~ 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 🎂 🇩🇪

contact : Lauer303 at gmail or DM
Sundown Vinyls live monthly via https://youtube.com/jameslauer ~ https://x.com/deep_disco
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drawing from early musical influences including Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails, Bauhaus, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, New Order, The Cure, Tears For Fears and of course the strange and beautiful music of Kraftwerk, James has remained dedicated to the art of digging and performing as a DJ for nearly three decades. Starting his first weekly DJ residency as well as a live mixed radio show in 2001 at WNUR 89.3FM, he has played at several hundred gigs in Chicago, around the midwest as well as in Detroit, Miami (WMC), San Francisco (Spundae, Loveparade) and internationally as well including Sydney & Melbourne/AUS, Tokyo/JP, London/UK, Mexico, Canada, Bulgaria, Serbia and elsewhere. He has booked, promoted and organized major events and has opened for many pioneering and influential artists including Juan Atkins, Ritchie Hawtin, Chris Liebing, Satoshi Tomiie, John Digweed, James Murphy (LCD Soundsystem), Richard Fearless (Death in Vegas), Claude Young, Derrick Carter, Diplo, John Tejada, Phil K, Steve Lawler, Sandra Collins, Paul Oakenfold, The Crystal Method, Way Out West, BT, Paul Oakenfold & others..
Re-locating from downtown Chicago to Los Angeles in early 2013, James enjoys the chance to share his love for real house music, detroit inspired house-techno, acid house, electro, ambient, dub and other properly heady dance music. His dedication to the rich musical roots of Chicago, Detroit, Berlin can be heard (and felt) in his dynamic vinyl DJ sets as well as live performance.

His passion for the music is also extended through to his his ongoing studio efforts and DIY analog-style productions, remixes and collaborations..

 ◁◁  USA gigs, residencies & appearances || 1999-2024
Rhythm Rapport | Dublab  ||  LOS ANGELES
Smartbar | Redno5 | W Lakeshore | WNUR 89.3 FM  ||  CHICAGO
Club Bleu | Movement Afterparty  ||  DETROIT
Proton WMC Sessions | ULTRA Festival  ||  MIAMI
Loveparade | Lovefest | Studio Z | Skylark Bar  ||  SAN FRANCiSCO

◁◁  INT'L appearances || top gigs  
Club Tilt (Melb) - Two Tribes (Sydney)  || AUSTRALIA 
Foro33 - HardPop - Afterhours BPM  ||  MEXICO
Chervilo Club Budapest  ||  BULGARIA
Pirate FM - XTC Radio  ||  LONDON
Club SECO (Shibuya)  || TOKYO JAPAN
...

In love with music from the cradle, with a need to make the people around me happy, and after a long time looking for what was going to fill me up, La Finca was finally born. 
La Finca is a conscious movement and a creative hub of music, art, healthy food and community.

Booker at Concert Studio

https://www.instagram.com/concertstudio.oficial?igsh=MXU3dmlwa2JnMXA4bg==

Founder & booker at La Finca

https://instagram.com/lafincabarcelona?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Irish dj,

mainly play deep variations of house,

happy to mix it up

// CUE-J[eff]
// Co-curator of Wax Appeal (vinyl focused party in MPLS)
// Co-curator of HiFi Popup (w/ Mike Pifer)
// 1/2 of "The Excavators" (w/ @conor-mcginnis)

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.

enquiries/love messages to theplasticvibes@gmail.com 
(we do not take mix submissions)

founded, curated & designed by @brother-in-crime