5 Minutes With… IYES
Male-female vocal duo IYES are Josh Christopher and Melis Soyaslanová. IYES formed early in 2013 after a serendipitous meeting at a Brighton house party and have since whipped up
5 Minutes With Fritz Kalkbrenner
Born and bred in Berlin, Fritz Kalkbrenner is best known as a vocalist renowned for his mind-blowing live sets and for expertly lacing together soul, house, jazz, funk and hip-hop.
5 minutes with… Beaty Heart
London’s Beaty Heart are an eclectic, neo-psych-infused four-piece with a heavy world music and electronic pop vibe. They juxtapose their musical and cultural influences into
Interview: Bad Taste’s Itoa is one of a kind
Itoa has been on my radar for an incredibly long time. The talented UK-based producer and DJ messaged me some two or three years ago while I was still an editor over at EARMILK, an
Josh Wink tells us about 20 Years of Ovum, integrity and his upcoming London show
Philadelphia-born producer and DJ Josh Wink was a busy man 20 years ago. 1994 saw the launch of his Ovum Recordings label, and as if that wasn’t enough, the man himself was cook
Interview with Sister Bliss – founding member of Faithless
There are very few in the world of electronic music that have had such a sustained, varied and successful career as the wonderful, inimitable Sister Bliss, aka Ayalah Deborah Bento
5 minutes with… Roman Remains
Roman Remains consists of two members of The Duke Spirit – Toby Butler and Liela Moss. With The Duke Spirit taking some time off after 9 years of touring, Toby and Liela cast
Exclusive: Five Minutes with Phoenix Martins
Hi there, how are you and what are you up to today? Greetings Earthlings. I’m good thanks for asking, I’ve been doing some university work as well as working on some mu
Exclusive: We dive into the world of Chambray
Berlin based producer Chambray has been one of our favorite artists, and a regular favorite for us at The Playground. We recently sat down with him in time for his upcoming Ministr
5 Minutes With… Novo Amor
British multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer Novo Amor aka Ali Lacey makes music that is restlessly romantic and reminiscent of US troubadours such as Bon Iver and Sufjan
