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PlayGround Mix 081: 100% Silk

The new in-sound label's boss Amanda Brown gives you an hour of house for body and mind

By Javier Blánquez,
PlayGround Mix 081: 100% Silk | PlayGround | Music Mixes

100% Silk has become one of the most interesting labels in dance music, and its showcase at the upcoming Sónar 2012 is proof of that. We had a long chat with Amanda and Britt about the origins of the brand, their passion for DIY and the mix they made for PlayGround; featuring artists that influenced them alongside label classics.

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PlayGround Mix 080: Eprom

Bleeding the music of the future into the now

By Laurent Fintoni,
PlayGround Mix 080: Eprom | PlayGround | Music Mixes

Bay Area producer Eprom is about to release his debut album “Metahuman”, a twisted take on several genres -hip hop, IDM, dubstep, always with a sense of sci-fi in mind- and has compiled his earlier influences into this amazing mix.

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PlayGround Mix 079: Fracture

Breaking new limits on drum’n’bass and beyond

By Laurent Fintoni,
PlayGround Mix 079: Fracture | PlayGround | Music Mixes

Fracture is one of the leading producers in the current drum’n’bass scene. This week he drops the first in a trilogy of 10” vinyl releases, limited editions for some adventurous excursions into the future of the broken rhythm. Grab and listen. Here’s an amazing mix he’s done for us.

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PlayGround Mix 078: Die -6-

Toxic IDM and violent industrial from the guts of the Barcelona underground

By Javier Blánquez,
PlayGround Mix 078: Die -6- | PlayGround | Music Mixes

Die -6- is a usual suspect on the underground electronica scene in Barcelona: eclectic DJ at obscure parties, T-shirt designer and now also a producer. His first album, “Back.Te.Riality”, pays tribute to his fetish sounds: techno, EBM and angular electronica. He made a toxic mix for PlayGround.

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PlayGround Mix 077: Soul Clap

Journey to the heart of deep house

By Franc Sayol,
PlayGround Mix 077: Soul Clap | PlayGround | Music Mixes

In recent years, Soul Clap has laid the foundations for a renewal of deep house: a measured tempo, suggestive textures and an ample knowledge of history. They speak to us about all of the above in this interview, accompanied by a downloadable session recorded in Tokyo, lasting an hour and a half.

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PlayGround Mix 076: Anstam | PlayGround | Music Mixes

PlayGround Mix 076: Anstam

The builder of techno labyrinths

Lars Stöwe, the man behind Anstam, shows us his DJ skills in an eclectic mix – IDM, techno, drum’n’bass and other steep rhythms — coinciding with the ...

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PlayGround Mix 075: patten | PlayGround | Music Mixes

PlayGround Mix 075: patten

Diving to the depths of psychedelic electronica

The mysterious patten offers us a mix that lives up to his elusive legend: almost an hour of colourful, viscous electronic textures, halfway between I...

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PlayGround Mix 074: The Host | PlayGround | Music Mixes

PlayGround Mix 074: The Host

Half an hour of fractured electronica served up under Boxcutter’s new alias

The Host is Boxcutter’s new alias, intended for playing with more organic textures, slower breaks, and occasional experiments in footwork. In this mix...

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