East London ‘Hub-Club’ Secures Lease Deal
Shoreditch ‘hub-club’ Village Underground has announced a new 15-year lease deal with the Hackney council. The contract will be signed “in the coming days,” the ven
MIX: THE PLAYGROUND WEEKLY PLAYLIST
Our roundup of the best new music of the past seven days (& a few randoms), with songs by Death Grips, Tommy Genesis, Massive Attack, Cigarettes After Sex and more. Trash R
Four Tet announces upcoming album ‘New Energy’
Four Tet has just announced a new album titled New Energy, due for release on September 29th. The forthcoming album will feature three previously released singles, “Two Thousand
Maceo Plex confirms 2017 Mosaic Residency at Pacha Ibiza
Maceo Plex will be returning this year from May 30th to October 3rd, for another Mosaic residency at Pacha Ibiza. The guest list of acts that will be joining him include Moodyman,
NEWS: FLYING LOTUS LAUNCHES BRAINFEEDER FILMS WITH EDDIE ALCAZAR
The mighty Flying Lotus kicks off his new Brainfeeder Films project – a film finance and production company, on November 16th. This is in partnership with Eddie Alcazar at a spec
Umfang to release album “Symbolic Use Of Light” via Ninjatune’s Technicolour
Co-founder of Brooklyn’s Discwoman crew, Umfang, will make her debut on Ninja Tune’s Technicolour imprint with Symbolic Use Of Light on 16th June. The album came into fruit
Antal Contributes All-Japanese Mixtape for Altered Soul Experiment Series
Rush Hour co-founder Antal Heitlager has become the seventh contributor to Altered Soul Experiment’s mixtape series. Officially called ASE07-CASS, the label has indicated that th
NEWS: THE XX TEASE NEW FLOATING POINTS TRACK – ‘PERORATION SIX’
The xx have been pretty quiet over the course of 2016. The group have occasionally teased a few album updates – but nothing definitive has emerged from their progress until now.
Nathan Fake presents second installment of Providence Reworks
Nathan Fake set to release second installment of Providence Reworks, carefully constructed and transformed by Olga Wojciechowska – a Polish composer and multi-instrumentalist
PREMIERE: French artist Superpoze remixes Christian Löffler’s “Haul ft. Mohna”
THE PLAYGROUND is excited to announce the premiere of Christian Löffler’s “Haul ft. Mohna” (Superpoze Remix) French artist Superpoze’s version of “Haul ft. Mohna
