. CAZZETTE is
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Curated by Arnold van der Walt & Maya-Rose Torrao This year we’ve curated the perfect playlist for your upcoming Halloween party. Using only the freshest tracks from 2018, we have put together (in no particular order) an eclectic mix of tunes that all have a dark and eerie edge. Lose
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Interview by Shannon Lawlor and Arnold van der Walt Sweden-based wave producer, sweeep, recently released a brand new single ‘Realize’ and shared the Loneliness remix exclusively with The Playground. Taken from her upcoming ‘dssspear here’ EP, she has been steadily releasing music from this new record with ‘Realize’ being the
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Interview by Arnold van der Walt “The only option for me, is music” 22 year old electronic music and record producer, FATE, released a brand new aggressive track titled ‘2077’ exclusively on The Playground. The Vermont-based producer released his debut EP ‘Pathways’ earlier this year to critical acclaim from
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In September last year, San Francisco lost a beloved member of their community: well-known and adored DJ and LGBTQ activist Bubbles Bubblesynski was brutally shot down on the very street that Bubbles could often be seen performing impromptu DJ sets on. Bubbles was an indispensable part of the underground dance
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Article by Maya-Rose Torrão “From sleazy rock excess, to introspective, cracked psychedelia and back again” – Fader Named by NME as ‘The Hottest New Band in the World’ in 2012, Perth-based psychedelic indie band POND are still hot hot hot in 2018. The band have just announced that they will
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Article by Maya-Rose Torrão Scalping (selling a ticket for an event for more than its face value) has been happening for decades, however, with recent technological advances, scalpers have been able to able to use ticket-buying bots to purchase tickets en masse and at a frightening speed. The Anti-Ticket Touting
Article by Maya-Rose Torrão Started in 1990, The Prodigy have become household names of electronic dance music. Often referred to as ‘The Godfathers of Rave’, this group, made up of Keith Flint, Liam Howlett and Maxim, has sold an estimated 30 million records worldwide and boasts a long list of
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Interview by Maya-Rose Torrão Naxxos is the music project of two multi-talented Viennese producers who have taken the electronic music scene by storm. When Chris and Max started Naxxos, they were both studying and approached their music-making of somewhat of a side project. I can tell you now that Naxxos
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Interview by Shannon Lawlor I Am Waiting For You Last Summer are an electronic post-rock tripod based in Ryazan, Russia. Since 2011, the trio have released various singles, three full-length studio albums and three EPs, including their latest addition Back and Forth released in September 2017. Influenced by an array
