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 Lukas Greenberg - Prisoner In A ClubWith his first album “Rhode Stories” Lukas Greenberg received a lot of attention and convinced the critics (e.g. “Rhode Stories” was record of the month in Raveline). The mixture of house, easy listening, electro and downbeat combined with soulful vocals and spoken words opened a new chapter of relaxed and at the same time still deep sound on Plastic City. The tracks from Lukas Greenberg are solid, emotional and straight with a touch of naturalism. For his second album “Prisoner With A Key” Lukas Greenberg improves that concept from his first album “Rhode Stories”: Spreading out his facilities in combining and creating sounds, he wrotes chapters for his new "book of sounds". Lukas Greenberg worked together again with the singer and electronic musician Karl Jenkins aka Ideophonic from Great Britain, who was also part of the “Rhode Stories” production process before. Furthermore he engaged the vocalist Nica Brooke, who is working on her new album at the moment together with Grammy Award winner Don Mizell. The result is a great combination of warm, bright and tight tracks which we inclined to call album art. “Prisoner With A Key” is also a real masterpiece on account of metamorphosing jazz, funk and soul elements into a new and electronic surrounding. "Prisoner In A Club" is a remix album from “Prisoner With A Key” with brand new versions for the party people around the word. Available Format: mp3 | |||
 DJ Yellow presents Mindz Kontrol Ultra - Ending Of TimeAlain Ho aka DJ Yellow is one of the electronic music artists who established himself as one of the forward thinking artists in general. In the eighties DJ Yellow pushed forward French hip hop and he also had big influence on what French house music is today. With his label Yellow Productions (founded 1993 with his mate Bob Sinclar) he released artists like Salome De Bahia, Dimitri From Paris, Joe Clausell, Bang Bang and Kid Loco. With his second imprint Poussez Music (founded in 2003) he created an outlet for his own sounds. Thus here he started his projects Alienation, Intermission and Paule with which he experimented on different fields of electronic music. His releases and remixes (e.g. for "Nacho Marco - Estefania" on Plastic City this year) can be found on labels like Saw Recordings, Ovum, Slip'n'Slide, ProgCity Deep Trax. His tracks also appear on many mix compilations like "Fabric 38", "On the Nippon Road" (Terminal M) and the Plastic City compilation "Imagination Of The Shape". On the new album DJ Yellow fuses characteristics of deep, funky and tech-house by using tender basses and well dosed percussion lines, paired with some real e-bass parts one feels remembered to the album "Paradise" from Bob Sinclar (which Alain assisted to). But these little elements can only be seen as little quotes to the roots. All in all the album, which was produced together with Portuguese producer Tiago Fragateiro (aka Hi-Tech˛), provides a clever mixture of deep and funkyness. Using dark and promising spoken words from time to time the record takes a mystic narrative mindset at the very beginning. What follows is an emulsion of warm arrangements with a strong and well balanced base that aims directly to the dancefloor. Compared with the very playful album "Intermission" which he created together with Astrid Suryanto in 2008, this is a very grounded complement of his artificial work. Available Formats: CD, mp3. | |||
 Conception Of The Shape, mixed by Greg ParkerIn 2007 'Evil' Eddie Richards formed the "Imagination Of The Shape". Now, two years later, it is Greg Parker who proclaims the next step with a mix of the current label spectrum. The ideas the imagination contained seem to materialize out of the matrix of ones and zeros. The annulment of physical bodies is finished and a new composition of shapes arises from the phase in which information transcended the limits of mechanical structures. It is time for getting more concrete in what we do and how we will do it. For this it is important to have a conception to rebuild the city (again). After the 'Age Of Search And Destruction' (1996-1998) the city was 'Reconstructed' (1998-2002) but there were no clear forms, no clean structures. The ideas and the stream of thoughts were bubbling. So there was no gain but the constant conversion, the search, the try. So it was the 'Maybe.Plastic City' (2003-2006). Then the streams of thoughts was concentrating on a new form, a structure that could hold the architecture: 'The Imagination Of Shape' (2006 till now). Within the last two years while the digitalization of the world proceeded in a breathless and inexorable speed, the city assimilated every breath, every action, emotion and word in its surrounding, transformed it, gave sense to the mass of inspiration and decided to give an example of deceleration by publishing the fruits of the creative work of its population. Driving, spheric, melodic, positive, with the feet on the ground – this is the process, this could be the conception of the shape and who knows what the next step of development means... Maybe a new age in the near future? For this habitant Greg Parker, who was big with the 'All Good Things EP' and mixed the 'Deep Meltdown' compilation, compiled a very delicious selection of the current labels spectrum. Tracks by Mr. Cenzo, Terry Lee Brown Junior, Nacho Marco, Costa Nosido, The Timewriter, Roberto Rodriguez, Stryke and other will take all the rotten feelings and lift them up into the sky. And what is fascinating: It will ground you through action. The future is now. The future is Plastic City! Available Formats: CD, mp3, mp3 (Extended Edition). | |||
 J. Axel - Start ReceivingLast year Sweden born producer and DJ Jonathan Axelsson aka J. Axel convinced on Plastic City with the singles “This Time” and “Love Letters” (produced together with Astrid Suryanto). Now he comes around with his second album “Start Receiving”. His passion for the Deep House genre started in the middle of the nineties. Jonathan started Djing and producing his own music and met Johan Bacto, who later founded the PlackTown Sound imprint. The productions that were released on PlackTown Sound caused a huge feedback from radio stations, magazines, Djs and television. After releasing a mini album on Chris Grays label Deep4Life he layed his focus on vocals in combination with the deep character of his music while producing and releasing instrumental house tracks beside under his early alias Ronin (on Driftwood). At this time he met Sumatra born vocalist Astrid Suryanto, who worked with Victor Calderone, John Digweed or The Prodigy's Neil McLellan so far. They started working together and Statra Records released their first production “You Give Me (Love)”. On this album Astrid features three songs. But one more female voice supports a track on the album: the voice of Stockholm based Zemya Hamilton. Zemya Hamilton releases singles and albums since 1989 on labels like Sonet Grammofon, WEA, EastWest or Warner, where she published her album “Trollbunden” in 1993. “Start Receiving” is an extraordinary Deep House album. Through the strait structures of the arrangements the voices of both vocalists are able to breathe while the romantic and melancholic synthesizer combinations create a wide and strong background for the melodies they create. In the instrumental tracks Jonathan Axelsson aka J. Axel draws fields of emotional colours that are opening like huge blossoms. “Start Receiving” is a really big album that hits heart, body and soul directly. Available Formats: CD, mp3. | |||
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 DJ Yellow presents Mindz Kontrol Ultra - No Way You Can SleepHis releases and remixes (e.g. for "Nacho Marco - Estefania" on Plastic City last year) can be found on labels like Saw Recordings, Ovum, Slip'n'Slide, ProgCity Deep Trax. His tracks also appear on many mix compilations like "Fabric 38", "On the Nippon Road" (Terminal M) and the Plastic City compilation "Imagination Of The Shape". On the new album DJ Yellow fuses characteristics of deep, funky and tech-house by using tender basses and well dosed percussion lines, paired with some real e-bass parts one feels remembered to the album "Paradise" from Bob Sinclar (which Alain assisted to). But these little elements can only be seen as little quotes to the roots. All in all the album, which was produced together with Portuguese producer Tiago Fragateiro (aka Hi-Tech˛), provides a clever mixture of deep and funkyness. Using dark and promising spoken words from time to time the record takes a mystic narrative mindset at the very beginning. What follows is an emulsion of warm arrangements with a strong and well balanced base that aims directly to the dancefloor. Compared with the very playful album "Intermission" which he created together with Astrid Suryanto in 2008, this is a very grounded complement of his artificial work. Available Formats: 12", mp3. | |||
 Gorge - The RemixesGorge aka Pit Waldmann expired electronic music in the late 80’s. He grew up with the sound of Thorsten Fenslau and Alexander Abraham and began to produce his own music in the middle of the 90’s. Taking a trip through all kinds of electronic music he finally came back to house and techno music influenced by deep Chicago house sound and Tech-House. The co-founder of 8bit Records (founded together with Nick Curly in 2005) is producing electronic music since the middle of the nineties and convinced on Plastic City last year with his great “Bambossa” release. Afterwards the “Kassiande EP” and the “Garuna EP “ followed on Freerange and 8bit. This year, he released the brilliant "Ayomide EP" on Plastic City. His newest mix compilation “8 Bit Reason Part 2” will be in stores november 2009 as well. Furthermore he presents the “Plastic City Radio Show” every week on Radio Ibiza Sonica and other radio stations worldwide. With this strong releases on Plastic City, Gorge have prepared himself perfectly to show his talent for the right emotions at the right moments. This Remix EP comes with fresh new mixes from Ray Okpara, Nicole Moudaber & Kenqou! The original tracks you can find on the EPs "Bambossa" and "Ayomide". Available Formats: 12", mp3. | |||
 Sasch BBC - SetuperSasch BBC aka Sascha Ries is one of most interesting and fresh artists of Germany's Rhein-Main-Area. With his residency at Loft Club Ludwigshafen he attained cult status and played at Cocoon Club, 50 Grad, King Kahemanema, Kingka Beach Club or at Time Warp. Between 1997 and 2000 he produced two albums with the hip hop group Noname Produkt and was appetizer for big German hip hop acts like Blumentopf, Freundeskreis or the Specialists. With his latest release on Hertzklopfen with his brother in crime Caspar he received great support by Richie Hawtin, Spieltape or Gel Abril. With his 'Catfood' track he set a special highlight in Kriss Dior's playlist of 'Plastic City Radio Show'. No it's time for him to enter Plastic City. With this nine minute monster Sasch BBC matches perfectly up with the Plastic City sound characteristics. Warm and laid-back organ chords go along with sexy tribal percussions and interconnected rhythm structures. It's dry, sexy and functional. With 'Flanke' Sasch BBC goes the more techy way. The reduced arrangement has its focus on the percussions, the beats and bass. Only a funny trumpet sample lights up the seriousness of the arrangement. Whereby the rhythmic baubles stay in the center. Available Formats: 12", mp3. | |||
 Roberto Rodriguez - Living My LifeLast year finish producer and DJ Roberto Rodriguez had his debut on Plastic City with the fabulous “Engine EP”. As part of the Acid House Kings or the Future Beat Investigators he characterizes a very specific sound that is known all over the world. As producer and DJ under his real name he publishes smooth, poetic and drifting tech house with power. His latest remix works for Terry Lee Brown Junior's “Soul Digits” and The Timewriter's “Siamese Hearts” for the “Resensed Part 2” release (both on Plastic City) convinced critics, colleagues and audience and the appearance of his productions on numerous mix compilations shows that Roberto Rodriguez definitely is part of the game. In his radio show “Frozen North Sauna Sessions” he plays finest tech house together with his mate Jussi-Pekka Parikka. The new release on Plastic City will be part of the summer soundtrack 2009. That is for sure. Available Formats: 12", mp3. | |||
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 Aki Bergen - Daftastic WorldSince the young age of 14 the passion and ardor for the techno movement in Europe, encourage him to explore the variety of the expression of tendency that was revolutioning the world music Club scene. Like each young talented DJ, Neuroxyde (his first artist pseudonym) is searching the road for the access in his City Clubs and with the passing by of the time he becomes well-known to the public. His attraction for the electronic grooves, brings him to meet Andrea Prezioso, his “precious” mentor for a few years, and releasing his first production in 1997. From this point on was for Neuroxyde clear on his mind, that this would be his destination, like a Train rail without stops. Till 2002, year which inaugurates his first professional studio, he switches music productions and gigs on the whole Italian territory. With his actual collaborators (Valentina Dante, David Jones and Aqua Diva) administrates different well know Italian labels of the last few years, moving from different styles and genres taking him to the top of the Top sales charts in Europe. In the last year with the name of Aki Bergen he found his leading way also in the world of deep house, producing some of the most played records of the last months. We can find his name in the first position of the Deep House Beatport chart for three times, and in the 1st position of Beatport General chart together with Doomwork with the smashing hit “Jazzy Stuff”. His sudden fame provided him big collaborations with artists such as 2000 and One, Dj Madskillz, Milton Jackson, Pezzner, and his remixes are between the most requested and loved. With the big "Daftastic World EP", Aki Bergen gives his debut on Plastic City in 2010. Available Format: mp3. | |||
 Terry Lee Brown Junior - Electric AvenueBecause of all his passion Terry Lee Brown Junior is investing into his music, it is no surprise at all, that he has been considered as a member of the international elite of house producers for years. Like no other, he has developed the subgenre Tech-House. In the USA and England, his albums became successes of note and the media got a surprise when they found out, Terry Lee Brown Junior is actually a German. Terry Lee Brown Junior, alias Norman Feller, began DJing in 1989 and soon thereafter released his first tracks on vinyl under various pseudonyms. 1994 was the turning point for Norman when he decided to dedicate himself totally to music. In the following year he invented the house-oriented project (alter-ego) Terry Lee Brown Junior which allowed him to create his own sound. Plastic City, which was at that time still a very young label, offered Terry an outlet for his music and he has stayed true to this label ever since. He released with Brother For Real (1996), Chocolade Chords (1997), From Dub Til Dawn (2000), Karambolage (2006) and Softpack (2008) five albums which are all proving again and again, that he has the skills and the talent to combine the various and exciting blends of contemporary House music, giving the tracks a clubby or progressive attitude and never losing the emotional aspect. Currently he is working on his next album. In the meantime he provide us a new single called "Electric Avenue" with three brand new tracks. Available Format: mp3. | |||
 Bucher & Kessidis - TimeIn 1993 a good friend of Tom Bucher sparked his interest in electronic music. Tom began with DJ performances, playing Techno & Trance. Later on, he also played House, which is still his favorite style of music. In 1999 he started to produce electronic music with two friends. In 1999, they released there first vinyl under the project name „Tojami Sessions“ on the label “In Between Entertaiment“, followed by releases for „Separe“, „Raum …Musik“ and „Dessous Rec.“ Christos Kessidis fell in love with electronic music in the mid 90´s and was especially amazed with the New York Deep-House sound. He started to concentrate on his skills as a DJ in a young age. Through the years he established his own sound and style. His DJ sets always varied. This is especially true for his energetic and emotionally sets that manage to get everybody in the perfect mood. He has released tracks on labels like Exun Records, 8 Bit and Aenaria Music. Tom Bucher and Christos Kessidis met and started working together in the spring of 2006 and immediately started a prolific partnership based on their shared music styles (which fuse elements of Chicago House, Disco, 80's Soul, Jazz-Funk and Detroit- Techno) and their common experiences with the DJ circuit. In recent years they've developed and created a powerful and original style of House-Music, ranging from Deep House to Tech-House, Dub and on to groovier tracks, but always with an emotional touch which creates a special intensity in their music. After their debut on Plastic City with the "The Dark Knight EP" in 2009, they come back in 2010 with three brand new and deep tech-house tunes. Available Format: mp3. | |||
 Tomoki Tamura - Where We WereTomoki started as a DJ in his native country Japan in 1999. His original blend of sweet and aggressive avours quickly marked him out as one of the most promising young Japanese DJs of his generation. He went on to hold residencies at some of Japan’s top clubs, playing alongside top international DJs such as Derrick May, Doc Martin, Lil'Louis, Timmy Regisford, Joe Claussell, Danny Krivit, Blaze, Larry Heard, Daniel Wang, Kerri Chandler, Jerome Sydenham, Ron Trent and Osunlade. Regular mix sessions for the radio stations Shibuya FM and Osaka Cable only added to what was already fast becoming a cult following and the nation-wide commercial release of a successful series of mix albums on tape (“the Groove Café Series”) was well received by both fans and critics alike, further cementing his reputation as one of the top young DJ’s in Japan’s underground house scene. In 2004 he moved to London where he has continued as a DJ in top venues such as Ministory of Sound, Turnmills, the Cross, The Key, AKA, 54, the Notting Hill Arts Club, Herbal and Cargo. Within a few months of arrival at its new home of AKA Bar, Holic was already a resounding success, rapidly becoming one of London’s busiest thursday night parties. The trademark from Tomoki is a fusion of deep, tech, electro, minimal and soulful sound. Available Format: mp3. | |||
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