Interview: Five Minutes with PINERO|SERENE
PINERO|SERENE is an alternative/dreamscape duo based in London. They have recently released their debut single ‘Take My Soul’ and today share the follow-up ‘Dead Flowers’ w
Interview: Five Minutes with Mattia Cupelli
Mattia Cupelli is an ambient electronic producer and soundtrack composer based in Rome, Italy. His sound is a synthesis of neoclassical elements entwined in atmospheric electroni
5 Minutes with Kampire
Kampire is a key member of the Nyege Nyege Collective that has been championing the sound of east Africa to world-wide acclaim since 2015. Kampire is a DJ, writer, cultural activis
5 Minutes with Aparde
June 7 saw the Berlin-based composer and musician Aparde unveil Hands Rest, his sophomore album and second studio LP offering on Christian Löffler’s revered Ki Records. A cohesi
5 Minutes with Phaeleh
Based out of Bristol, England, Matthew Preston AKA Phaeleh is a multi-instrumentalist, producer and DJ best known for his atmospheric, emotional and chilled bass music. With roots
Interview: Five Minutes with Wolfgang Wee
Norwegian artist, producer and DJ Wolfgang Wee recently released his EP, ‘Heart Of Stone’ via Uppwind Records, which features vocals by Holybrune. Wee is a is a prime time we
[PREMIERE & INTERVIEW] Resonata – Oathbreaker
Proud owner and manager of the Sekai Collective, Resonata has been pushing his own flavour of wave music that he likes to call “dance music for sad people”. Rather than basking
5 Minutes with Ronnie Spiteri
Having grown up in and around dance music, Ronnie Spiteri has lived up to all the hype that surrounded his early forays into DJing and producing. Spiteri has cemented his position
[PREMIERE & INTERVIEW] Hijmer – Show Me
Obi Michels, aka Hijmer, is an emerging producer from Nijmegen, Netherlands. “Hijmer”, as the artist explained to us, “is an old Dutch word used to represent thoughts and fee
[PREMIERE & INTERVIEW] iSorin – Laminar Flow
Hot on the heels of his debut EP Through The Forcefield, iSorin has dropped ‘Laminar Flow’, which The Playground is happy to have premiered on the 23rd of May. Highligh
