John Parsley - Coin Crash EP (Playground Records)

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The doors were closed, the locks tightly bolted. He checked his watch, "8:55", he knew he'd made it here in good time, why had he been left out? He could smell foul play. There were several people vying for this opportunity, and he wouldn't put it past a couple of them to sabotage others to make sure it was theirs. But two could play that game he thought to himself, as he happened upon an open window round the corner...

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John Parsley makes his first appearance on Playground Records with his 5-track EP. Titled 'Coin Crash', the package includes remix by Bird Of Paradise and Local Suicide & Time To Sleep. While the 3 original tracks see John Parsley explore various outskirts of the musical dimensions, we bring the remix contribution by Local Suicide & Time To Sleep to you in full today. Adding dark and gloomy vowels, their collaborative remix effort puts you onto a spaceship to the year 2100.

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Premiere: John Parsley - High Life (Local Suicide & Time To Sleep Remix) [Playground Records]

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John Parsley (@johnparsley) makes his first appearance on Playground Records (@playgroundrecords) to mark an Ep that kicks the board and leaves a musical riot of unusual dimensions. 3 originals and 2 remixes from Bird Of Paradise and Local Suicide & Time To Sleep giving a roam without letup.

It opens with ‘Coin Crash’, a dancefloor killer with all the letters. An infectious and tremendously addictive bass takes us out plowing in 5th gear, acid modulations pass through the sides leaving a technicolor trail. A break that continues long because an electro techno arpeggio enters on the fly and takes us by the teeth towards the deep trip section of the track. Ruthless.

‘High Life’ puts on the brakes and starts off with a suspenseful and rarefied atmosphere. Bells, curious modulations, immersive aquatic environment. The bass beats constant and right immersing us in a dense and thick musical structure. Distortion contrasts with cloudy pads of ethereal sounds that suspend us. A journey with very personal characteristics shows us that John Parsley is a different musician.

‘New Guardian’ is an intense and hung downtempo break. Following the conceptual line, the atmosphere of intrigue surrounded by acidic but melodic and percussive sounds is mixed with metallic modulations. The resonances open and the harmonics distort, opening the pores of the skin. A dreamlike environment takes hold and shoots hallucinatory images of an expanded and exploded reality. The ears are excited, electronic music of connection towards other vibrational dimensions.

Bird of Paradise is the first guest to make a remix and gives us a different version of ‘Coin Crash’, although equally club bomb, he offers us a completely different soundscape. Supported by the bass of the original they take us on a journey of crossed chord keyboards but totally harmonic in their dissonances. A ping pong of a constant acid modulation that opens and closes towards the sides makes us move our heads without respite. Tasty sweet and sour.

For an unbeatable closure the Ep has as remixers of “High Life” the Local Suicide duo accompanied by Time To Sleep. Adding dark and gloomy vowels, a huge flying electro comes out, cruising through the galaxy. Polished and elegant black, sober but glamorous, it moves slowly and takes us to a state of awe. A song that deserves to be played in clubs because it is made to thunder great soundsystems, hypnotizing the masses.

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John Parsley - Coin Crash [Playground Records]

Naranja is a french DJ and producer, born in Toulouse and based in Paris. Influenced by the 80s aesthetic, he likes to play with genre, in his DJ set or in his productions. Expect a wild and unrestrained journey, from proto house to italo disco, and from EBM to acid.
This mix was crafted to be the soundtrack of a dystopian post-covid rave, sending bass waves to your brain, and making you dance like there’s no tomorrow. 

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Artist: John Parsley, Bird of Paradise
Track: Coin Crash
Label: Playground Records
Format: Digital
Release date: 21/12/20
Purchase: https://playgroundrecordsmusic.bandcamp.com/album/coin-crash-inc-bird-of-paradise-local-suicide-time-to-sleep-remixes

John Parsley makes his first appearance on Playground Records to mark an Ep that kicks the board and leaves a musical riot of unusual dimensions. 3 originals and 2 remixes from Bird Of Paradise and Local Suicide & Time To Sleep giving a roam without letup.
Bird of Paradise is the first guest to make a remix and gives us a different version of ‘Coin Crash’, although equally club bomb, he offers us a completely different soundscape. Supported by the bass of the original they take us on a journey of crossed chord keyboards but totally harmonic in their dissonances. A ping pong of a constant acid modulation that opens and closes towards the sides makes us move our heads without respite. Tasty sweet and sour.

https://soundcloud.com/johnparsley
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PREMIERE #1357 | John Parsley - Coin Crash (Bird Of Paradise Mix) [Playground Records] 2020

The bell sounded through the corridors, quickly followed by the flinging open of doors one after another. Excited laughter rang loudly around the school, followed by the charge of small feet as they scrambled for the door. For most the end of term meant freedom, fun and new experiences. It meant time spent with family and friends, time spent visiting new places and spaces. But that wasn't the case for some; quite the opposite. School was their only sanctuary.

Hot on the heels of Ed Dix's EP, Playground Records welcome a newcomer to the family, Roam Records and Wonder Stories alumni John Parsley. For his label debut - which also features two remixes from Bird Of Paradise and Local Suicide & Time To Sleep - he brings several different flavours to the table. Levelled up dancefloor rhythms peppered with acid lines and electro arpeggios open proceedings, followed by tension inducing beats that marry distorted sounds with celestial sounds, and intense, downtempo breaks layered with eerie atmospheres and metallic modulations.

PREMIERE: John Parsley - New Guardian [Playground Records]

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John Parsley is a Swiss/Italian artist from Zurich. He discovered his love of music many years ago, as a drummer in rock bands, then later with the first MPC sampler, his fondness of TripHop and electronic music.  Today he produces mainly electronic music across the full spectrum. Apart from playing as Dub and Roots Reggae DJ, he has never worked as a DJ.  He devotes himself chiefly and continuously to production. With this he is always looking for new ways to lend his feelings expression in music.  Sometimes sombre, sometimes trancelike rhythmical but always in his own style.  From House to Tribe music, in addition dark TripHop and  driven dancefloor killers, he does not let himself be caught up in any one genre.  He does what he feels like doing and what he loves doing. With recurring releases on labels such as NEIN, Sulk Magic, Lustpoderosa, Playground Records, Ombra International or Feines Tier he proves over and over again that his music convinces, without  huge social media presence  or his having to move within the night life scene. He feels most at home in understatement.  What pleases him most is when he is recognized by his music.

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PREMIERE: John Parsley - New Guardian [Playground Records]

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