~ Pontchartrain [USA] ~

This week's guest is hailing straight from the mythical Motor City and has been indisputably killing the game for the past 15 years thanks to his tasteful funk-infused house vibes. Pontchartrain & disco house music is a never-ending love affair and definitely embodies that undeniable "Detroit" feel with house and techno roots at its core. What sets him apart is his honest love and genuine understanding of music and what being a DJ really is; he effortlessly proves to be the antithesis of the guy who is bragging about or doing music for the wrong reasons. As the head of Whiskey Disco and Lovingdancing labels, no wonder he absolutely knows disco inside out more than anyone else and has been a key figure in enhancing the contemporary disco and funk revival. At the same time, he has released on over a dozen labels, including top ones like Delusions of Grandeur, Toy-Tonics or Soul-Clap Records. Some of his records even hit #1 chart positions on sites such as Juno. Today, he no longer has anything to prove and has already quite rightly been playing with the best house names out there: Javontte, Norm Talley, or Demuja.

Get ready for an amazingly neat selection of house and disco beats from Soul Clap, Nebraska or Los Hermanos. Pontchartrain ravinshingly knows how to keep the funk alive and get us back to the roots of what makes us move. 

Pontchartrain’s latest crush: Crackazat

Our team’s recommendations: La Magie [Whiskey Disco], Love Is Madness (Demuja Remix) [Razor-N-Tape], Changes They Come [Soul Clap]

s. // @pontchartrain
f. // www.facebook.com/pontchartrainmusic
b. // www.pontchartrain.bandcamp.com/
w. // www.pontchartrain.us/

029 ~ plastic/vibes x Pontchartrain 🇺🇸

~ Subjoi [Australia] ~

We are excited to be back in Australia, and we are exploring this time Adelaide in the South to meet the Polish-born golden boy who has been making a lot of waves across Europe in the past years: @subjoi. His musical journey actually began in 2016 when he started releasing his first tracks. Benefiting from the lo-fi rising trend, he had been living in the spotlight following the release of his two signature tracks "Love Shy" and "The Way I Feel", which respectively hit around 2M and 6M plays on the very respected house channels Slav and Houseum. Seemingly carving out his early career on an internet success, he has now excellently managed to translate it into tangible results. His current style magnificently blends melancholic house and dusty UK Garage, combined with deep and acid vibes. That uncommon take on dance music rapidly brought him release opportunities on high-profile record labels such as Lobster Theremin, Shall Not Fade or Dansu Discs. No wonder he has also already played along top-tier house djs like Demuja or Damiano von Erckert.

Perfectly cranking up the spring vibes with jams from Kerri Chandler, Floating Points or Tom VR, this mix is a beautiful symphony of high-tempo house and UK Garage, reminiscent of long nighclubbing sessions. Sit tight and enjoy your Sunday meal!

Subjoi’s latest crush: slowthai

Our team’s recommendations: Flashing Lights [Houses in Motion Recordings], Without You [13th Hour Records], The Way I Feel [Pulse Msc]

s. // @subjoi
f. // www.facebook.com/Subjoi
b. // www.subjoi.bandcamp.com/

031 ~ plastic/vibes x Subjoi 🇦🇺󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

~ Shinichiro Yokota [Japan] ~

Here it comes the cream of the crop of house music: the unsung and unfortunately still underrated Japanese house hero Shinichiro Yokota a.k.a. the sports cars lover. He has been indisputably and symbiotically dominating the Japanese house scene for the past decades along with his long-time partner in crime Soichi Terada. This match made in heaven came true through multiple releases on Soichi's label Far East Recording. Shinichiro's ahead-of-his-time style of house music draws his strengths from light-hearted, soulful and accurate jams as exemplifies by his masterpiece track "Do It Again". In 2015, house staple Hunee reissued 13 open-hearted tracks (from Far East Recording) on famous label Rush Hour, which gave  the two sidekicks the attention they have long deserved. These fresh-sounding melodies perfectly depicts the way they do house in Tokyo: deep, cheerful and unblemished. One year later, he made its mark in Boiler Room history, delivering a noteworthy live appearance. Finally, the release in 2019 of his album "Ultimate Yokota 1991-2019" marked a huge step - his "30 years chronicle" as he calls it - as it includes a careful and timeless selection of early 90s tracks that haven't been released on vinyl ever before.

For this 2-year anniversary mix, he's blessing us with a wall-to-wall hour compilation of classics including his legendary tracks such as Do It Again, Got To Be Real or Night Drive. Trust us, this is a flawless and sophisticated summer trip gathering joy, purity and skillfulness.

Shinichiro Yokota’s latest crush: Takao Tajima

Our team’s recommendations: Got To Be Reel (feat. Soichi Terada) [Far East Recording], Right Here! Right Now! [Far East Recording], Tokyo 018 (Watashi Wa Tokyo Suki) (feat. Soichi Terada) [Far East Recording]

s. // @shinichiro-yokota
f. // www.facebook.com/shinichiroyokotamusic/
i. // www.instagram.com/shinichiro_yokota/

034 ~ plastic/vibes 2-year anniversary x Shinichiro Yokota 🎂🇯🇵

~ Fouk [Netherlands] ~

Successful Dutch producers Daniel Leseman & Junktion have always shared the same passion for the deeper side of house music, which undeniably led them to join forces under the alias Fouk and the creation of their Outplay label 8 years ago. The harmonious duo is the result of both a lasting friendship dating back to high school and a strong commitment to jazz, funk and disco vibes from the 70/80s. Like versatile chameleons, they are responsible for some of your favorite productions; from warm deep house to make people comfortable to efficient synth-house dance floor weapons to make people sweat by way of percussive disco stuff to make people smile. Thanks to infectious releases and remixes on first-class labels such as Heist Recordings, Razor-N-Tape or Z Records, their name has quickly been increasingly gaining weight. Whether it is in Europe or across borders, it is safe to say you could regularly find them play on renowned lineups at Glastonbury, LoveBox or Output alongside house specialists like Jamie 3:26, COEO, or Session Victim.

This seamless one-hour mix tells a succinct but a beautiful story; it is a sound walk embracing groovy jazz, powerful disco and mesmeric house thanks to jams from DJ Ciderman, Demuir or Dam Swindle.

Fouk’s latest crush: Westcoast Goddess

Our team’s recommendations: F3000 [Heist Recordings], Truffles [Heist Recordings], I'll Be Down [Heist Recordings]

s. // @justsayfouk
f. // www.facebook.com/justsayfouk
w. // www.instagram.com/justsayfouk/

037 ~ plastic/vibes x Fouk 🇳🇱

~ DJ Aakmael [USA] ~

Richmond-based veteran DJ Aakmael was born to a trombonist father and a singer mother, which inevitably led him grow up in a jazz-and-funk-led environment. At the age of 16, he got his start behind the decks, playing everything from hip-hop and RnB to jazz and reggae at house parties and school jams, before getting into house thanks to Inner City's huge tune 'Big Fun'. On a mission to steadily educate the ears of his audience, he could have easily been part of those Founding Fathers of House who have devoted their life to producing and curating some of the best house vibes to date. Aak is mainly known for producing underground hard-hitting deep and raw house, assuredly filled with a touch of melancholy and nostalgia. Today, he no longer has anything to prove as his track record is as long as your arm; he first started to release records in the early 2000s on top dance labels like Note Grooves or Axe on Wax, before creating his own imprint UnXpozd Entertainment. Besides, he has been regularly gracing worldwide dance floors such as ://about:blank (Berlin), Fáklya Klub (Budapest) or Output (NY) alongside house geniuses including Patrice Scott or Kai Alcé.

Living up to his reputation, Aak has been extremely picky when putting his tracks together for this mix in order to uphold his standards. Today, he is delivering mellow but serious house grooves from Demuir, Local Options or Satoshi Tomiie. This could definitely be your new summer chill soundtrack!

DJ Aakmael’s latest crush: Hiatus Kaiyote - Mood Valiant

Our team’s recommendations: Spreadsomluv [People of Earth], Dubb 3 [Poker Flat Recordings], Untitled91 [ANMA Records]

s. // @djaakmael
f. // www.facebook.com/djaakmael/
i. // www.instagram.com/djaakmael/
b. // www.djaakmael.bandcamp.com/

038 ~ plastic/vibes x DJ Aakmael 🇺🇸

~ Gene Tellem [Canada] ~

Gene Tellem is a Montreal-based DJ who has righteously been very much on the rise lately. Inheriting from a background in piano and guitar, she had her first time in dance music in the late 2000s while working as a customer service assistant at the traditional Piknic Électronik event. After getting her hands dirty following some DJ lessons and trying to put theory into practice, the watershed from taking casual DJing to a professional activity was her discovery of the house icon Moodymann. Things quickly got serious then when she started to build the All Good party series with her partner Kris Guilty. From 2018 onwards, she has been proving a lightning rise; from making her debuts with the dazzling *Who Says No* EP on Project Pablo's label SOBO to hitting Boiler Room's legendary decks. Only a year after, she founded her own label Bienvenue Recordings and has been a staple in the city's underground scene and beyond since. When it comes to production, her sound is both warm, groovy and welcoming, which ensues a mind-bending deep house vibe reminiscent of a friendly invitation to introspective daydreaming. 

Here she is proving again her versatility and skillfulness, compiling a blinding mix which oscillates between ambient and deep house. Her mix takes in music from Ian Pooley, Session Victim or The Detroit Experiment, and translates into an atmospheric voyage and a certified brain stimulation. 

Gene Tellem’s latest crush: Musclecars

Our team’s recommendations: Soul Of Man [SOBO], Groove PM [Bienvenue Recordings], Ain't Got Everything [WOLF Music]

s. // @genetellem
i. // www.instagram.com/genetellem
w. // www.genetellem.pro

039 ~ plastic/vibes x Gene Tellem 🇨🇦

~ Nico Lahs [Italy] ~

Nicola Loporchio a.k.a. simply Nico Lahs is an accomplished and voracious producer from South Italy, who has been comfortably killing the game for more than 10 years now. Thankfully inheriting from his father’s musician background, which encompassed jazz, hip-hop and anything from Chicago, Detroit and New York, his signature sound naturally headed towards unadulterated deep house-centric jams combined with soulful grooves and atmospheric dreamy vibes. His first musical rise started in 2010 as it didn’t take very long for some respected labels such as Ovum (Josh Wink) and Poker Flat (Steve Bug) to notice him.  Until 2015, he was going on a European club crawl, distilling his house magic in the most prestigious venues like Club de Visionare, Tresor or Rex Club. The following 5 years marked a break from the ‘Nico Lahs’ project as he has been focusing on developing his other Cosmic Garden alias and his vinyl-only-related label Cosmic Rhythm. The past 2 years showed his long-awaited come back with his stately Detroit-influenced LP “Freedom” and his splendid disco edits in collaboration with Chez Damier, both on Pekin-based label Adeen Records.

The special mixtape he is serving up today for us features lots of delicious unreleased tracks from himself and his various side projects such as NLXLB. It merely breathes and exudes house music in its purest form with deep and raw notes. Close your eyes and enjoy.

Nico Lahs’s latest crush: Claude Young - The Knife [NDATL Muzik], LeRon Carson - Under The Conditions [Sound Signature], Andrés - Back In The Open [Moods & Grooves]

Our team’s recommendations: Inside Your Love [Adeen Records], Is This The Way [Metamorphic], Tension [Ovum Recordings]

s. // @nico-lahs
i. // www.facebook.com/nicolahsmusic/
f. // www.instagram.com/nico_lahs/

043 ~ plastic/vibes x Nico Lahs 🇮🇹

~ Baldo [Spain] ~

Barcelona-based and ramen lover Baldo, also known under the moniker of BLD, is easily one of Spain’s most respected undergound talents and a fervent contributor to the local eletronic music scene. First influenced by UK Breakbeat from the 90s, he started his musical house career more than 10 years ago and has now been establishing himself as a luscious selector and producer, digging deep and raw house vibes covered with subtle acid touches. Consequently, most of his productions have been warmly welcomed by high-visibility labels such as Running Back, Step Recordings or Let’s Play House. Besides, he has also been running countless high-potential projects such as Neovinyl, Subwax Distribution, Physical Education, BLD Tape Recordings or Curated by Time. Longtime resident of the famous Razzmatazz club and regular guest at Spain’s top festivals (Sonar, DGTL), expect him to be finely captivating the crowd along the likes of Move D, Gerd Janson or Jeremy Underground. Although the global pandemic stopped him a bit in his tracks, he is now fully back on the scene for the enjoyment of everyone.

Baldo has channeled his focus on recording a genuine and meaningful house set, gathering tracks from Rob Pearson, Paramida or Juan Atkins. After playing it a few times, you will have the feeling the cold winter nights are already behind you!

Baldo’s latest crush: His recently purchased Roland MC-909

Our team’s recommendations: The Change [Good Ratio Music], BB [Neovinyl Recordings], Miscellaneaous [Let's Play House]

s. // @baldo
i. // www.instagram.com/baldo_bld/
f. // www.facebook.com/baldomusic

044 ~ plastic/vibes x Baldo 🇪🇸

~ Marc Brauner [Germany] ~

The Berliner Marc Brauner has been positively shaking the house music scene over the past years with releases on excellent labels such as Shall Not Fade or Houseum Records. Kicking off his stuttering musical career playing drums at the age of 5 and practicing in a percussion band for 8 years, he discovered the house music territory back in 2009. As a producer, Marc finds his anchor point into classic, melodic and captivating deep house with a tad of fulminating breakbeat notes. He is always going off the beaten tracks: from producing jams for luxury brands like Jil Sander or L’Oreal to co-founding the live acid and tech house project Traffic Report, by way of co-creating the collective “We Change The Weather“ that organized gigs in Bremen. In 2019, the release of his well-known “Sad But Amibitious” EP on the Houseum channel has fast-tracked his career and, the year after, he was lauching his own deep house label Nostalgics together with the man Tender Games. All those projects proved his musical variety and beautifully cross-fertilized, resulting in Marc being heavily featured lately in Berlin as well as across other European cities in renowned clubs like Rex, Wilde Renate or Sisyphos.

As expected from him, he has concocted for us a pumping hour of house, deep house and acid grooves from Cinthie, no_4mat or Chriss Stussy. This is the perfect treat to get in the mood before the reopening of clubs in lots of countries next week. 

Marc Brauner’s latest crush: PinkPantheress

Our team’s recommendations: Sad But Ambitious [Houseum Records], Mon Numero (feat Maeva) [Satta Records], Un Deux Trois [Mindgap Recordings]

s. // @marcbrauner
i. // www.instagram.com/marc_brauner/
f. // www.facebook.com/marcbraunerofficial

045 ~ plastic/vibes x Marc Brauner 🇩🇪

~ Lemin [United Kingdom] ~

Dan a.k.a. Lemin is part of this generation of UK-based underground producers and promising young talents who aims to create an emotional journey through house music. If you haven’t heard them yet, his house edits and remixes have always been litteraly hitting the right spot for the past 4 years. Making his debuts masterfully reworking tracks from the likes of Shinichiro Yokota, Liem or Jorja Smith has paving the way for a high-potential musical career path. Navigating between melodic beats, raw deep house jams and riveting lo-fi grooves, his true vision of house music unveils a bit more each time you listen to his tracks. For now, he’s holding a great monthly residency on Project Radio. Fun fact: you can regularly catch him play in the UK with some plastic/vibes past guests such as PADDY and Swales.

Listening to the masterclass mix he’s just concocted, we’re now 100% sure Lemin never goes wrong when it comes to house music. Spinning records from Mr. Ho, DJ Gregory or m-flo, this mix is the perfect remedy to counterbalance the winter gloom and make you smile.

Lemin’s latest crush: /

Our team’s recommendations: Yokota Groove [Not On Label], Vice City Jam [Not On Label], Femmes Pays Douces (Lemin Zest Rework) [Not On Label]

s. // @leminsound
i. // www.instagram.com/leminsound
f. // www.facebook.com/Leminsound
b. // www.lemin.bandcamp.com/

046 ~ plastic/vibes x Lemin 🇬🇧

~ Christian S [Germany] ~

The great Christian S a.k.a. “the man with the masterplan” from Cologne is an old hand who has been djing for more than 20 years. Since the mid-90s, his flawless career has taken him all over the world, from Europe to the US. Back in time, he earned his stripes promoting parties locally and had been holding a well-deserved residency called “Lost” together with the like-minded fellow Matias Aguayo for many years. No doubt that these parties has casted a major influence on him and his current tastes both as a producer and DJ. Now, he is part of the international Cómeme crew and is regularly blessing his audience with top-notch radio shows. It’s also noteworthy that he made his first Boiler Room appearance in 2014, throwing a memorable eclectic house set you should keep getting back to when you feel uninspired. As an artist, he is this kind of wild and careful selector who tightly unearths gems from all genres, from house to techno through disco, to create a fine assortment of oddball dance music. There’s absolutely no barriers in his style, which enables him to freely express his adaptive take on house music with limitless creativity. Since the beginning, he has been supported by a wide number of promoters and clubs across the world (Panorama Bar, Salon des Amateurs, De School, etc.), honorably establishing him at the rank of top DJ.

All that being said, this is a masterful house mix brimming with propulsive and intoxicating jams that he gave us as a gift. Those intriguing and jangling melodies from Antonelli, Raphael Top Secret and Nelson Bishop are truly perfect to open the spring season under the best possible conditions.

Christian S’s latest crush: The Photographs of Harry Gruyaert

Our team’s recommendations: Do You Do (Christian S Sax Edit) [Mana All Nite], YOU [Scheinselbständig], Tannin [Permanent Vacation]

s. // @christian-s-1
i. // www.instagram.com/christian_s_dj/
b. // www.christian-s-dance.bandcamp.com/

047 ~ plastic/vibes x Christian S 🇩🇪

~ Anhanguera [Brazil] ~

The Anhanguera project comes from the work of the underground Brazilian duo Dudu Palandre and Décio Deep who decided to unite forces back in 2004. Over the past decades, they have established themselves as genuine house heads claiming that house music is their religion and that they have always been loyal to it, no matter what the fashion has been. Their pure dedication to funky bass lines and jackin grooves led them to release tracks on respectable labels such as Robsoul, Glitterbox (Defected) or Guesthouse, but also to design their own one Maracuja. That being said, expect them to mix new and old house/disco/techno records because good music is timeless and styleless. As producers, they reached new heights in 2018 when their track Cirandisco won the first place in the Traxsource’s chart of new disco. If they no longer have anything to prove at a national scale with frequent appearances in local clubs (by the way, they are holding residency at D-EDGE) and festivals, they have also already toured beyond frontiers, performing with house music legends like DJ Sneak, Mark Farina or Derrick Carter.

Their mix is juste like them: sexy, groovy and driving. Harmoniously spinning records from Jimpster, Juan McLean or KiNK, they remind us what true house music looks like. We recommend you to listen to this while sunbathing!

Anhanguera’s latest crush: Jimpster

Our team’s recommendations: Cirandisco [Maracuja], Made In Loveland [Robsoul Recordings], Night Freaks [Guesthouse Music]

s. // @anhanguera
i. // https://www.instagram.com/anhangueradjs/

048 ~ plastic/vibes x Anhanguera 🇧🇷

~ Toolate Groove [Belgium] ~

Toolate Groove figures among the brilliant new wave of artists who got heavily inspired by breaks, soul, jazz, blues, but above all by the golden 90s house music from the other side of the Atlantic. The Brussels-based producer and DJ is on a lifelong mission to learn the best out of that timeless music to keep this old grooves alive for the future generations. And there is no coincidence: he started playing piano at a very young age and got his career start 3 years ago when he discovered the pivotal role of piano in house music. When it comes to production, the listening ears out there will very likely recognize straight influences from Chicago, New York and Detroit legends such as Chez Damier, Kerri Chandler, Theo Parish or Moodymann. First, take hard-hitting house beats. Second, add circumspect and dreamy piano notes. Third, dust it with joyful garage vocals. Here’s his secret recipe to produce sophisticated and lively house music. To fully express his creativity, Toolate Groove co-founded Cosmic Breeze Records, which he defines like a soulful-based emotion and borderless label focusing on exploring naturals sounds, atmospheric dreamy vibes and hypnotic grooves. All that being said, he has now been resident at the well-known Belgian club La Cabane.

This one-hour mix flawlessly sums up what we have just described above: expect 100% dreamy, rousing and eloquent 90s and modern house grooves from Groove Boys Project, Eddie Perez or Korda. This is a lightning trip to the roots of house music.

Toolate Groove’s latest crush: Mr. Marvin - Entity (Jazzy)

Our team’s recommendations: Track M [Not On Label], Can We Do It Again [APRH Records], Getaway (Brussels Mix) [Cosmic Breeze]

s. // @toolatemusicrightintime
i. // www.instagram.com/toolategroove
f. // www.facebook.com/toolategroove

049 ~ plastic/vibes x Toolate Groove 🇧🇪

~ Mézigue [France] ~

Mézigue (meaning ‘me’ in Parisian slang) is one of the rarest bird and freest spirit when it comes to the French electronic music scene. Off-the-wall leading figure of the house made in Paris, he is particularly known for breaking genre codes with ridiculous energy. Co-founder of the D.KO Records team in 2013, he acts in favor of a powerful and festive house revival alongside equally talented buddies like LB aka LABAT, Mad Rey or Paul Cut. They started as a DJ crew organizing the Keep D.KO Alive parties in local bars before quickly gaining recognition and becoming one of the top house labels in France. As a producer, he owes his early success to his banger track ‘Du Son Pour Les Gars Sûrs’ in 2016 - utterly distinctive of his personal touch: a bass-driven house with subtile deep, lo-fi and acid notes. No wonder that he got his well-deserved Boiler Room in 2019. He has been unstoppable lately and earned a residency called “Mezmère Résidence” at the iconic Rex Club where he invited top talents such as Funkineven, DMX Krew or AliA. If you are luck enough to see him play, expect a crazy oscillation of house, disco, hip-hop and drum & bass.

In this 3-year anniversary mix, he’s going back to the basics distilling a gut-wrenching deep house with pleasant acid touches from Willow or Birds of Canada. The summer season has never been so properly opened guys!

Mézigue’s latest crush: Paul Cut – LF11D EP [D.KO Records]

Our team’s recommendations: Le Problème Frenchtouch [D.KO Records], La Celle-Sound-Cloud (Titiwistiti Mix) [D.KO Records], Represent (feat Mad Rey) [D.KO Records]

s. // @meziguepaname
i. // www.instagram.com/meziguepaname
f. // www.facebook.com/meziguepaname

050 ~ plastic/vibes 3-year anniversary x Mézigue 🎂🇫🇷

~ xxxy [Germany] ~

After finally quitting his job in 2010, the Mancunian xxxy decided to take up music full time for the enjoyment of all house heads. Initially finding his first love into the Dubstep movement under the moniker Forensix +15 years ago, it’s only a few years later that he weaved his way into electronic music. Heavily influenced by his UK roots, he strives to share his modern take on garage cross rhythms and dubby bass lines, against a backdrop of galvanic 4x4 house and classic techno jams. His unparalleled music has quickly found a warming home with labels Ten Thousand Yen and Rinse. He also own the famous record label Sour Edits, which is a seamless oasis of gold for the house and disco lovers out there (sampley and bouncey tracks from Tom Jay, Marcin Krupa or Braga Circuit). Claiming to be into all sorts of music genres and constantly fighting boredom, his DJing style avoids any functionality in favor of something a little more immersive than a simple dance floor cut. Thanks to his utter mastery behind the decks, the Berlin-based wizard has been featured on Boiler Room for 3 years in a row in 2010, 2011 and 2012. 

Today’s mix enthusiastically reflects his eclecticism when it comes to selecting tracks and make people uncontrollably dance. Cultivating vivacious house beats from Black Loops, Ricky Razu or Big Saldo, let’s frenetically boogie under the sunny weather!

xxxy’s latest crush: Beyonce - Break My Soul

Our team’s recommendations: Get On It [Not On Label], Takin The Easy Way Out [Not On Label], ILTD [Dansu Discs]

s. // @xxxy
i. //  www.instagram.com/xxxy
f. // www.facebook.com/triplexy

051 ~ plastic/vibes 3-year anniversary x xxxy 🎂🇩🇪

~ Adelphi Music Factory [UK] ~

‘Pride before Prejudice’ Mix (Live from the Beat Factory)

Adelphi Music Factory is a collective of three talented guys, both producers and DJs, hailing from the center of UK rave culture: Sheffield. Growing up there had a gigantic impact on them specifically when it comes to music. First, their crew name originates from two local venerated clubs. Then, most of their tracks take their titles from famous Sheffield clubs, such as Rise, Jive Turkey or NY Sushi. No need to say that the Steel City always calls home. Those guys are purveyors of contemporary, uplifting and addictive house music pumpers, usually perfect treats for wild nights. The monstrous percussions, euphoric piano jams and bouncing beats typify brotherhood, freedom and peace, with the one and only aim to bring people together to dance. The banger tunes on Shall Not Fade or their own imprint Beat Factory have been quickly picking up plenty of acclaim from the the crème de la crème house artists, including The Blessed Madonna, Gerd Janson, Cinthie or Annie Mac. No wonder they have already been reputed nationally with a stellar 2021 debut tour in traditional venues like Field Day, Pickle Factory or Printworks.

Today, they are literally blessing us with a blissful and spellbinding house, bringing modern vibes from Paul Johnson, Sally C or Kettama. Honestly, this sounds like the only proper way to close the summer season.

Adelphi Music Factory’s latest crush: Air Tapes - Own Way [Raw Sienna]

Our team’s recommendations: Sample Seduction [Shall Not Fade], Cuba [Shall Not Fade], Save Me [Beat Factory]

s. // @adelphimusicfactory
i. // www.facebook.com/adelphimusicfactory
f. // www.instagram.com/adelphimusicfactory/

052 ~ plastic/vibes x Adelphi Music Factory 🇬🇧

~ Jun Kamoda [Japan] ~

Jun Kamoda is an Kyoto-based DJ and producer who has long been fervently contributing to Japan’s electronic music scene. Starting as a member of Hip Hop trio Baleine 3000 and under the Illreme moniker 15 years ago, he made his true debuts with ‘The Clay’ EP in 2016. Being quickly supported by Mall Grab - who played his track ‘Physical Graffiti’ in his Boiler Room the same year and later invited him to release a track on his imprint Steel City Dance Discs - helped him build a reputation overseas. Actually, Jun’s musical style is indefinable as he’s always drifting between house and electro stressing broken and unpredictable drums and breaks you would have never imagined. Speaking of which, his recent track 'Escape the Night' has been featured on Resident Advisor’s list of July’s Best Music last year. If his effervescent sounds fittingly found home on quality labels like Mister Saturday Night, Dirt Crew Recordings or Black Acre, he didn’t lose his ambition to found his own one Jun Records that has already welcomed new talented artists such as Luksek and XTAL. To top things off, the man is also a cartoon illustrator for Japanese independent magazine Usca.

Once again, Jun Kamoda sits where you don’t expect him as the mix surprisingly oscillates between house, disco, and acid, bringing tracks from Roman Flügel, Daphni, or dj poolboi into focus for the enjoyment of all ages.

Jun Kamoda’s latest crush: HNNY - Montara

Our team’s recommendations: Blind Disco [Black Acre], Physical Graffiti [Mister Saturday Night Records], How (Jun Kamoda Extended Version) [Jun Records]

s. // @illreme
i. // www.instagram.com/jun_kamoda/
f. // www.facebook.com/illreme/

053 ~ plastic/vibes x Jun Kamoda 🇯🇵

~ Ricky Razu [Belgium] ~

Ricky Razu is one of those fast-rising talents who have been contributing to growing the Belgian house music scene over the last decade. When he’s not busy running his vintage furniture shop, you can very likely find him cook upbeat and sun-soaked house in his studio. At the beginning, he reckoned being more into downtempo and jazzy sounds but always having a huge love for house and club music, which drove him to put his music out there with premieres on well-known house Youtube channels like Slav, Houseum or OOUkfunkyOO. Heavily inspired by soul, jazz, funk and disco music, Ricky’s swing is quite unique with an accurate and tasty fusion between yesterday’s golden era classics and today’s club bangers. In short, expect splendid organs and piano chords enriched with powerful vocals. Besides, being a cornerstone of Singaporean crew Darker Than Wax enabled him to build a solid international presence behind with gigs in Europe, the US and Asia. His releases on Houseum, 13th Hour Records, or Happiness Therapy have quickly garnered early support from the likes of Jeremy Underground, Bellaire or Subjoi.

The mix will undoubtedly take you through and on a true house music journey, with lots of 90's and deeper unknown tunes to dig from Val-Air, Larry Tee or Drums in Progress. Be ready to navigate through deep vibes and club material.

Ricky Razu’s latest crush: Apple Blue - I Wantcha Love [Turn Tool Experience]

Our team’s recommendations: Never Left [Tartine Records], Reaching Out [13th Hour Records], Without U [Houseum Records]

s. // @rickyrazu
i. // www.instagram.com/rickyrazu
f. // www.facebook.com/rickyrazu

054 ~ plastic/vibes x Ricky Razu 🇧🇪

~ Luvless [Germany] ~

With his stripped-down emotional love for music and kind soul, Leipzig-bound beatsmith and all round top geezer Luvless has been steadily cementing his reputation as one of contemporary house music’s finest. The deep house music he’s constantly cooking is a true delight for the ears mind, the body and the soul as it sounds like an undefinable timeless trip. He is mostly known for his work with Rose Records – a label he started with four other friends back in 2011 – and a smattering of appearances on several other labels, slamming down dusty disco edits as well as athomspheric house belters. Since 2017 he’s been focussing on his new project Velours Records, a vinyl outlet for different avenues of the Luvless sound and guest appearances by friends. His music has been described as sweet, gentle even, but banging at the same time. It sometimes pays homage to the old Kerry days with extra magic dust sprinkled on top. You could listen to his products on such labels as Razor-N-Tape, Lüüd Disc or Blaq Numbers and many more.

 

Loyal to himself in this 1-hour mix, Luvless is slowly transitioning from slow-paced deep house beats to mesmerizing house vibes from DJ Psychiatre, Baltra or Benjamin Long. Perfect vibes for the incoming cold winter and end of the year.

Luvless’s latest crush: Leon Vynehall, Al Dobson Jr. and Figub Brazlevic

Our team’s recommendations: Happy Chap [Rose Records 07], Catfish [Not On Label], Day I Die (Luvless Remix) [Not On Label]

s. // @luvless
i. // www.instagram.com/luvless.music
b. // www.luvless.bandcamp.com

055 ~ plastic/vibes x Luvless 🇩🇪

~ Brother In Crime [France] ~

“This out-of-scope surprise mix rigorously sums up what plastic/vibes is all about: providing underground vibes by digging acid, breaks, deep, raw, afro, italo disco and more sub-genders. Today, we are modestly making an attempt to offer you a melancholic, merry, gripping and danceable hour of unidentified house beats. Shout out to FOLD, ItaloJohnson and Jacques Torrance, among other djs, for these shiny sounds that will brighten up the cold days of November.“

Brother In Crime’s latest crush: Tala Samguita - Wao (Harry James Re-Edit)

Our team’s recommendations: n.a.

s. // @brother-in-crime
f. // www.facebook.com/brotherincrimedj
i. // www.instagram.com/brother.in.crime

008 ~ plastic/vibes x Brother In Crime 🇫🇷

~ Yusuke Yamamoto [Japan] ~

When we brainstormed about underground raw and deep house at plastic/vibes, the Kyoto-based hero Yusuke Yamamoto a.k.a Freischwimmer is one of the top names that instantaneously crossed our minds. His unrivalled style ranges anywhere between wistful and melodic bars to punchy and clean tunes. Making good use of 20 years of sharp experience in the field, the genuinely creative Japanese stalwart still manages to reinvent himself with an overpowering and toothsome EP released on Planet Gwer a year ago. Listening to his sounds is like chilling in a landscape brimming with Japanese cherry blossoms. Concurrently with his producer and dj occupations, he is also running the Canary Records label, which compiles with brio some of the most talented artists out there such as Rick Wade or Mike Sharon. 

In this 9th session, he ingeniously brings to the table thoughtful house cuts mingled with snappy nu-disco touch from Apparel Wax, DJ Steaw or Marc Brauner. Believe it or not, however hard you’ll try not to dance on this one, you surely couldn’t help.

Yusuke Yamamoto’s latest crush: Various Artists - Tenacious Session [Muzik & Friendz Records]

Our team’s recommendations: Take A Walk [Planet Gwer], Somebody Tonight [Canary Recordings], Roc Soft Raw (Mike Sharon Remix) [Rough Recordings]

s. // @canaryrecordings
f. // www.facebook.com/freischwimmerjournal
w. // www.facebook.com/canaryrecordings/

009 ~ plastic/vibes x Yusuke Yamamoto 🇯🇵

~ Swales [England] ~

Swales undoubtedly falls within these high-potential dudes we’ve been following closely since their early stages as we fell in love at first sight with his heady house tune ‘From Tokyo’ three years ago. The Manchester-based taste-maker embodies an idiosyncratic type of house that sounds both funky and euphonious, and gives a particular relish making it its hobbyhorse when it comes to production, always bearing in mind 90s inspired cuts. The purveyor of modernistic beats has recently gained ground in constantly rising record labels like Dansu Discs or SlothBoogie, releasing a myriad of gritty and unctuous nu-disco-infused bangers. Having already smoothly supported leading house names such as Big Miz or DJ Boring, and having freshly launched his own label Rhythm Department Records, we bet our bottom dollar that 2020 will be a key success story for him.

Today, he takes us on a tour of his city and turns in an hour of intimate and exquisite house jams from DJ Spen, DJ Technic and Blaze, to name but three. This is an essential reminder of how proficient is the guy when it comes to selecting and pairing up house tunes with mastery.

Swales’s latest crush: Various Artists - Sunny Side Up [Apér’House]

Our team’s recommendations: From Tokyo [Unreleased], Night Cuisine [Honey Butter Records], Desire [13th Hour Records]

s. // @swalesmusic
f. // www.facebook.com/musicswales/
b. // www.swales.bandcamp.com

010 ~ plastic/vibes x Swales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

~ Max Telaer [Belgium] ~

Over the past few years, the Belgian electronic scene has seen a lot of first-rate producers coming to the surface, including the Brussels-based Max Telaer. First cutting his musical teeth playing rock and jazz, he eventually turned the corner in infectious dance music. Mastering deep raw house cuts like no one else, odds on that his tracks will touch you in the heart of hearts, making you feel both insecure and emotive. Besides, he justifiably holds a residency in the most intimate and qualitative club in Brussels: La Cabane, where he has neatly warmed up the stage for distinguished house figures such as Borrowed Identity and Fouk. At the same time, he is also an integral part of Groovebox Masters, a brand new live project wherein he shares the Roland MC-505s with his partner in crime Habibi Grooves, resulting in explosive and mind-boggling performances.

Always honouring his commitments, Max is bringing a crystal-clear deep and raw mix to the table, flavoured with dynamic and seductive micro house vibes. Brace up for obscure and crunchy beats from Frag Maddin, ManooZ or DJ Lettuce and let’s get the ball rolling.

Max Telaer’s latest crush: Mac Miller - Swimming [Warner Bros. Records & REMember Music]

Our team’s recommendations: Impossible Things [Feedasoul Records], Illness [Muzik & Friendz], Paris Brest (Max Telaer Remix) [Being All Here]

s. // @maxtelaer & @grooveboxmasters
f. // www.facebook.com/maxtelaer/

012 ~ plastic/vibes x Max Telaer 🇧🇪

~ SHEE [Ireland] ~

If you are looking for the next nu-disco star, look no further, you have most assuredly come to the right address. The 23-year-old Kerry-based SHEE has been into producing experimental beats for nearly ten years now, kicking off with drum and bass before blatantly showing an interest for entrancing French house and disco rhythms. In 2016, he co-founded with two sidekicks “Touch of Techno”, a Limerick-based crew which has been going gangbusters so far, crisply booking the cream of the current electronic music scene with the likes of FJAAK, Dan Shake or Saoirse. This milestone has been pivotal in his career development as he had the chance to learn from the whole ecosystem, thus leading to awakening his full potential and honing his native skills. To crown it all, the man is arguably not stopping there as he also has been a vital player in the finest Irish festivals such as Life or Mass, and is definitely growing stature beyond local borders.

Always at the top of his game, he is serving up on a tray an exquisite and candid disco house set, gathering genuine French groovy vibes from Marie Chaptal, Paradis or Mézigue. Stay at home, pick up your sleeves, wash your hands, and get your best dance moves ready for the next hour.

SHEE’s latest crush: Any recent sets from Dan Shake

Our team’s recommendations: Absurd [Doubleu], Doesn’t Matter If I Am There Or Not? [Unreleased], Pasta Espresso [Unreleased]

s. // @known-as-dave
f. // www.facebook.com/DavidSheerinMusic/

014 ~ plastic/vibes x SHEE 🇮🇪

~ Regularfantasy [Canada] ~

Vancouver stalwart Liv Carmen a.k.a Regularfantasy has come a long way; from singing in a choir, being part of a R&B band, getting her hands dirty with plethora of musical instruments, to founding her first comfort zone in rock music, she finally experimented the playful Canadian underground dance scene during her early 20s. Her borderless creativity stems from her eclectic music tastes, which helps her feel like a fish in the water when effortlessly producing devastatingly dance-driven leftfield house for maximum club effect as well as balmy vocal-driven deep house. Influenced by timeless 90s house jams from MK, Ian Pooley or Daft Punk, her evocative productions have been warmly welcomed by top quality labels such as Mood Hut, Heart to Heart or Pear. Besides, multifaceted Liv has been fluttering around between solo projects, Plush Management Inc. where she shares mental vibes with most in vogue producer D. Tiffany, and Ciao where she plays wacky and energetic live sets with her collaborator Void Mirror.

We are ardently convinced she is an artist to keep an eye on in the coming years, and this catchy and vibrant set filled with fresh material is living proof. Grab your headphones and feel the lively house vibes from Adeva, Saint Etienne and The Opious Project.

Regularfantasy’s latest crush: DJ Tonka

Our team’s recommendations: MSN (w/ D.Futers) [Pear], Party Girl Theme [Pear], Baby's First Track (Club Da Bong Extended Mix) [Heart to Heart Records]

s. // @regfant
f. // www.facebook.com/regularfantasy/
b. // www.regularfantasy.bandcamp.com

017 ~ plastic/vibes x Regularfantasy 🇨🇦

~ Borrowed Identity [Germany] ~

In order to celebrate plastic/vibes 1-year anniversary, we are handing to you on a silver platter one of the finest and most consistent house dj in the game: Borrowed Identity. Romanian native Chris first earned his stripes as a hip-hop producer at the age of 13 before being prettily brainwashed by techno waves in his late teenage years. His productions are undoubtedly reminiscent of timeless 90s house sounds from Larry Heard, Robert Hood or Moodymann, to name but a few. He is not the kind of artist you could easily pigeonhole as his musical upbringing has been filled with a smorgasbord of different genres. As a versatile chameleon, his sets never look alike, and you can rationally expect the unexpected, from groovy house and tasteful disco to dynamic techno and anything in between. He has now been playing worldwide for more than 10 years in the greatest clubs (fabric, Panorama Bar or Concrete), and has left his mark on the most prestigious dance labels (Mistress Recordings, Ostgut Ton or Quintessentials). To recap, he is merely one of the most talented artist around at the moment, but also a genuinely and unpretentiously music enthusiast.

His mix totally does way more than credit to our birthday as he stupendously combines insatiable jams from Bobby Analog, Cody Currie or Four Tet. Not everybody understands house music but you will definitely feel the vibes of this one deep down in your heart.

Borrowed Identity’s latest crush: Millsart - Every Dog Has Its Day VI [Axis]

Our team’s recommendations: Conscious Of My Conscience (Borrowed Identity Remix) [Rebirth], Need Somebody (Borrowed Identity Remix) [Hardgroove], Mental State [Fina Records]

s. // @borrowed-identity
f. // www.facebook.com/Borrowed.Identity/
b. // www.borrowedidentity.bandcamp.com

018 ~ plastic/vibes 1-year anniversary x Borrowed Identity 🎂 🇩🇪

~ Low Tape [Russia] ~

The Russian electronic music scene falls within the ones that have hastily been flourishing and gaining recognition over the past years. Representative of an endless willingness to experiment and boundless creativity, we invited an artist who immaculately embodies this versatile and underground mindset: the hometown boy from Nizhny Novgorod a.k.a. Low Tape. As a producer, he has been unbelievably unstoppable lately, building a solid catalogue of underrated jams. First embracing the lo-fi house wave 5 years ago, his current sound has evolved into a leftfield lo-fi/electro crowned with a dusty acid signature. Always on a quest to push boundaries and deliver forward-thinking beats, he has his very own secret formula that makes his interpretation of dance music truly unique. No surprise that his productions have rapidly been appraised by top labels such as Nerang Recordings or Neoviolence.

As usual, his mix magically brings us in a mind-altering and hypnotic trip filled with nostalgia and intensity. The well-crafted vibes from Trinidadian Deep, Gemini or Daisy Glow are aiming to do colossal damage on both sweaty dance-floors and early night build-ups. Disclaimer: we’re not liable for potential restless leg syndrome.

Low Tape’s latest crush: /

Our team’s recommendations: East Dancer [Nerang Recordings], Untitled 17 [Echovolt Records], Detroit Drugs Don't Work [Unreleased]

s. // @low-tape
f. // www.facebook.com/lowtape/
b. // www.lowtape.bandcamp.com

021 ~ plastic/vibes x Low Tape 🇷🇺

~ Mike Sharon [Israel] ~

It all started out when he first heard house music at the age of 10. Being exposed to the eclectic universe of electronic music at such a young age, the prodigy from Israel quickly had the opportunity to develop his own perception of dance music and be involved locally in the scene. As soon as he reached the age of majority, he released his two first vinyls and promptly gained huge approval by techno representatives Sven Väth and Magda. Back in 2012, he started to officially produce under “Mike Sharon” cooking up the timeless “I Feel You EP” bomb we have been voraciously listening to at plastic/vibes. Later in the same year, he co-founded his own record label Ultra Knites with his like-minded UK-based pal Sem Marini. The mission has been crystal-clear since day 1: promoting artists that bring true chord-driven and authentic underground deep house & garage sounds. Today, Mike keeps exploring house beats and releasing fresh material on top labels such as Local Talk Records, Traxx Underground or Plastik People. His subtle raw house style has been getting warm support from house masters Kerri Chandler and Move D, among any others.

Stop what you are doing people; Mike has supplied us with an hour of inspirational and massive deep house jams, flowing effortlessly from one track to another. His atemporal style brings delightful vibes from Ultra Knites, Lucio Agustin and Thomas Wood. Geez, the man never disappoints.

Mike Sharon’s latest crush: Eva Lansberg

Our team’s recommendations: Can You Feel It [Local Talk], Thank You House Music [Plastik People], Roc Soft Raw (Mike Sharon Remix) [Rough Recordings]

s. // @mikeakachrom
f. // www.facebook.com/MikeAkaChrom
b. // www.mikesharon.bandcamp.com

022 ~ plastic/vibes x Mike Sharon 🇮🇱

~ Ruff Stuff [Germany] ~

Coming from the South of Italy but now Berlin-based, Gianfranco “Nanni” Barnaba is the genius house mind behind the Ruff Stuff alias since the shared decision to split with his former sidekick François Le Roy. Growing up during the game-changing 90s era, the dance music advent has definitely had a direct impact on his current style. Like all of us, he first went from one dancefloor to another as a clubbing enthusiast before shifting interests to DJing and production. His electronic journey surprisingly first began with IDM and ambient melodies, which is the total opposite of what he has been brilliantly producing over the past decade. His sound epitomises powerful deep house cuts based on rough samples, groovy basslines, and warm pads. Besides unwaveringly dropping stunning releases on well-renowned labels like Madhouse Records, Shall Not Fade or Haŵs, he co-founded his very own one in 2015, logically baptised Ruff Stuff Music LTD. If you travel around Berlin, expect his name to be featured on Watergate, Sisyphos or IPSE line-ups along with the likes of Demuja, Dan Shake or Chaos in the CBD.

The 100% vinyl mix he is serving today sits at the intersection of rawness and delicacy. It is absolutely a treat for the house connoisseurs as he ingeniously brings first-rate jams from Grant Nelson, St. David or 100 Hz. Guys, you are clearly not ready for this.

Ruff Stuff’s latest crush: Olav Basoski

Our team’s recommendations: Faster Buster [Sculptures Records], Who Is [Rough Recordings], Can’t Help Myself [Berlin Bass Collective]

s. // @ruffstuffcrew
f. // www.facebook.com/ruffstuffcrew
b. // www.ruffstuffmusicltd.bandcamp.com

023 ~ plastic/vibes x Ruff Stuff 🇩🇪

~ PADDY [United Kingdom] ~

In the ever-diversifying UK house landscape - and more specifically in the iconic city of Manchester - you can find the hometown whizkid PADDY. Although he has been in the game for only 2 years now, he has already made a name for himself thanks to mad releases in the local house and disco scenes. Actually, we cannot count how many times we have danced to his “Costa Rica” tune; a hard-hitting disco gem sampling Santa Esmeralda’s classic track “Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood”. Since 2018, he has been guarantor of a soulful and fearless house with smattering of trippy electro vibes in the UK and Australia. His very own way of doing music unsurprisingly led him warm up the decks and closing stages for house honchos such as XXXY or Mella Dee. He even was lucky enough last year to set the Warehouse Project on fire after Patrick Topping. Besides those early achievements, he also runs United Dance Club, an unconventional emerging record label aiming to feature high-energy club music from fast-rising artists.

Switch on the speakers, amplify the volume and get loose dancing to this transcendent electronic house mix. The good ears among you will probably recognise jams from Jex Opolis, Skatebärd, or Roman Flügel for the enjoyment of everyone!

PADDY’s latest crush: Señor Chugger ‎– One More Tune & One More Pint [Moustache Records]

Our team’s recommendations: Costa Rica [Not On Label], XXX [Rhythm Department Records], Soul Seek [My Name Is Records]

s. // @paddyholly
f. // www.facebook.com/PaddyhollyDJ/

024 ~ plastic/vibes x PADDY 🇬🇧

plastic/vibes saw the light of day as your 100% house-oriented - in every shape and form - inspirational podcast channel, which features fast-rising djs from all over the globe.

through high-quality guest mixes, we aim to showcase upcoming and game-changing house selectors we instantly had a crush on.

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