A selection of tracks, unreleased gems, some never distributed digitally before - dropping especially to help tide over the tough days ahead weathering the storm that the Coronavirus / COVID-19 outbreak is causing.

Supporting this album will help me to support my family and pay the bills whilst I face highly uncertain times without money from live gigs coming in. As is well documented, the streaming effect on the industry has made live shows the most vital part of earning for musicians and we all need to be pro-active in securing a future doing what we love until things start to become more clear through the clouds of this global crisis.

I thank you all for supporting me and this release and I hope you enjoy the tracks - as ancient and rare as some of them are I can accept they might not be fully representative of what I'd like to be releasing right now but I'm working on that in the meantime!

Available via Bandcamp here: 
https://plastician.bandcamp.com/album/deep-in-the-drives

Much love, stay safe.

Stish

Download

Plastician - Deep In The Drives

The third installment of Plastician's Wavepool series sees 33 tracks land on Terrorhythm, five years on from the initial mix that sparked conversation about the genre's potential.

Fast forward to 2020 and the sound and community surrounding "Wave" has grown and splintered into offshoots such as "Hardwave" which has seen the sound adopted by DJ's more likely to be found in huge concert stages than small dark basement venues. With community still at the heart of the sound, this compilation rings truer to the origins of the genre, with nods to the future, brighter end of the Wave scape throughout the compilation. Producers from 3 continents are represented - documenting the scene's growth way beyond the circles it one operated within. As the sound metamorphosises from URL to IRL, it's clear to hear how varied the style has become since the previous Wavepool outing in 2017, with Eastern Europe's flashes of Trance influence dancing in tandem with the UK's Grime and Garage influence, as well of course as the tried and tested foundations built on the USA's Trap rhythms and drum samples.

With the genre moving at a rapid pace, Plastician's ear for the smoother end of the sound keeps a tight grip on the majority of the selections in hand, but we are reminded of just how bright and colourful this genre can be with flashes of energy throughout the compilation - bringing a well rounded taster for any curious ears out there.

The Wave is certainly not just a classroom exercise....

Plastician Presents - Wavepool 3 [Out September 4th]

Garage Mix for the sunshine

An extended, unedited 90 minutes garage mix recorded in one take - apologies for a couple of wobbly transitions, I haven't played some of these tracks in YEARS. 

I mixed this for Rinse FM's Garage Hour show, but was having so much fun playing the classics and digging the crates for the less obvious tracks that I wanted to carry on a bit!

If you were a UK Garage DJ in the late 90's you'll hopefully appreciate this. These are the tracks many people forget about, and it was this darker side of the 2 step garage sound that stemmed genres like Grime and Dubstep in their early stages. 

A proper mix for the DJ's and heads alike to enjoy, and for the uneducated of you out there to get your ears around the kind of stuff I was playing in my very early days as a bedroom DJ.

Tracklisting:

Brasstooth - Celebrate Life (El-B Remix)
Jay Bee - Mysterious
Suburban Lick - You're Mine (Zed Bias Dub)
M Dubs - Over You (Break Beat Mix)
Lee John - Your Mind, Your Body, Your Soul (Sas Phantasy Mix)
Groove Connektion 2 - Club Lonely (Dem 2 Don’t Cry Dub)
Tina Moore - Nobody Better (Dem 2 Remix)
Alley Cats - Cover Me
Sunship - Try Me Out (Chunky Remix)
Steve Gurley - Walk On By (VIP Mix)
Chris Mack - Plenty More
Dem 2 - Desire '99
Groove Chronicles - Millennium Funk
Lenny Fontana - Spirit Of The Sun (Steve Gurley Remix)
Oris Jay - Biggin Up The Massive
Urban Myths - Makin Me Feel
Deetah - Relax (Bump & Flex Dub Mix)
Some Treat - Lost In Vegas
KP - I Need A Rhythm
Vincent J Alvis - Body Killin' (M Dubs Remix)
Anthill Mob - Set You Free
D.E.A. Project - Casual Affairs
DJ Deller - ???
Groove Chronicles - How Deep
Jess Jackson - Hobson's Choice (Dark Dub)
NCA ft. Robbie Craig - Lessons In Love (Steve Gurley Mix) 
Nu-Birth - Anytime (Groove Chronicles Mix)
Zed Bias - Neighbourhood (Club Dub)
Kele Le Roc - My Love (10° Below Dub Mix)
Jeremy Sylvester & Strickly Dubz - Realize
Mr Reds - Can U Feel It (B Side Mix)
Groove Chronicles - Masterplan
Wookie - Down On Me
K Warren - When I Close My Eyes

Plastician - Two Step Treasures

Here is my very old remix of Mike Jones - Still Tippin (Instrumental).

Produced over 8 years ago! Time flies!

2005 business. Big up those who remember it. If you download it, please give this a re-post on soundcloud!

Mike Jones - Still Tippin' (Plastician Grime Remix) [2005]

Plastican disco set for Eats Everything's Edible Beats Radio.

Recorded & Aired in 2022.

Plastician - Edible Beats Radio Mix - Boogie, Italo & Disco Spesh

Produced by Klasey Jones & Plastician.

Mixed & Mastered - Jack Conlon
Artwork - www.instagram.com/k.omiks

Quantum Clash

Klasey Jones & Plastician - Malevolent Symphony (feat. Saint Esker)

My set from Bestival 2014 on the Aperol Spritz stage with the Reach Up crew! 

Plenty of bangers and cheese in here!

I'm open to doing this kind of thing live more often - hit up my agent rebecca@earth-agency.com for bookings

Plastician - 80's Set LIVE Recording - Bestival 2014 Aperol Spritz Stage

Plastician on Rinse FM every Friday 9-11pm GMT.

For more podcasts - www.rinse.fm/podcasts or @rinsefm

Guest mix from @keysnkrates

Tracklisting:
Yung Vapor - Séance Knowles
Mike Gao - I Love My Squad (Iamsu Flip)
JD. Reid - YachtsPhantoms
Baauer - Clang
Bubbly Bulbasaur X DIVERSA- Lost (Shemquestionmark's Space Party Edit)
Stooki Sound - Shut Up
Daktyl & Howie Lee - Marlena
T_A_M - Panchollo
Rambow - Air Riddim (Color Plus Remix)
Color Plus - CPU Flower
SOPHIE - Lemonade (Marginal Men Baile Mix)
Wen - Flashbulb 
AbJo - Three
Lockah - The Sour Drink From The Ocean (2k14 Bootleg)
Deejay Deer - Give Yourself Away (Unnatural Mix)
??? - Wild remix
SteLouse x RustyHook - Spacebar
Daffy x Maxx Baer - Summer Falls 
Impartial - Push It 
Krubera - <3 U
Aztek - Anklung
TSURUDA - da struggle
DVA - MONOPHONIC NIGHTMARE
BNJMN & FORTUNE - Yougotit

Skinflint Selekkio:

Sir Spyro - Chung Li
https://soundcloud.com/mixmag-1/download-sir-spyro-chung-li

aywy x EphRem - YNGTHG
https://soundcloud.com/abstractyouth/aywy-ephrem-yngthg

Daktyl - Smoke
https://soundcloud.com/trap-door-official/daktyl-smoke

KRNE x Portrait - Italics
AWE -  THE GRIFFIN 
Basenji - Heirloom
Mura Masa - Lotus Eater
Ryan Hemsworth - Gods (with UV boi فوق بنفسجي)
Incipe - Gully Valentino
Glot - Purp Drip (Mike Midnight Remix)
JD. Reid - One For Lonnie
Keys N Krates - She's So High

Keys N Krates Guest Mix:
I LOVE MAKONNEN - CLUB GOIN UP ON A TUESDAY
KEYS N KRATES - UNDERSTAND WHY
RUSTIE - RAPTOR
KEYS N KRATES - HYPNOTIK
PANAMA - ALWAYS (WAVE RACER REMIX)
KEYS N KRATES - ARE WE FADED
LINDSAY LOWEND - GT40
FALCONS - OOPS
KEYS N KRATES - ALL THE TIME (TOVE LO FLIP)
TEEKO - TELL THE DJ (INSTRO)
TROYBOI - TTU RMX x FORGIVE ME NOT (KNK TASTELESS MASHUP)
KEYS N KRATES FEAT. KING LOUIE, TREE AND CYHI - DUM DEE DUM (REMIX)
!LLMND - PO PO COMIN
HUDSON MOHAWKE - OCTANE
PARTY NEXT DOOR - FWU 
KEYS N KRATES - YES WE FADED
TINK FEAT. JEREMIH - DON’T TELL NOBODY (FALCONS RMX)
S-TYPE - ROSARIO (VIP)
KEYS N KRATES - YOUR LOVE



Plastician w/ Keys N Krates - Rinse FM - 20th Sept 2014

Go ahead and enjoy it! Free Download. Give it a repost if you like it / dowload it.

Skepta - Diligent [Plastician Remix]

Big thanks to Spooky for unearthing this, and to Elijah for ripping the tape to digital! This is what must be one of my first EVER Rinse shows dating back almost 12 years now. Almost certainly the oldest recording of one of my Rinse shows I've heard.

Featuring music from Skream, Benga, Horsepower, Oris Jay, Mark One and loads more - this was the beginning of my career on Rinse, and was also before I'd even played this kind of music in a proper club.

Some of the tracks on this show didn't even come out in the end. 

Hope you enjoy the throwback

Tracklisting (what I can remember)
Plasticman - sandstorm
skream - untitled (unreleased)
DQ1 - Underground
Skream - Kontrast
Benga - Walking Bass
Lombardo - Grimy
Benga - ???
Skream - ???
Plasticman - Spring Roller
Plasticman - The Rush
Benga - Wasp Net
Mark One - Bad Mood
Lombardo - Roll Dat Shit
Mark One - Raindance
Spectr - Red Hot
Higher Planes Drifter - Sholay
Hatcha & Benny Ill - Highland Spring
TGS - On The Run (Horsepower Remix)
Plasticman - Pump Up The Jam
Oris Jay - Cold Symptoms
Benga - Mammoth 
Benga - Mammoth (Plasticman Remix)
Chase & Status - Wizeup
Benga - The Beeps


Rinse FM

Plasticman (now Plastician) on Rinse FM 19th April 2003

Some 90's tinged house & techno on the show this month - something I'm not sure people have heard me spin before unless you've ended up at an after party somewhere with me or come to see me spin at a Skreamizm event!

Plastician - Balamii August 2024 - House & Techno Spesh

Photo by www.instagram.com/nimboprime

A fun set for you all

Plastician - 4 Deck Set - Live @ Travs Presents x Jammz Launch, Peckham Nov 2024

Plastician - All The Right Moves.

Interested in booking a set like this - contact my agent - Rebecca@earth-agency.com

Tour Dates

Plastician Presents All The Right Moves

Plastician on Rinse FM every Tuesday 9pm-11pm GMT.
Booking: 
UK / ROTW: rebecca@earth-agency.com 
USA / CAN / South America: devin@surefireagency.com

About this mix:

This week I've decided to let the music do the talking. It's a 2 hour mix with no talking. Recorded in pitch black darkness, with only the glow of the CDJ's and the Serato screen on my laptop lighting the room. It was recorded in one take with no planning. Just playing where my mind takes me like any other radio show, but without the presenting part.

I've been feeling increasingly detached from the music industry in recent times. Working all hours trying to discover new music, tweeting and updating facebook pages to let people know about my findings and the releases they amount to on Terrorhythm eventually. Tirelessly ploughing through emails all day long. Trying and failing almost every week to make things happen and attempt to build something from the ground up again. With all this interaction and a mounting workload I am feeling increasingly solitary. I ask myself questions every day. Is this worth it anymore? Does anybody care? Do these statistics and numbers actually matter to me? All I'm seeing is statistics. Numbers. That's not why I got into this industry. 

There is a real and increasing reality that I might not be doing this for much longer. My relationship with music feels like being head over heels in love with somebody who doesn't even know you exist. I guess this is me putting my heart on the table right now, in hope that some good will come of it. Let's strip away the bullshit and be honest with eachother, it's unhealthy bottling everything up. 

It was like therapy recording this mix and I hope you enjoy it, particularly given the dark atmosphere throughout. This ultimately was something I had to do for myself, so if anyone else enjoys it or connects with me on it then that is a bonus. 

If you do enjoy it, please share it. This may only look like an additional statistic on the screen, but it opens the door of opportunity for me to do something substantial. 

Tracklisting:

glo - Anam Cara
Burial - UK
Foxwedding - death,though
Jack Chainz - M E D U S A 
Noah B - d i s c o v e r
nodachi - LUSH
Jack Chainz - P O L A R
Klimeks - Paravoid
Klimeks - Underwaterhearts
foxwedding - tongue
foxwedding - u should chill
Kellbender ft. 2late - DARKNESS
Fifty Grand - Warm Chains Remix
Misogi - UGLY
SoftMoon - Lunar
Noah B - l o s t
Know V.A. - Juice (Plastician Remix)
foxwedding - verytired
Klimeks - Tokyo Train (Waved Edition)
Klimeks - Odyssey
Klimeks - Glimmers
MISOGI - Blackheart
Mr. Carmack - Dilemma (Trapped)
Curses - Slow Lights 
Burial - Raver
 ??? - Birdsong
Queen Leaf - Gone (Patrick Brian Remix)
Lemonick - 4th Floor
Manifolds - anxious
Chedda Da Connect - Flicka Da Wrist (Callosum 'Crab Cakes' Club Edit)
C.Z. - Darkness Calling 
Color Plus - Lalai 
Pinch & Mumdance - Lucid Dreaming
Mr. Mitch - Tree (JD. Reid's Pai Mei Remix)
Tom E. Vercetti - Crystal Cloak  
Color Plus - USB People
TSVI - Headshot 
SHAQ FRANCE - GOTDAMNMURDUH!
Nevermind - Arrow Loop
Torai - Know Yourself Refix
Korma + YNGN - Ascension (Lokane Remix)
TORJUS - Bruised
Plastician - Mickey Taker 
Yung Gud - Hello
Incipe - Crying On The Low
Iglew - Urban Myth

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Plastician Lights Out Mix - Rinse FM - 26th May 2015 [TL in Description]

Photo credit: Georgina Cook / Drumzofthesouth

Skepta

Skepta - Back Then [Plastician Production]

Plastician Presents - The Wave Pool MMXV

In 2015 a style of music came to light that was seemingly spawned out of Soundcloud. This sound is something created by producers with an ear for emotive, ethereal soundscapes, often drawing influence from rap productions. As big as the basslines are on much of the tracks in this mix, it's apparent that a lot of these songs are not built with the club in mind. With producers as young as 14 in this mix, it's pretty easy to see why that would be the case given many of them have never stepped foot inside a nightclub. 
In 2015 it's easier to get hold of a copy of FL Studio or Ableton than it is to get your hands on a set of CDJ's, so not only are many of these tracks not built for the club, many of them are not built with the DJ in mind either. Intros with odd numbers of beats, and even intros with filter rises all the way to the drop are not uncommon. But as awkward as it can be to physically mix these tracks without the aid of pre planned ableton sessions or some form of bpm locking, it is a sound that cries out to be recognised on a global scale, away from the comfort of Soundcloud, and therefore has really grabbed my attention in the past 18 months. 
I put this mix together to highlight some of the amazing talents and tracks that I've managed to pick up mostly on Soundcloud or on Bandcamp. This is a truly independent movement far removed from the mainstream music moguls. It is music built in the purest of senses. I present this mix to you in hope of opening your ears to some of the most exciting producers I've come across sprawling Soundcloud on the hunt for raw talent. 
Salute to all of the producers, label heads, channels and the listeners on this one. Full tracklisting below - be sure to do some digging of your own after listening and be sure to support the artists by buying, downloading and reposting their amazing tracks - many of which are available to download for free on Soundcloud or Bandcamp.

I present to you, The Wave Pool.

Mixed by Plastician.
http://www.soundcloud.com/plastician

Tracklisting:
Misogi - Beowulf [w/ Oshi]
Foxwedding - Death Though
CVRL - You You
Klimeks - Underwaterhearts
Noah B - Discover
Jack Chainz - Polar
Brothel x Sidewalks & Skeletons - Glass Coffin
Misogi - Ugly
Brothel - Camisa [ft. Clementino Beats]
Plastician - Tainted
Derg x Dingus - Underwater Sap
Yung Still - Rogue
2Tone - Black Ice
D****** C**** - Say My Name [Was Legit Bootleg]
Klimeks - Odyssey
WTCHCRFT - Dance With Me The World Is Ending
Kareful - Darker Waters
CVRL - Alone
Klimeks - Slice
Sorsari - Children Of Gaia
CVRL - Slow Dive [ft. SLVRFNG]
Hnrk & DJ Heroin - Wolf Fang
CVRL - Opaque [ft. Nyquill]
Trash Lord - Skylines [ft. Whispa]
2Nervous2Be - I'm Ugly
Kareful x Myst - Synergy
Noah B - Azure
Noah B - XXXX
Kareful - She Wanna

I will enable the download feature on this mix as long as I don't have any complaints from the artists involved over the coming weekend.

Big Up!

Plastician

Plastician - The Wave Pool MMXV

Free Download, in association with @do-the-astral-plane and with kind permission from @dizzee-rascal, whose vocals feature on the track.

Fusing New York Club music with London's Road music. #Roadwork 

Lots of classic grime samples in here! Enjoy and share - hit that repost button!

Plastician - Lightning Bolt [Free Download]

Unplanned

Grime - Hype Session April 2017

To book Plastician:
UK / EU: rebecca@earth-agency.com
US / Can / Americas: gregg@rogueagency.us

Send music as downloadable private uploads in soundcloud message

Plastician - 23rd May 2017

Plastician Presents - Wavepool 2

18 months on from the now legendary DJ mix "The Wave Pool MMXV", Plastician presents the much anticipated follow up mix, this time with an accompanying 29 track album of the tracks included within. 

The question asked of the first mix was whether or not a new sound was emerging out of the internet - 18 months on, and countless great productions since, this collection of tracks from some of the Wave movement's key players and new blood seeks to gain approval of the Wave genre's arrival. 

Including tracks from Klimeks, Kareful, Skit, Sorsari, Deadcrow, Anubis XIII, Hnrk, Noah B, Brothel and more - it's clear to see that this compilation has called upon some of the scene's most noted producers to stake it's claim. 

Mixed and curated by Plastician whose Rinse FM radio show was the platform for this movement to be brought to the attention of the wider public, as well as his Survey parties in Phonox being the initial club night at which this scene established itself outside of the internet - this album is another statement from the man that this sound is not trying to disappear into obscurity any time soon.

Tracklisting:
@kavern-beats - In The Ether
@Onhellmusic - Cinco Anos
@pinknokia - Specify
@4by4 - Hurt
@KTNG - Here
@Brothelmusic & @jakeleeismyname - Desolate
@KYO_uk - S14
@WRCKTNGL - Descend
@greeze-team - Tears
@Yedgar - Meteo
@Fyoomz & @jMingo - Rebirth
@Celestialbh - Ectoplasm
@Klimeks - Darkest Hour
@deadcrxw - Lunar Escape
@Sorsari - Be Peace
@Dyzphoria - Discipline
@Harukasuka - Tombstones
@Clfrd - Expansion
@Fyoomz & @fivesunsonvenus - Descend
@Karefuluk - Mothership
@anubiiis - Nada
@ayyjaay - Respire
@Skit - Ajna
@sacrifysound - Be True
@fivesunsonvenus - Solis
@Hnrk93 - Air Room
@justconnornyc - Winter Wave
@thisisnoahb - Nylon
@collalovesspar - Lavochka

29 track unmixed compilation album available 22nd August - pre order now via:
Bandcamp: https://terrorhythm.bandcamp.com/album/plastician-presents-wavepool-2
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/plastician-presents-wavepool-2/id1265455386

Plastician Presents - Wavepool 2

Plastician - Wavepool 2

My first show on my new platform Unreality Journeys - this show was broadcast at 8pm UK time on August 20th 2017.

Click here to watch the show back in 360 VR:
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Unreality Journeys Show

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Plastician - Unreality Journeys 001 - 20th August 2017

Taken from the Straight Outta Croydon E.P. released on Terrorhythm 1st April 2012.

Taking bass back to the grime sounds of 2004!

Buy on iTunes

Plastician - Plasbar

Since Plastician's blistering Wavepool 2 compilation last year, many have been wondering how long the wait would be for some brand new music from the man himself.

Fast forward almost a year, and he's ready to drop 7 brand new tracks on Terrorhythm, in what is his biggest solo release of new music on the label since his critically acclaimed debut album "Beg To Differ" in 2007.

"I wanted to pick up where Beg To Differ left off", Chris Reed tells. Across 7 tracks, his Grime & Dubstep roots are still audible, with a healthy influx of Wave influenced numbers to boot, this really does feel like a view into the mind of Plastician some 11 years on from Beg To Differ, minus the now legendary shellings of Skepta & co.

Whilst the Grime vocals are noticeably missing from this outing, Reed explains this was out of choice this time: "I'm sat on 4 or 5 vocal tracks as well as a couple of straight up Grime instrumentals. I've toyed with the idea of adding them for months on end, but the energy was just not quite correct next to the bits I've stuck on".

Plastician tells us the Grime bits are to be held for their own release in the near future following "Overdue", an E.P. named due to the lateness of the release, as well as an ode to his two children who were born beyond full-term pregnacy.

"All good things are worth waiting for"
"An ode to my Wife & Kids for putting up with me and my love hate relationship with music"

Overdue drops on August 20th, the week of his son's 4th Birthday, and 11 years on from the release of "Beg To Differ"


Plastician - Windwalker

Plastician feat. Nuages - Music Won't Love You Back

A recording from Rinse FM in 2004 - Manchester's Finest (and me!) on our Saturday night slot

Virus Syndicate - Rinse FM 4th March 2004 (Plasticman B2B Mark One, Goldfinger, Nika D)

Was never a stranger to mixing Garage records at home. Around this time I was still DJ'ing on various small pirate radio stations in South London but not playing too many gigs.

Here's an all vinyl UK Garage mix from me - 2002 business!

Mixes

Old Skool Garage Vinyl Mix - 2002

A selection of tracks, unreleased gems, some never distributed digitally before - dropping especially to help tide over the tough days ahead weathering the storm that the Coronavirus / COVID-19 outbreak is causing.

Supporting this album will help me to support my family and pay the bills whilst I face highly uncertain times without money from live gigs coming in. As is well documented, the streaming effect on the industry has made live shows the most vital part of earning for musicians and we all need to be pro-active in securing a future doing what we love until things start to become more clear through the clouds of this global crisis.

I thank you all for supporting me and this release and I hope you enjoy the tracks - as ancient and rare as some of them are I can accept they might not be fully representative of what I'd like to be releasing right now but I'm working on that in the meantime!

Much love, stay safe.

Stish

Deep In The Drives

Plastician - Rickshaw Riddim

Plastician - Magma

Plastician - Jackal Riddim

Plastician - Funeral Vibes

Plastician - Brassbeat

Plastician - Alone Time

Plastician - Arcadia Festival Set

The first single taken from the forthcoming 33 track album "Wavepool 3" from Plastician.

The third installment of Plastician's Wavepool series sees 33 tracks land on Terrorhythm, five years on from the initial mix that sparked conversation about the genre's potential.

Fast forward to 2020 and the sound and community surrounding "Wave" has grown and splintered into offshoots such as "Hardwave" which has seen the sound adopted by DJ's more likely to be found in huge concert stages than small dark basement venues. With community still at the heart of the sound, this compilation rings truer to the origins of the genre, with nods to the future, brighter end of the Wave scape throughout the compilation. Producers from 3 continents are represented - documenting the scene's growth way beyond the circles it one operated within. As the sound metamorphosises from URL to IRL, it's clear to hear how varied the style has become since the previous Wavepool outing in 2017, with Eastern Europe's flashes of Trance influence dancing in tandem with the UK's Grime and Garage influence, as well of course as the tried and tested foundations built on the USA's Trap rhythms and drum samples.

With the genre moving at a rapid pace, Plastician's ear for the smoother end of the sound keeps a tight grip on the majority of the selections in hand, but we are reminded of just how bright and colourful this genre can be with flashes of energy throughout the compilation - bringing a well rounded taster for any curious ears out there.

The Wave is certainly not just a classroom exercise.... 
credits
releases September 4, 2020

Plastician Presents - Wavepool 3

Plastician - Wave Machine

The second single from the forthcoming album "Plastician Presents - Wavepool 3" comes from Kareful, and is entitled "Raid Boss"

Kareful - Raid Boss

The third installment of Plastician's Wavepool series sees 33 tracks land on Terrorhythm, five years on from the initial mix that sparked conversation about the genre's potential.

Fast forward to 2020 and the sound and community surrounding "Wave" has grown and splintered into offshoots such as "Hardwave" which has seen the sound adopted by DJ's more likely to be found in huge concert stages than small dark basement venues. With community still at the heart of the sound, this compilation rings truer to the origins of the genre, with nods to the future, brighter end of the Wave scape throughout the compilation. Producers from 3 continents are represented - documenting the scene's growth way beyond the circles it one operated within. As the sound metamorphosises from URL to IRL, it's clear to hear how varied the style has become since the previous Wavepool outing in 2017, with Eastern Europe's flashes of Trance influence dancing in tandem with the UK's Grime and Garage influence, as well of course as the tried and tested foundations built on the USA's Trap rhythms and drum samples.

With the genre moving at a rapid pace, Plastician's ear for the smoother end of the sound keeps a tight grip on the majority of the selections in hand, but we are reminded of just how bright and colourful this genre can be with bursts of energy throughout the compilation - bringing a well rounded taster for any curious ears out there.

The Wave is certainly not just a classroom exercise....

Pholo & Dyzphoria - Just B Friends

Brothel rounds off the final single before the drop of the full album "Plastician Presents - Wavepool 3" with a low slung heater called SKILLT.

Brothel - Skillt

Send music via message. Private, downloadable files only - no dropbox links, no public streams without downloads please. I need to be able to play it not just listen to it!

Bookings:
UK / EU / ROTW: danny@earth-agency.com
USA: nicole@subdotmission.com

Chris Reed, also known as Plastician (formerly Plasticman), is a Producer / DJ from Thornton Heath in the London Borough of Croydon.

Plastician is unique in that he is respected as one of the true pioneers of both the Dubstep, Grime and most recently Wave genres. 

Always reputed for selecting from a broad range of bass heavy styles and seeking out the genres that emerge from between established scenes.

He plays a monthly radio show on Rinse FM, where he has been credited for breaking many artists and collectives on his show, some artists who had their first plays on his shows include Joker, Om Unit, Klasey Jones, Mura Masa and countless more.

In 2006 he spent 18 months on BBC Radio 1, making him the world's first DJ to have a specialist dubstep and grime radio show on national radio.

Running @Terrorhythm record label - follow @rinsefmfor podcasts

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