Plastic City
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Plastic City, a German record label
located in Mannheim
, releases since 1993 various artists and DJs in tech house
f.ex. The Timewriter and Terry Lee Brown Junior, Marshall Jefferson
, AWeX (f.ex Tom Wax), Steve Poindexter, Kriss Dior aka Bassface Sascha, David Alvarado, Andry Nalin (Nalin & Kane), Alexi Delano und G-Pal. Until 2003 it was owned by UCMG. For a short-term period Holophon adopted it and since 2004 „Plastic City“ belongs to Daredo.
Between 1995 and 2002 Plastic City was also located in London
(Plastic City UK) and New York
(Plastic city America) with several individual single releases and its own repertoire (tribe) of artists. In consequences of the September 11th, 2001 and the fact, that the New Yorker bureau was located in the neighbourhood of Ground Zero, label activities had been stopped. Also „Plastic City UK“ didn’t release any new albums for a short-term period. A lot of artists of this time from both sister labels are now releasing directly on the mother label in Germany.
The musical responsibility has firstly Alexander Hendorf (A&R). Afterwards appeared Babak Shayan (2001-2002). Since 2004 Joachim Keil assumes full responsibility for Plastic City, whereas since 2006 Alex Flatner is responsible for artists management.
The most successful releases of Plastic City are Compilation series of Terry’s Café (1-12), Deep Train (1-6) as well as the albums of Terry Lee Brown Junior and The Timewriter. Since August 2008 there is a weekly radio show at the Sonica Radio station Ibiza with Gorge.
The releases of Plastic City are divided in so called time ages like “Reconstructed“ (1998 – 2002), „Maybe, Plastic City“ (2003-2006) and actually „Imagination of the shape“ (2006-today).
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
located in Mannheim
Mannheim
Mannheim is a city in southwestern Germany. With about 315,000 inhabitants, Mannheim is the second-largest city in the Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg, following the capital city of Stuttgart....
, releases since 1993 various artists and DJs in tech house
Tech house
Tech house is a subgenre of house music that mixes elements of minimal techno into simple, 4-to-4 beats found in soulful deep house. The genre came to prominence in the late-1990s atmosphere of American clubs as soul influenced Detroit-style techno that also borrowed elements from house before...
f.ex. The Timewriter and Terry Lee Brown Junior, Marshall Jefferson
Marshall Jefferson
Marshall Jefferson is an American musician, working in house music, in particular, the subgenres of Chicago house and deep house.-Biography:...
, AWeX (f.ex Tom Wax), Steve Poindexter, Kriss Dior aka Bassface Sascha, David Alvarado, Andry Nalin (Nalin & Kane), Alexi Delano und G-Pal. Until 2003 it was owned by UCMG. For a short-term period Holophon adopted it and since 2004 „Plastic City“ belongs to Daredo.
Between 1995 and 2002 Plastic City was also located in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
(Plastic City UK) and New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
(Plastic city America) with several individual single releases and its own repertoire (tribe) of artists. In consequences of the September 11th, 2001 and the fact, that the New Yorker bureau was located in the neighbourhood of Ground Zero, label activities had been stopped. Also „Plastic City UK“ didn’t release any new albums for a short-term period. A lot of artists of this time from both sister labels are now releasing directly on the mother label in Germany.
The musical responsibility has firstly Alexander Hendorf (A&R). Afterwards appeared Babak Shayan (2001-2002). Since 2004 Joachim Keil assumes full responsibility for Plastic City, whereas since 2006 Alex Flatner is responsible for artists management.
The most successful releases of Plastic City are Compilation series of Terry’s Café (1-12), Deep Train (1-6) as well as the albums of Terry Lee Brown Junior and The Timewriter. Since August 2008 there is a weekly radio show at the Sonica Radio station Ibiza with Gorge.
The Label philosophy
Plastic city a town, doesn’t made of stones and metal, but made up on the thoughts of their listeners. That, at least has been mentioned by Scientists in 2495 in „Scientists Report network“ (so written in English on a lot of covers since 1995 till today). Thereby, Plastic City has something mystical; it should be timeless but still keeps his flow. It is a town (built by thoughts), where the inhabitants and their positions are indeterminate, as new dimensions are developing constantly and changes are taking place.The releases of Plastic City are divided in so called time ages like “Reconstructed“ (1998 – 2002), „Maybe, Plastic City“ (2003-2006) and actually „Imagination of the shape“ (2006-today).
External links
- Plastic City Homepage
- Plastic City Radio Show
- Plastic City Discografie (incl. Soundfiles, English)
- Plastic City / Discogs (English)