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Exclusive Mixes

Norman Doray vs. Chocolate Puma vs. Dragonette - Hello Filtre (DJ Fabs Mashup)

Martin Solveig and Dragonette's Hello vocals mixed with Chocolate Puma's remix of Filtre by Norman Doray. Enjoy!

Hello Filtre (DJ Fabs Mashup)

master piece by gesloten cirkel.   Moustache Techno Series 001

Gesloten Cirkel - Yamagic (moustache Techno Series 001) A1

Giant Swan play Tropical Waste at The Waiting Room in Stoke Newington, London, on February 12, alongside Hannah Sawtell, Jire and Iydes & Seb DJs. Full details: http://www.tropicalwaste.co.uk/2015/02/04/party-tropical-waste-with-giant-swan-hannah-sawtell-jire-iydes-b2b-seb/

Giant Swan's debut, self-titled 12" will be out on February 16 via Howling Owl Records. Pre-order here: http://howlingowlrecords.bigcartel.com/product/giant-swan-s-t-debut-12-see-through-vinyl

Giant Swan - Bring Back Fives (Video Version)

DJ Koze's 2013 album opus Amygdala has continued to bewitch all who encounter it since its release. Tipped as his own personal Sgt. Pepper, the sublime long-player revealed a fully-realised and personal body of work, complete with a classic songwriting at its core, House in its heart, and veins coursing with psychedelic color. La Duquesa' was the album's dreamy single standout, a journey into deep, tropical ecstasy. XTC' begins in the same spirit, and captures the all the blissful allusions of its name, but its initial gentility belies the deep intensity to come. Floating pads glow with celestial ambience as a kick drum is gradually coaxed into solid form, and the introduction of spoken text begins the second act. Many people are experimenting with the drug Ecstasy,' it says, ...is the drug like the lie and meditation the truth Or am I missing something that could really help me". XTC' then transforms: sweetly imploring tones become demanding, gentle gradients between chords turn hard-edged, and sharp hi-hats cut through the haze. Complete with Koze's signature percussive quirks, it drives towards the track's final pay off: an undeniable, all-consuming, irresistible high. Knee On Belly' recalls Koze at his most tongue-in-cheek and overt, it is bright, bold and literally brassy, using cut-up horns of all shapes and sizes to patchwork together his own unique arrangement. With the highs and mid ranges accounted for, Koze adds in a swollen, thrumming bass line to mix to bring this floor-filler to life. Knee on Belly' recalls a raw, filtered and funky approach to groove, with a nod to disco house and the art of artful sampling, as it orbits between its own neon highs and simmering lows.

Pampa024A DJ Koze -  XTC

It's been a solid 18 months since Smallville mainstay Stephan 'STL' Laubner dropped 'At Disconnected Moments', his moody album-long voyage into dub techno. It was Laubner at his dankest – gravelly kicks, skin-crawl melodies and, in places, an almost cosmic darkness.
 
His new 12" is a bold leap into the light. The frosty atmospheres have thawed. Gladly his signature percussive crunch remains in spades, but the mood is ecstatically up. For peak-time exultation, send for a draw on 'Heaven's Vape': a loose body-lifter with a shower of synth-stabs that trip on all of the same unbottled euphoria as Omar S' near-perfect remix of 'Wayne County Hill Cops'. And that's not a comparison made lightly.

STL "Heaven's Vape" - Boiler Room Debuts

In Order to Dance

Kinetic

Golden Girls - Kinetic

Lucky Shiner

Vanilla Minus

Matt Gray's Album

Just Beat It edit

The Development

Run the Risk (Nacho Bolognani Remix)

@gemini-voice-archive | Paradoxical Chronicles 
[SOMADA116] 

1. ZERO CURVATURE
2. A SIGNIFICANT PROPORTION OF THE SPEED OF LIGHT
3. BEFORE EVERYTHING WAS COMPLETE CHAOS
4. FRAMAURO’S PLAINS
5. QUARKS
6. TRACES OF CHROMACITY
7. INTERACTION OF A PARALLEL UNIVERSE
8. COSMIC CHRONIC
9. SINGULARITY
10. LIGHT IN MATTER
11. REASON AND CONSCIOUSNESS
12. THE ILLUSION OF KNOWLEDGE
13. UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLE


After a highly successful and explosive entry to the Soma Records roster, the anonymous duo of Gemini Voice Archive present their debut album, Paradoxical Chronicles. The LP displays the culmination of of the pairs last few years working tirelessly to create a unique and refined sound that has seen them carve out a special place amongst their peers at Soma. After a string of releases over the past 2 years, the self taught Spanish based producers and science enthusiasts have collected 13 truly special tracks that define their origins in Detroit Techno & Chicago House yet delve more realistically into the modern electronic world.  

The opening buzz of Zero Curvature sets the deep, esoteric tone of whats to follow as ‘A Significant Proportion Of the Speed Of Light’ quickly ups the pace, taking on the traditional sound of GVA. The aptly named “Before Everything Was Complete Chaos” offers up a more menacing vibe before ‘Framauro’s Plains’ - inspirations taken from the worn remnant of a walled lunar plain. Consistent theme is gradually built by the GVA duo once the enigmatic ‘Quarks’ drifts through the veil, creating a mid pint for this debut album. The pair swiftly move back into familiar dance floor orientated territory as their singular production theories take flight - sculpting new sonic territories with each track. A momentary refuel at ‘Singularity’ only gives a small moment of motionlessness as ‘Light In Matter’ delivers glimmers of distant galaxies and ushers us toward colonies new. Reason & Knowledge are tested as we come to a close of Gemini Voice Archive’s sophomore LP, culminating in the atmospheric and unnerving ‘Uncertainty Principle’

GVA deliver a concise and mature album, one that exemplifies a duo with great creative depth, seeking to go beyond the norm.

Mastered by Conor Dalton @ http://glowcast.co.uk

Paradoxical Chronicles

Light In Matter

10. Gemini Voice Archive - Light In Matter (SomaDA116)

Swayzak - Make up your mind

Knee on Belly

We are happy to announce an exclusive Playground mix with DJ, Producer and Co-founder of Artefax Movement, BALU.

Currently based in The Netherlands, BALU comes from the analogue music world and plays guitar, piano, drums & percussions and only briefly immersed himself with digital djing for about two years to quickly turn back to analogue with his vinyl records. Sit back and enjoy this minimalistic house infuesed creation.

@atfxmvmt
@baludisco

Free Download

Free Download: Exclusive Playground Set /w Balu

Lewski has infiltrated the electronic music scene with his style of techno, house, and live performing skills. 

Credits to @IAmLewski
https://www.facebook.com/iamlewski

Read more about Lewski here: https://www.technomusic.co/2018/07/exclusive-mix-and-in-depth-interview.html

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Tracklist:
1) /DL/MS/ - Exit Ghost
2) Pip Williams - Outer Limits
3) Shredder - 002 
4) Andrea Parker - Invasion
5) CEM3340 - Galaxy 87
6) Lewski - Alien Passengers
7) Lewski - Phase Mistress
8) CS_TMS - Sector Y
9) Lewski - Guadala
10) DeFeKT - Mental Ease
11) Sarin - AIM-54 C
12) Tzusing - 4 Floors Of Whores 
13) Lewski - Folkloric Human
14)Aleksi Perälä - GBLFT1740071 
15) Drexciya - Sighting in the Abyss

The Playground Exclusive Mix - Lewski

FREE DOWNLOAD AVAILABLE

To truly engulf yourself in the masterful work of @Phelian, he curated an exclusive mix for @ThePlayground. It contains 5 of his own unreleased tracks, an unreleased track from Lazarus Moment, and previously released tracks from @Directmusic, @Blut_Own, @Pensees, @Azaleh, and @Bucky-music.

We had insightful interview with Phelian, read more here: 
https://www.theplayground.co.uk/exclusive-mix-in-conversation-phelian/

Credits to @phelian
► Facebook: facebook.com/phelianmusic
► Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/2OQehRYgIqHTHcZ8XJaojP
►  Website: www.phelian.com

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Tracklist:
00:00 Phelian - ??? (Unreleased)
02:17 Direct - Oath
05:01 Lazarus Moment - ??? (Unreleased)
06:51 Blut Own - Moodswings
08:13 Pensees - Dreaveler
09:36 Phelian - ??? (Unreleased)
11:53 Azaleh - Submerged 
13:15 Phelian - Move On
16:00 Bucky - Sleipnir
18:03 Phelian - Amour
20:48 Phelian - Liturgy
22:37 Phelian - ??? (Unreleased)
24:27 Phelian - ??? (Unreleased)
26:10 Phelian - ??? (Unreleased)

The Playground Exclusive Mixes

TP Mix #110 - Phelian

Eugène Schieffer's latest offering, ‘Keep Quiet’, is a dark and deep techno track which draws you in from the very beginning.

>FREE DOWNLOAD AVAILABLE<

Credits to @EugeneSchieffer
https://www.facebook.com/eugenschieffer/

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Keep Quiet

[PREMIERE] Eugene Schieffer - Keep Quiet

Berlin-based electronic producer LCAW presents 35 minute exclusive house mix bouncing between dance floor hammers and immersive indulgence.

We had a chat with @l-c-a-w;
Read more about it here: https://www.theplayground.co.uk/premiere-berlin-based-producer-lcaw-presents-exclusive-house-mix/

▲∇▲∇ Credit to @l-c-a-w ▲∇▲∇

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▲∇▲∇ Tracklist: ▲∇▲∇
► BURNS - Hands On Me ft. Maluma & Rae Sremmurd (Blonde Extended Mix) 
► Becky Hill - Sunrise In The East (Kideko Remix) 
► Weiss - Feel My Needs (Purple Disco Machine Remix)
► Sharam Jey - 4 Da Loverz (Original Mix) 
► 1Click ft Sting - Running Down Again (ATFC Extended Remix) 
► Valentino Khan - Feel Your Love (Original Mix) 
► Hugo Helmig - Wild ( LCAW Extended Mix )

The Playground Exclusive Mix - LCAW

A double premiere from french producer Mathias D. & Peruvian teenager, Sunday Noise. This collaboration provides us with 2 tech house tracks that is sure to take over clubs across the world with a brand new EP, 'Dalesser' released via @MarcusSchossow's Code Red Music.

▲∇▲∇ Credit to @SundayNoise ▲∇▲∇
https://www.facebook.com/sundaynoisemusic/

▲∇▲∇ Credit to @Mathias-D ▲∇▲∇
https://www.facebook.com/DJMathiasD.Fr

▲∇▲∇ Credit to @CodeRedWorld ▲∇▲∇
https://www.facebook.com/coderedworld

▲∇▲∇ Credit to @DanenMusic ▲∇▲∇
https://www.facebook.com/danenmusic

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[PREMIERE] Mathias D. & Sunday Noise - The Question

[PREMIERE] Mathias D. & Sunday Noise & Danen - Dalesser

Co-Founder of @liquidritual, LTHL, curated a special WAVE music mix just for The Playground. 
We did an interview with this dynamic producer, which you can read here: https://www.theplayground.co.uk/exclusive-mix-in-conversation-lthl/

▲∇▲∇ AVAILABLE FOR FREE DOWNLOAD ▲∇▲∇ 

▲∇▲∇ Credit to @lthl ▲∇▲∇
https://www.facebook.com/lthlgrm/

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Tracklist:
Swimful - Pearls
Pholo & Visene - Bugatti blues
Sorsari - Know Your Worth (Loneliness Bootleg)
Fidser - Mirror Selfie
Sir Spyro - Topper Top ft. Teddy Bruckshot, Lady Chann and Killa P (Double Clapperz Version) [in the mix]
Binrose - 13 November
Froscity - Voltergeist
AJ Tracey - Champions League (Outsidr Remix) [in the mix]
Pholo & Kareful - Second Sword
Cardio - All Of Us
Five Suns & Cardio - Take me Away
i - Shoulder
i - Thank You Michael
LTHL - Unda
New Wulf - Angelus
AntiGravity - Survive (LTHL Remix)
SKY H1 & Ssaliva x Skepta - Nasty Doom (DJ Nosedrill Blend)
Sombra - Obsidian
Sombra - Amethyst Falls
Skeler & YTHO - Limit
Arjona & Hidden Jayeem - Falling Skies

The Playground Exclusive Mix - LTHL

TP Mix #111- LTHL [FREE DOWNLOAD]

Berlin-based DJ and producer, Eugène Schieffer, has been making waves in the online community with his carefully curated weekly techno mixes and regular original releases. This time round, he made one especially for @The_Playground.

We spoke with Eugene Schieffer a while ago, which you can read here: https://www.theplayground.co.uk/premiere-keep-quiet-with-a-new-techno-track-from-eugene-schieffer/

▲∇▲∇  Credits to @EugeneSchieffer ▲∇▲∇
https://www.facebook.com/eugenschieffer/

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If you would like to be featured, send all requests/demos to editors@theplayground.co.uk or drop us a message.

▲∇▲∇ Tracklist: ▲∇▲∇
1)	Exium - Expect Nothing (Regis Alternative Remix)
2)	Mattia Trani-Collider (Donato Dozzy Remix)	
3)	Damian Deroma, Nemelka (CH)-Precipice (Setaoc Mass flexed remix)
4)	Dysart-Forza (Original Mix)	
5)	Under Black Helmet-Impulsive Behavior	
6)	Sasha-Smoke Monk (VONDA7 6am Flight Remix)	
7)	Julian Brand-Bei Nacht (DJ Arcane Remix)
8)	Rocko Garoni-Detection (Original Mix)	
9)	Maxime Dangles-Dazzling Ray (Original Mix) 	
10)	Introversion-Unmarried Old Man (Original Mix)	
11)	Antonello Teora-Sometimes Everything Is Fine

The Playground Exclusive Mix - Eugene Schieffer [FREE DOWNLOAD]

Robert Dietz - Strobelight Honey

Today's techno mix is from Dutch producer, Ian Mono!
Speaking about this exclusive mix, he said, "This mix is composed of tracks I have a very close relation with and they all bring about some kind of emotion or memory of experiences connected to them.  I hope you enjoy this very personal sonic journey with me."

Interview with Ian Mono to be posted soon. 

▲∇▲∇ Credit to @ian-mono
► Facebook: www.facebook.com/ian.mono.music/
► Instagram: www.instagram.com/ian.mono.music/

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► Twitter: @THEPLAY_GROUND

Tracklist:
1. Haventape - Air (Original Mix)
2. Rod Modell - Kingston
3. Marko Furstenberg - Monday
4. Dubaptism -  D#1.2 (Havantepe Remix)
5. Delano Smith - Something for myself 
6. Ben Klock - Bear (Fünf)
7. Vinyl Speed Adjust - Love Modulation
8. Marko Furstenberg - BBT
9. Tecture - The Field
10. S. Moreira & Xinner - Through The Rings Of Saturn
11. Andrea Oliva - Manantial (Original Mix)
12. Dub Taylor, Eddie - Summer Rainbow (Classic Instrumental)

TP MIX #114 - Ian Mono

Chi Ci Pensa EP

Chi Ci Pensa

A Girl Between Two Worlds

What's a Girl to Do

Fatima Yamaha - What's A Girl To Do

Schatrax - Mispent Years (DJ T.'s 2012 Edit)

https://islandbeatsmusic.bandcamp.com/album/126-10-0363-e
The LAND10 has arrived. A very special EP, Alex Zola, the young Italian producer delights us with 4 unique original cuts. This great work also features a mix of musical cultures. The remix of the Venezuelan Giorgio Maulini, the Swiss James Mc Hales and the Dominican Jordy Sanchez together complete an unforgettable work.

With this Long and Deep Pads together with powerful groovy drums, Alex tries to bring the listeners far away, in a lost island in the middle of nowhere. Lot of Minimal and house influence following a warm and joyful vibe. 

Out February 3rd!
@alexzola
@giorgio-maulini
@james-mc-hale
@jordysanchezdj

Alex Zola - 太陽

LAND11 By Alffie Out Soon!
@alffiemusic
https://islandbeatsmusic.bandcamp.com/album/just-take-it

Alffie - Night Inspection

Two of electronic music's greats - @jamie-jones and @alanfitzpatrick - have collaborated for the first time on a two-sided release out March 27 via @hot-creations

Read more: https://earmilk.com/2020/03/26/alan-fitzpatrick-and-jamie-jones-team-up-on-ep-premiere/

Jamie Jones & Alan Fitzpatrick - Sundancing

LAND12 by L-HORZE Coming very soon!
https://islandbeatsmusic.bandcamp.com/album/all-the-basses

L-HORZE - Grooveando

https://islandbeatsmusic.bandcamp.com/album/all-the-basses

L-HOrze - All The Basses (Snippet)

LAND13 arrives very soon! 
@martinbellomo
https://islandbeatsmusic.bandcamp.com/track/altered-beast

LAND13: Martin Bellomo - Altered Beast (Snippet)

Stream/Download here: https://en-couleur.lnk.to/SweetNectarBlossom

This April, house and techno mainstay Loco Dice is stepping out with En Couleur, a brand new label reserved exclusively for his own music.

En Couleur, means "in colour" in French, and has been chosen because of the language's association with love, but also, says Loco Dice, because "colour stands for the diversity of cultures I absorb and artists I meet on my life journey. Lots of things I do in my life appear in colour. The music I produce is like my movie in technicolor, and the music I play is sorted by colour in my crates and folders."

En Couleur is about music that will not be controlled by traditional plans and strategies. It is for music that will be shared as and when it is ready, and will become a platform for all sorts of collaborations with friends and different artists. Of course, the Dusseldorf man behind it has already accomplished so much, from critically acclaimed albums and EPs on his Desolat label to sell out world tours, major label releases and plenty of key residencies. He has long been synonymous with a big, hard hitting house and techno sound that is well informed by his life-long love of hip hop, and with this new label proves he is as keen as ever to evolve, adapt, and explore new musical forms.

En Couleur launches with a superb solo EP from Dice himself, then keeps up a busy rate of release with four further EPs planned before the end of the year. The first offering opens with 'Sweet Nectar Blossom', a fresh track with jazzy chords and well swung bass that gets you in the groove. Muffled vocal sounds and clipped keys all bring a late night feeling of romance and playfulness. 'Kanak Funk' has crisp Chicago drums run through with woozy pads and thoughtful keys. It's a deep, hugely atmospheric track that is as much for the headband heart as the heel. Last of all, 'Believe In Me' is another lush house track with spiritual leads that drift off to the heavens and smooth drums and bass that brim with real warmth and soul.

Sweet Cherry Blossom

Loco Dice - Kanak Funk

Really needed to upload this one when i realized there was "NO SONG OF ANTONELLI" (?????????????????????????????????????????)  here on soundcloud. This really needed a change. And here we go automatic... 

Surprise: it's sold out. But get your copy at discogs. 

LOVE, Audrey. 

Antonelli Electr. -  Automatic Music (Club Mix - 1999)

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TP MIX #114 - Ian Mono

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