Fading Light

Playground is releasing a very special compilation to celebrate nine years of life. A musical journey shared with dear friends, which expresses the living history of the label from its origins to the present. From the first illegal raves in Buenos Aires, to becoming an international artist's platform based in Barcelona. A long process of learning, growth and consolidation have passed. Nowadays, with an extensive catalog of more than 40 references Playground has a solid story to tell, always selecting an eclectic criterion and betting on diversity. Each launch reaffirms the commitment with an aesthetic freedom beyond any label.

The ‘9 Years Compilation’ faithfully expresses our history, but above all our present, always with an eye looking to the future. 15 new original tracks carefully chosen to create a polychromatic musical adventure, with diverse nuances and intensities. From downtempo songs to listen at home, through music inspired by the new wave, the creative force of the jungle, the power of organic elements and psychedelic experimentation to the most convincing music for the club.

We are proud to introduce the team of notables who have come together especially to bring this wonderful creature to life: Sascha Funke, Curses, Iñigo Vontier, Shubostar, Theus Mago, Local Suicide & Franz Matthews, Thomas Von Party & Fabio Me Llaman Soltero, Niv Ast, MR TC, Thomass Jackson & MKDSL, Middle Sky Boom, Stevie R & Parisinos, Teniente Castillo, Kate Stein feat. Vongold, Martin Noise & A-Tweed…

https://soundcloud.com/tenientecastillo
https://soundcloud.com/playgroundrecords

PREMIERE⚡️Teniente Castillo - Padre Karras [Playground Records]

Artists: https://soundcloud.com/inigovontier , https://soundcloud.com/beatfoot , https://soundcloud.com/zombiesinmiami , https://soundcloud.com/joseephdz , https://soundcloud.com/oblakomaranta , https://soundcloud.com/persona_rs & https://soundcloud.com/domas-bojarciukas , https://soundcloud.com/petr_stancl , https://soundcloud.com/orchidsmantissa
Album: Too Much To Match
Label: Playground Records
Cover art: Paulino Estela
Mastering: Submarea Estudio
Press & Communication: Avoiding The Issue
Catalogue: PGR045
Release date: 28/07/2022

Some things only happen once in a lifetime, sometimes twice....Who knows....

'Too Much to Match' is a unique compilation, perhaps unrepeatable, made up of single songs from different producers from diverse geographical and aesthetic backgrounds. 7 original tracks that make up a musical archipelago, a set of islands united by the same thing that separates them. Gems of an irreducible singularity, powerful and very danceable whose character goes beyond any traditional label or defined territory. Get ready to explore unknown sonic landscapes from all corners of the world: Petr Stancl (Czech Republic), BĘÃTFÓØT (Tel Aviv), Orchid (Russia // Moscow), Iñigo Vontier (Mexico // Guadalajara), Oblako Maranta (A-Tweed + Andrey from Radial Gaze // Italy + Russia), Zombies In Miami, Joseeph (Mexico) and Persona RS & Bojarchük (Chile + Lithuania).

Too much to be true? Yes...Too Much To Match!

Too Much To Match

Bitterness (Original Mix)

Persona RS & Bojarchük - Bitterness (Original Mix)

Tonight the moon took up the entire sky, illuminating the dark streets of the city below. From their window they watched the night as it flowed from dusk to dawn, imagining themselves floating beyond the universe; living beyond the stars. How wonderful it would be to drift up above the cosmos and away from the world, they thought to themselves, in their own continuous orbit with the sun, the moon and the stars. 

The beginning of this year marked Toulouse-based label Ritmo Fatale's third year of existence. The imprint, run by Kendall and Paul Guglielmi, is celebrating the occasion with the release of a sprawling two-part compilation which showcases many of the sounds that make up the past, present and future of Ritmo's world. Making pitstops in places like Indonesia, Spain, Morocco and Czech Republic, over two releases Epifania connects the dots between Italo, synth wave, progressive trance and 80s-influenced sonics, from artists including Cyda, Blutch, Kiara Scuro on part one, and Zaatar زَعْتَر , Cosmic G and Laurence Matte on its successor.

PREMIERE: Laurence Matte - Men In Orbit [Ritmo Fatale]

Fringe Society makes an accomplished return to Wrong Era with his otherworldly album ‘The Art World’. We are invited into his delicately sculpted soundscape through abundantly transcendent tracks. 

With a rich, analogue welcome from ‘Mondo Dell’Arte’, ghostly vocals filled with tantalising longing accompany this appropriate entry point for the LP. The tight arpeggios are a perfect anchor for the magnetic, alluring vocal lines. Beautifully phased synthesis on ‘Alexithymia’ cries out across the crisp instrumentation. Cascading, dystopian tones are delivered throughout, and artful harmonic dissonance can be heard in ‘Venom In Spurts’. 'The Art World' is brimming with this trademark approach to vivid imagery and powerful rhythmic pacing. 

Intelligent odes to EBM and Proto House hit you on ‘Enigma Body Music'. Fizzing vocals and vast sound design add to this album’s fluidity. You cannot help but be stunned by the exciting, energetic twists and turns throughout this LP. The percussive work is unparalleled and creates an unstoppable drive across all tracks. 

‘Arthur Ave Rules' presents itself as a menacing peak-time triumph. The slicing, metallic motif swells and evolves throughout. A perfectly placed rimshot adds grounding to this sweltering track. The last section of the record leaves you yearning for more of the cinematic brilliance of ‘The Bird Perspektive’ and the percussive, chiming floor filler ‘Frederike’s Summer’. 

This release transports you to one of Fringe Society’s mesmerising live sets and a dimly lit Mullholand overlook. ‘The Art World’ embodies his consistently slick approach to production and breathtaking sonic atmospheres. A true force to be reckoned with. 
Radondo, Berlin 2022. 

Released February 16, 2023

The Art World

Fringe Society - Alexithymia

Artist: Al Mackenzie
Track: Hold Your Own
Label: https://soundcloud.com/fieldofdreams
Format: Digital, EP
Release date: 04/8/23
YouTube: https://youtu.be/Z0QcKpB8Qvk

A couple of the tracks Al has been working on recently. There are more to come but he's been getting the new Field of Dreams EP together, doing various remixes and dj'ing so has put the rest on the back burner for now.

PREMIERE | Al Mackenzie - Hold Your Own [Field Of Dreams] 2023

out on nein
https://www.beatport.com/release/carrera-gt/4226381

Fred Berthet - Carrera GT (Parissior Remix)

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Slow Burn

Distant Rhythm

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Premiere: Anthony Pappa x Fauxplay - Waterfall [Music To Die For]

MP3/WAV

Mike Kohl - Glow (Original Mix)

@VonParty - Ritmo

Remix by Tyu (@theroommatesweb)

Label - Party Central (Sub label of @MultiCulti)

Release Date - 24/09/20

♫ Info + Buy ♫  - https://www.sinchi-collective.com/thomas-von-party-ritmo-tyu-remix/

Ritmo [PC012]

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PREMIERE – Thomas Von Party – Ritmo (Tyu Bronceado Remix) ( Party Central)

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