Chillin' Like a Villain

Live Funk Band

Klingande - Jubel

My EP on Eskimo Recordings is out April 21st (yay)
to celebrate this special occasion, here's an edit / remix done with respect to the one and only Ronnie Laws.. grab it for free !
Good Feelings
xx

Feelings

hmmm this has been one warm and harmonious ride at dubstation, thank you dearly to anyone around making it yet another wonderful fusion experience for the library of mind. one love people x

artwork by Arthur Dove - sunrise, northport harbor (1929)

rub a dub at dubstation - fusion festival 2024

PLASTIC FANTASTIC is very pleased to be relaunching the series with an exclusive guest-mix from Sanky Was Here.

For the uninitiated, would you please tell us a little bit about yourself?

‘Hola, my name is Sanky, I can't seem to shake a childhood nickname at 52..! Anyway, I grew up in Newcastle amongst some nerdy soul and jazz types which was kind of my first and probably last love. I live in Mexico currently’.

Can you provide some insights to your mix, its inspiration, location of recording, or perhaps a few words about some of the records you’ve included?

‘As I don’t have an address here, I spend a while building up (my record collection) either back in the UK or in NYC, and a few times a year I’ll rip them all. So the mixes take a while, but I like that it’s another ‘edit’ to what I really like longterm. I think this mix is genre-free and focused on mood. I do think of it as a mix of two halves, really focused around what’s in the bag for the summer, and with a few places I’m playing in mind. Just trying to send out some love and emotional connection. There's a couple of new discoveries and weird rarities, alongside some all-time winners that I just feel are good for a summer kick-off. Mama Milk (the 2nd track on the mix) just reminds me of some hazy Ibiza afternoons, and who would’ve thought there’s ANOTHER William Pitt record worth a late night dance too!’

Are there any upcoming projects you have in the pipeline which you would like to share?

‘Well, good question. Covid got me fiddling with Ableton and learning (failing!) to play some keyboards. I made a few sketches which I have told myself I should finish this year. It’s about as close to naive pop as you can get. I played some to a couple of people and they were more enthusiastic than myself about them for sure!
Other than that, playing a couple of festivals, the mighty Love International in Tisno/Croatia in July, and the We Out Here Festival in August.’

A big thanks to Sanky Was Here for providing this awesome mix for The Sunrise Mixtapes, and for taking time out to speak to us

Track ID requests @soundcloud.com/sankywashere 

Artwork courtesy of sankywashere.wtf

Sanky Was Here

And now, a little bit of JAZ

John Zahl, also known as JAZ, is a DJ and record collector based in New York, USA, well-known for his eccentric edits and oddball mixes. We managed to connect with John after he'd arrived back in NYC after a few months spent travelling.

His mix, which was actually recorded nine years ago for Sanpo Disco on NTS Radio, features many of his all-time favourite records. He tells us these are songs that he still loves, and which remain in constant rotation. We'd like to mention a few of the tracks, starting with the lovely slo-mo/Italo disco record 'Non Ricordo, Ma Piangendo', B-side of a rare 7" by Giancarlo Aspromonte. Pit Troja's 'Der Voodoo Mann' from 1985 can only be described as German hip-hop over a Moroder-esque bass-line, wonderfully eccentric, as advertised! The late great Björn Holm's 'Tid At Stå Stilla' from his 1984 LP Bortom Gränsernas Hav, takes us into Swedish synth-pop territory. The mix features a few of JAZ's own edits, including 'Cloud Worship' which has to be one of our favourite edits of all time, just superb. This is an exceptionally well put-together mix, and despite the wide range of material, it flows perfectly and naturally, as a good eclectic mix should do.

Check out his brand new 12" edit release on the Death On Wax label:

https://store.deathonwax.com/collections/catalog/products/dw-00-00-04

Another vinyl EP featuring some more top-shelf edits is forthcoming on the Pinchy & Friends label, and a compilation album entitled Forbidden Fruit is also in the works with Portuguese label Secrets Of Sound, so be sure to check that out too when it's released.

Big thanks to JAZ for his kind permission to include this awesome mix in The Sunrise Mixtapes

Track ID requests @soundcloud.com/j-a-z-1

Artwork courtesy of sankywashere.wtf

A Little Bit Of JAZ

Sebastian Grätz, based in Hamburg, Germany, and known professionally as Basso, is the man behind Growing Bin Records.
Growing Bin was set up in 2007 as a music blog before evolving into an online record store in 2012, with the offshoot micro-label Growing Bin Records launching the following year. The blog initially existed to catalogue Basso's broad musical tastes, today Growing Bin is very much in the business of selling records; From the ultra-rare and special interests to generally curious finds.

A core appeal of Growing Bin is that the material is handpicked according to, and solely for one man's esoteric tastes. There is no chasing of trends; If Basso likes it, he'll sell it. Another of the shop's unique traits is its copywriting; Growing Bin's website is a marvel with musical categories including Cocktails By The Pool, Cheap Magic and Dancing For Mental Health, breaking down into subcategories such as Embarrassing Mindblowingness, Never Leave The Bag and many more.

Anyway, over to the mix. As expected, Basso has delivered a wonderfully eclectic selection of records. 
We'd like to mention a few of his inclusions; 'La Bimini' by Spunk, a breezy P-funk monster if ever there was one, off their 1981 LP Tighten It Up, tight as f**k indeed! Remaining in Jazz-funk territory, Underground Canopy & Paloma Paloma's deep and soulful 'Même Heure Même Endroit', B-side of a 7" single from 2023, is just sublime. The HaHa Sounds Collective version of Marker Starling's 'Silk Rock', as championed by Gilles Peterson on his Worldwide FM radio show, is an absolutely stellar piece of music and arguably one of the strongest releases of 2020. Taken from her 1976 LP Più, Ornella Vanoni's moody 'Tu Chi Sei?' (underscored by a beat suspiciously reminiscent of a certain Paul Simon record) is another timeless inclusion here. 
A big thanks to Basso for taking the time to record this fantastic mix for the series.

Track ID requests @soundcloud.com/growingbinrecords

Artwork by A.r.t. Wilson, from A.r.t. 
Wilson's Overworld LP (Growing Bin Records)

growingbinrecords.com

Basso (Growing Bin Records)

Dancing With The Moon

Hot Damn!

The Traveller, Pt. 2

From the album We're the Ones, released April 13, 2019
On limited edition clear orange vinyl & CD
Available at https://fold.bandcamp.com/album/were-the-ones

Also available on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/track/4Vybd9w9HxlrZyBn8DBeaW?si=VlHSF13CT0mmepw20SSL0g

Having been played 3 times by Gideon Coe on BBC 6 Music and made an editor's pick at Indie Shuffle, Teacher seems to be many people's top track from the album. There is a strong Brazilian jazz & psychedelic influence along with a Stereolab-esque indie sensibility and even a bit of Isaac Hayes and David Axelrod in the orchestration. It is a thoroughly organic sound with full horn section, string section, drums, bass and guitar all done live.

The speech is edited from a rather tender talk given to students by James Baldwin at a predominantly Black high school in Oakland, California 1963. On the one hand he highlights the function, importance and value of an education and finding self-worth in a white society. On the other hand there is a universal message about education being a two way street – that as students we must ask questions and as teachers we ought to keep our minds open to learning from those we teach.

We're the Ones

Buy on Vinyl

Teacher

Eskimo Recordings: http://www.eskimorecordings.com
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The Haggis Horns are a 8 piece live funk extravaganza combining heavy breakbeat funk, soul,hip-hop & afrobeat with the virtuosity of trained jazz musicians.

Leeds-based instrumental outfit The Haggis Horns first hit the music scene in 1999 and rose to prominence through their part in the seminal Keb Darge presents The New Mastersounds album on BBE Records.

They have five funk-fuelled albums under their belt, 'Hot Damn!' & 'Keep On Movin' ' (First Word Records) and they have been rocking crowds the world over for years winning fans with their distinctive northern funk sound combining ass-shaking breakbeats, afrobeat, soul and hip-hop.

The members of The Haggis Horns have performed and recorded with the likes of Jamiroquai, John Legend & The Roots, Amy Winehouse, Morcheeba, Roots Manuva, Lou Donaldson, Elbow, Nightmares On Wax, Dennis Coffey, Adele, Corinne Bailey Rae, Mark Ronson, Robbie Williams, Duran Duran, Lisa Stansfield, Martha Reeves, Take That, Craig Charles Presents The Fantasy Funk Band, The Cinematic Orchestra, Martina Topley-Bird, Kano, Estelle, Lily Allen, KT Tunstall & Snowboy, to name a few!

By incorporating a wide range of voices including MCs, poets, historical speakers and singers into their music, Fold aim to amplify humanitarian perspectives and critical reflections on today’s world. Through doing so they also hope to help keep spaces open for speaking freely and truthfully. Their sound is similarly wide-ranging, from jazz-funk through Brazilian, psyche, hip-hop and downtempo.

Starting in 2012 they’ve managed to cultivate a decent reputation in the underground British music scene. Their music is played on BBC Radio 1, BBC 6 Music, Radio X, Amazing Radio and stations across the world. Indie Shuffle are big fans and they’ve had features in The Times, The Guardian and The NME. They’ve played shows all over the UK including a live session for Lauren Laverne on BBC 6 Music.

Fold believe that the answers to a sustainable future lie in prioritising the value of life over profits in all decisions. They believe that the success of our species has not been driven by ‘survival of the fittest’ but instead by ‘survival of the most cooperative.’ Our ability to act cooperatively to our mutual benefit, facilitated by our loving natures, is the true foundation of society. These beliefs, are what they bring to every record and every performance.

~ sound enthusiast  ~ curator ~ collector

lover of the warm, smooth and mystical.

in the mood for some tunes? bookmatt@gmx.de

'25
february 21s - radio thalflug at biesentales
march 27th - atmospheres at kater blau
april 4th - beate uwe, b2b Morgen
april 24th - OOM at teeraum sanvian
april 26th - ost:end
may 3rd - köpi house project
may 24th - aken sommerfest, b2b Amapola
june 6th - kauz
june 14th - jonny knüppel
june 19th - la nature festival, b2b Morgen
july 27th - la barca
august 10th - detect classic festival
august 24th - kater blau
september 28th - beate uwe
october 2nd - gisela

'24
january 1st - kater blau, b2b Lilienfein
february 17th - kater blau
march 28th - säälchen
march 31st - radion
may 19th - laut klub
may 25th - aken sommerfest, b2b SLÆGI
june 20th - kascheme
june 29th - fusion festival
july 14th - zuckerzauber, b2b Amapola
july 21st - detect classic festival
july 27th - klunkerkranich
august 2nd - garbicz festival
august 16th - bucht der träumer, b2b Amapola
august 25th - kater blau, b2b Lilienfein
september 4th- ostseebad binz, b2b Amapola
september 28th - südpol, b2b Lilienfein
october 11th - smelteverket, b2b Morgen
november 2nd - ahorn space
november 10th - sisyphos
december 2nd - kater blau
december 13th - holzmarkt, b2b Amapola
december 14th - klunkerkranich

'23 
february 3rd - kit kat
april 9th - kater blau
april 22nd - hausmania kulturhus
may 20th - mensch meier
may 26th - aken sommerfest
june 16th - zuparken festival
june 25th - laghi carcana
july 15th - zuckerzauber, b2b O/Y
july 16th - disko babel, b2b Morgen
july 22nd - kater blau, b2b Morgen
august 3rd - ostseebad binz
august 11th - orangerie
august 25th - kater blau, b2b Lilienfein
august 31st - crack bellmer
september 3rd - lusatia festival, b2b Morgen
september 22nd - kater blau, b2b Harald Kindseth
november 5th - salon zur wilden renate
november 24th - objekt klein a, b2b Dorian Fecht
november 27th - kater blau
december 10th - ost:end
december 15th - wonderfruit festival


...shared sounds with Agatha Hopfen, Ahorn Space, Aken Sommerfest, Anima Festival, Bar Barbette, Beate Uwe, Bucht der Träumer Festival, Christa Kupfer, Conscious Madness Festival, Crack Bellmer, Detect Classic Festival, Disko Babel, Donau 115, Edelweiss, Farbfernseher, Feel Festival, Fiese Remise, Fluc (Austria), Funkhaus Berlin, Fusion Festival, Garbicz Festival (Poland), Gardelegen Festival, Hausmania Kulturhus (Norway), Holzmarkt, Hoppetosse, IPSE, Jackie O, Jonny Knüppel, Journey to Tarab Festival (Hungary), Kasette (Turkey), Kasheme (Switzerland), Kater Blau, Katzensprung Festival, Kauz (Switzerland), Kiosk Art (Switzerland), Kit Kat, KLEIN.garten (Turkey), Kleiner Onkel, Klunkerkranich, Kramladen (Austria), Kultstätte Keller, La Barca, La Nature Festival (Belgium), Laghi Carcana (Italy), Laut Klub, Loftus Hall, Love Foundation Maastricht (Netherlands), Lusatia Festival, Mensch Meier, Mit Dir Festival, Monkey Bar, Objekt klein a, Oewerall Festival, Orangerie Neukölln, ost:end, Ostapotheke, Ostseebad Binz, Old Smithy's Dizzle, Planet Flow, Pangea Festival, Polygon / The Yard, Radion (Netherlands), Radio Thalflug, Ritter Butzke, Rummelsbucht, Salon Zur Wilden Renate, Säälchen, Sa Terza Metari Festival (Italy), Sisyphos, Skippergata (Norway), Smelteverket (Norway), Spedition Bremen, Stadtpalais Stuttgart, Stereo33, Südpol, Süß War Gestern, Sutormania Festival (Montenegro), Teeraum Sanvian, Turm, Uferlos (Switzerland), Verwirrtshaus, Von Freunden für Freunde Festival, Weltcafé,  Wildenbruchbar, Wokule, Wonderfruit Festival (Thailand), ZK/U, Zuckerzauber, Zugvögel Festival Süd (Spain), Zuparken Festival...


let's boogie to funk and cuddle to oldies.

(almost) every moment deserves a soundtrack.

press play. spread love.

Sunny Midnight, born and raised in the vibrant city of Springfield, VA, emerges as a dynamic force in the music industry, captivating audiences with his eclectic fusion of hip-hop, Cloud Rap, Chillwave, lo-fi, and R&B influences. From the outset of his musical journey, Sunny has been driven by an unwavering passion for music and an insatiable desire to explore the depths of creativity.

Growing up in the culturally rich environment of Springfield, Sunny found solace and inspiration in the diverse sounds that surrounded him. Influenced by the likes of Bone Thugs N Harmony, Aftertheparty, LL Cool J, Drake, and Kendrick Lamar, he developed a deep appreciation for the artistry and storytelling prowess of these musical pioneers.

Sunny's musical odyssey began at an early age, as he immersed himself in the rhythms and melodies that filled his world. Drawing from his own experiences and emotions, he honed his craft, channeling his raw talent into creating soul-stirring compositions that resonate with listeners on a profound level.

As an artist, Sunny Midnight is known for his distinctive sound, characterized by smooth flows, intricate wordplay, and infectious beats. His music transcends genre boundaries, seamlessly blending elements of hip-hop, jazz, and R&B to craft a sound that is uniquely his own.

Driven by an unyielding commitment to his craft, Sunny has tirelessly pursued his musical ambitions, refining his skills and pushing the boundaries of his creativity with each new release. His dedication and determination have earned him a dedicated following and critical acclaim within the industry.

Beyond his musical endeavors, Sunny Midnight is also a passionate advocate for self-expression and artistic freedom. He believes in the power of music to inspire change, challenge perceptions, and unite people from all walks of life.

With his sights set on the future, Sunny Midnight continues to push the envelope, exploring new sonic landscapes and pushing the boundaries of his artistry. Armed with a boundless imagination and an unwavering dedication to his craft, he remains poised to leave an indelible mark on the world of music for years to come.

Plastic Fantastic (NO)
Phil Mison (UK) - Café Del Mar
Andy Pye (UK) - Balearic Social/Music For Dreams
Helene Rickhard (NO) - Cosmic Oslo
Coyote (UK) - Is It Balearic? 
Faint Waves (US) - Dream Chimney
Paul Hillery (UK) - BBE Music
Studebaker Hawk (US) - Peace & Rhythm
Sanky Was Here (US) - Love International
JAZ (US) - Death On Wax/Pinchy & Friends
Basso (DE) - Growing Bin Records
Nico Motte (FR) - Antinote

Forthcoming guests:

Coyote (UK) - Is It Balearic?
DJ Trujillo (VE/DE) - Apersonal Music
Frinda Di Lanco (DE) - Avec Plaisir
Rune Lindbæk (NO) - Drum Island/Cosmic Oslo
Andy Pye (UK) - Balearic Social/Music For Dreams

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