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23.8 plastic/vibes x summer/season mixes [2K20]

plastic/vibes

Mr Acting Press indahouse for some 5 hours of seeriez back to back action thru Ambient soundscapes, fruity flute-a-pellas to junglistic 45s played on 33, take the trip.
Download: https://hearthis.at/estimulo/estimuloshow2015-11-15plomanestimulo/
Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/estimulo/estimuloshow-15-nov-2015-w-plo-man-estimulo/

EstimuloShow w/ PLO Man & Estimulo (15 Nov 2015)

joining us for this months instalment of space signals is the manchester based collective and all-round top lads @tranquilmcr 👽

hosting ingi visions back in feb for their first birthday, they've also previously been joined by nick beringer, diego krause & josh baker with some resident parties in between. 

to top off a crazy 12 months they were invited to play two big uk festivals, both parklife and hide & seek.  big things are coming for these lads and we're excited to have their residents @samh92 & @jakehilton-1 feature on the series.

space signals 008 / tranquil

We've been looking forward to the mix landing in our inbox for sometime and it's been worth every refresh of the e-mails.

Bringing you number 22 in the Albion Tapes series is our good friend Chris Seddon aka CZN. 

Whilst the world is shaking like a shitting dog, Chris is out there buying the very best records, a regular at the now infamous spaced parties and rightly so he grabs your attention in this mix from the very first record.

Spoiler alert too this guys going to be a regular at the Albion Parties too in future.

100% one of our favourite mixes on our beloved Albion Tapes series just click play and find out why!

Albion Tapes 022 - CZN

~ 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 🎂 🇩🇪

Part of 4 days of tributes to @alextheo in aid of Meningitis Now
Day 2: Partisan x All Hands On Deck x Left, Right & Centre

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/foralext

Gwenan - A Tribute To Alex T, June 2020

Zenker Brothers @ Club Quarantäne

~ Lis Sarroca [Spain] ~

Interestingly inheriting from a cross-cultural heritage between her native Mexican roots and her mature Spanish upbringing, Lis Sarroca falls into the wave of young local artists who vividly embodies a captivating, forceful and underground house. As a passionate digger endowed with both an inflexible attention to detail and exquisite tastes, her musical undertakings totally exude freshness, inventiveness and aptness. Back in 2013, she rationally felt drawn to music production and sound engineering, so that putting production theory into practice will have taken about 3 years, but will have worth the wait. Consequently, in 2016, she made her debuts and quickly found her hallmark in tech house vibes, before recently experimenting and daringly moving into sophisticated deep house spheres. Given the quality of her recent releases (Hot Haus, House Cookin’ and Mobilee), no wonder she has promptly been getting warm support from big house names like Demuja, Disclosure or The Black Madonna. Consistently striving hard to achieve flawless quality both in her productions and mixes trivially led her play in Spain’s best parties (Nitsa or Brunch in the Park) as well as overseas. 

Be mentally prepared; this is the kind of mix you’re going to come back to again and again. Lis meticulously delivers a catchy house mix tainted with acid notes from DJ Haus, DMX Krew or V.I.C.A.R.I. Expect her to bring the vibes through an obsessive deal of warm, riveting and glowing grooves. 
 
Lis Sarroca’s latest crush: Luke Vibert presents Modern Rave [Hypercolour]

Our team’s recommendations: Stroopwafel [Eclipse Chaser], Sisters [House Cookin' Records], Saved By The Bell [Hot Haus Recs]

s. // @lissarroca
f. // www.facebook.com/lissarrocamusic/
b. // www.lissarroca.bandcamp.com/

019 ~ plastic/vibes x Lis Sarroca 🇪🇸

This past February, MEMCO and WCBN organized a Black History Month Symposium featuring a panel of three prolific Detroit-based producers, DJs, and activists. During the conversation, each panelist used their own experience to contextualize the emergence of Detroit techno, the music’s DIY ethos, and the ways in which the music inspires their work today. Introductory comments by MEMCO co-president Jordan Stanton ('19-'20).

Learn more about each artist below:

“Mad” Mike Banks
Mike Banks is a Detroit-based DJ, producer, and founding member of the Underground Resistance (UR). He currently lives in Detroit, Michigan and is a former studio musician, having played with Parliament/Funkadelic among others. He worked in the second half of the 1980s with the collective Members of the House, releasing several 12" singles. In the late '80s he and Jeff Mills formed UR as an uncompromising, independent outlet for music imbued with a critical edge and an often futurist outlook. Together with Mills, Banks built UR into an internationally recognized and respected name. He is also the owner of Submerge Distribution, an independent record label which distributes Detroit-based techno worldwide.

Stacey “Hotwaxx” Hale
Stacey “Hotwaxx” is a DJ and producer who has been deeply embedded in Detroit’s dance scene since 1989. She was a mainstay on the radio stations in the mid to late 80s, including WLBS, WHYT, WDRQ and WJLB, and won the Motor City Mix contest 10k prize. Stacey has been featured on numerous Internet radio shows and is currently featured on www.deepspaceradio.com. She currently teaches and designs DJ & production classes with Spin Inc, Girls Rock Detroit (GRD) camp, Give A Beat, Seraphine Collective, and Detroit Students of the Arts (DSA). Hotwaxx also formed a live music group, Nyumba Muziki, which has performed at the Charles H Wright Museum of African American History, and for the Detroit 300 Conservancy.

Ron Johnson (DJ Jungle 313)
Ron is a native Detroit DJ and educator who recognized a vital need to fill the creative gaps left by the public-school system’s abandonment of an arts curricula. He is committed to empowering disadvantaged youth and at-risk communities with music that inspires. He is the executive director of Spin Inc, a 501(c)(3) organization providing DJ and Music production education for young adults in Detroit. He is also a core organizer of the annual Detroit Electronic Music Camp (DEMC) that takes place during Movement.

(Source: Resident Advisor and Wikipedia)

Graphic design by Jamie Johnson
Audio capture by Cat Marchenko and Kinsey Harvey
Edited by Jordan Stanton

Funded in part by Arts at Michigan and The Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives

Detroit Techno & Resistance: A Black History Month Symposium

~ Esteban Adame [USA] ~

Esteban Adame is not your daily average bedroom dj but a seasoned and respected producer who has been in the game for more than 20 years now, and has already stroked the decks of the most prestigious clubs (Moog, fabric or Berghain). Still doesn’t ring a bell? Remember the spotless podcast he recorded for Resident Advisor two years ago, which made everyone unanimously agree on his talent including Spencer Parker and Byron The Aquarius. Hailing from the strong Latino community of East Los Angeles, he began his career playing in local backyard parties before expeditiously establishing influential and lasting connexions with the Motor City. 2004 was a watershed year when his phone abruptly rang with “Mad” Mike Banks from Underground Resistance (UR) on the line asking him to lend a helping hand to Galaxy 2 Galaxy and Los Hermanos live acts as a keyboardist. His musical imprint brilliantly oscillates between jazz, latin, house and techno jams with specific know-how. You might also know him as “Frequencia”, the alias under which he indulges in his darker side producing delicious fast-banging techno, or as half of the smoking-hot “El Coyote” project with his longstanding UR mate DJ DEX / Nomadico.

People, listen very carefully; this is house music done very properly. During fifty minutes, Esteban immerges ourselves in a gripping and nostalgic trip, digging timeless 90s house vibes from Rick Wade, Kerri Chandler or Jovonn. His set definitely corroborates that house music will never die.

Esteban Adame’s latest crush: “Recording to 4-track. I forgot how much fun that is!”

Our team’s recommendations: Unofficial Discourse (Los Hermanos Remix) [Dolly], I’ll Never Give Up [Underground Quality], Mayan Basement [Mister Saturday Night Records]

s. // @estebanadame
f. // www.facebook.com/esteban.adame/

020 ~ plastic/vibes x Esteban Adame 🇺🇸

One of @jossymitsu's skills is her versatility. She was born and raised in Birmingham before moving to London, so has been exposed to, and immersed in, a wide array of scenes. From jungle to 2step, techno to house, rave to leftfield, she has knowledge of it all and never fails to throw it down in electrifying style. Her Rinse FM radio show has proved that over the last few years, and earlier this year the 6 Figure Gang associate made her production debut on Astral Black's Frass FM compilation with the brilliantly bumping 'Whirl.'

That track's cavernous bass and sparse late night atmosphere also characterises this week's mix. It's a selection filled with broken beats and metallic hits that lurch through desolate landscapes. As much as she can nail an absorbing atmosphere, Mitsu also knows just how to raise the levels by banging through flailing jungle, wild rave and blistering techno. But whether the hits are crisp and the kicks taught, swampy synths and low end wobble blast from the speakers or dark and dirty breaks bust out of the mix, this is pure body music that cannot fail to ignite your dancing spirit.

Dekmantel Podcast

Dekmantel Podcast 293 - Jossy Mitsu

From my personal collection comes a set of favorite bass tunes and breakbeat jams mixed, cut 'n' scratched with psychedelic love from my studio in New Hampshire, USA. For this mix I pulled records from many genres, like electro, dub step, hardcore, techno, subwoofer test, house, club, UKG, bassline, & acid. I hope you enjoy these ecstatic jeep beets on long rides into the sunset or a on trip with friends into the Mystery! Please check out & directly support the work of the amazing independent artists featured on the tracklist below. xoxo - Eris 

Equipment: Two (2) Pioneer PLX-1000 Turntables, Ortofon Elliptical Styli, Ecler Nuo 4 DJ Mixer, Sennheiser HD-25 Headphones, Apogee Element 48 (A/D), LogicX (editing & mastering), Waves L3 & SSL plug-ins (mastering), Yamaha HS8 tops & sub (studio); Infinity car stereo & sub (A/B).

Mastered from vinyl by Eris for Ultra Bass. Podcast cover design by João Ervedosa. Photo by neris_k of Eris live in the mix with Make Me London at MOT Unit 18. 

Tracklist (not including scratches & drops):

1.	D.J. Essentials Inc. – Grace in Your Face (Acapella Anonymous 1996) [excerpt]
2.	E-Unity – Unknown Graffito (Intramuros 2018)
3.	Basic Rhythm – Get Up (Planet Mu 2019)
4.	Bassbin Twins – B-Boy’s Take Control (2004)
5.	Walton – Rolla (Illian Tape 2019)
6.	D. Tiffany – Feel U (Planet Euphorique 2018)
7.	Tom Joyce – Aquaplaning (Ninja Tools 2017)
8.	Ebb – Surface Tension (Subtle 2019)
9.	Wink – Hypnotizing (Nervous 1996)
10.	Roxy Breaks – The Funk is On (303 1996)
11.	Phone Traxx – No More Mr. Nice Guy (Eris No More Nice Girls Overdub*) (Phone 2019)
12.	The Sounds of Silence – S.O.S. Theme/I Got the Rythm* (Inner City Records, Co. 1993)
13.	Tessela – Hackney Parrot (Poly Kicks 2013)
14.	Edge DJ – FL IT (Edge Records 1992)
15.	Edge DJ – CLR SKY (Edge Records 1992) 
16.	D. Tiffany – Spirit Alien (Word & Sound 2018)
17.	E-Unity – Everlasting Legacy (FTD Records 2018)
18.	Trixx-sentials – South of Acid (ESP-Sun 1996)
19.	Hebbe – Tumble (System Music 2019)
20.	Bassbin Loops – Superstar Loops (1998)

ECSTATIC BASS TRANSMISSION 1

The White Hotel P13 X Timedance 5 years party Feb 2020 w Loraine James + Batu 

Before COVID 19 dominated our lives it used to be socially acceptable (encouraged?) for a couple hundred people to be sweating on top of each other at 6 a.m on a Salford industrial estate, how times have changed.

At the start of the year after a couple months of touring i felt like i had managed to build up a specific aesthetic with my djing that this club set captured pretty well. Those closing hours of the party are often the ones I feel most comfortable in and The White Hotel is probably the best venue in the country, these factors combined made this show my favorite of 2020 (all 3 months of it) 

We managed to get the first couple hours of my set recorded so here is an excerpt from the evening.

Rough and ready with bags of energy, I hope u enjoy it as much as i did, much love to the stamina cru for staying with me.

Sam

White Hotel Feb 2020

~ 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.

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

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