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@Plastician and I sat down for a two-hour chat and discussed taking his show to the next level with Unreality Journeys, leaving Rinse after 14 years, Wave as a genre, founding @Terrorhythm and more.
Timestamps:
0:00 Working on a track with Rapture 4D for Red Bull
1:51 Music that he grew up listening to and how he got into music
8:44 His first release on Slimzee’s label
9:56 Some of the lesser known people that have been instrumental in Plastician’s career
13:16 Whether his being ahead of the curve has been instrumental in his longevity
15:38 DJs playing to the crowd in London and stagnation in sets here
20:22 Throwing events at Phonox and how that relationship began
23:46 Doing free events
25:05 Glacci’s Lifeforce album and what attracted Plastician to it
27:40 Discovering Klasey Jones
31:25 Why sending beats to DJs that spin with MCs is a good idea
33:50 Similarities between Klasey’s and Plastician’s music
37:37 “Is wave really a genre?” and the criticism the movement has faced
44:07 Does Plastician worry about wave’s future? esp. after seeing garage, dubstep and grime go through transformations and resurgences
49:54 That thump article about wave being a marketing ploy
54:50 Major channels paying attention to emerging genres and trying to profit from them without understanding them
57:06 The Wavepool channel
1:00:14 The Wavepool album
1:03:45 How Terrorhythm came together
1:06:02 That Fact Mag article and press perception of Terrorhythm
1:10:58 The Terrorhythm football and tie-dye shirts
1:14:30 Being ahead of the curve by years and letting press follow
1:16:18 Leaving Rinse FM after 14 years
1:19:22 Taking his show to the next level with Unreality Journeys and how they got involved with each other
1:34:54 His final Rinse shows and the very last one
1:38:41 The most important thing Plastician’s learned in his career: Be real and don’t chase trends
1:43:01 The biggest misconception that people have about him or his music
1:44:55 His occupation as an A&R for a Lithuanian Dancehall label according to dubstepforum.com
1:45:49 The song that defines Plastician and Plasticman
1:49:57 Artists that we should be listen to
1:53:20 Plans for the next 12 months
