Playground magazine

Courtesy of Erased Tapes, PlayGround brings you the exclusive stream of the new album by Icelandic composer Ólafur Arnalds, who has made his first film score for “Another Happy Day”, Sam Levinson’s di...

Ólafur Arnalds has just released “Another Happy Day”, his debut as a Hollywood soundtrack composer. The Icelandic musician is having a particularly good spell, so we decided to talk to him.

The Earth universe expands towards unknown territory, more pleasant than their beginnings in doom, but equally risky – somewhere between ambient, comatose chamber music, and mournful blues.

Lapalux stands to be one of the future talents of modern downtempo with this EP that seals his entry into the Brainfeeder family. Misty ambient, environmental baroque and latent sub-bass: the post-dub...

After six years of silence, Mouse On Mars are back in action . . .  and it seems like no time has passed at all. The playful focus is still there - with their broken rhythms and melodies from another ...

Axel Willner, a.k.a. The Field, sets a different mood under his new Loops Of Your Heart moniker, exploring the deep influence of krautrock shown in his “techno” works, but in a more pleasant, cosmic a...

The Trunk label reissues one of the cult records from the realm of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop that has influenced the hauntology scene of recent times, David Cain's seminal “The Seasons”.

Gang Colours, Gilles Peterson’s new protégé at Brownswood Recordings, reminds one of that mixture of dubstep and soul, rainy and nocturnal, that we applauded so much in James Blake. He has another voi...

The event will be held at Houghton Hall, Norfolk, for the second time in a row.

The track selection was based on each band member's personal taste rather than just Edwin Congreave's, who was in charge...

The album is influenced by British black music in all of its forms, featuring elements from reggae to tribal rhythms, ea...

The compilation includes 16 cuts recorded over the course of the last 11 years, of which only “Angel of the Night” and “...

"Reality Is For Those Who Are Not Strong Enough To Confront Their Dreams" is due for release this autumn.

According to the label, the album represents a turn towards “reality based compositions” and “more urgent, fractured and...

The record will be out on the 25th May in the USA, and on the 12th June across the rest of the world.

The vinyl version is limited to 500 copies, with exquisite artwork including a handmade silk-screen printed sleeve. Each...