CLASSIC PLASTIC / 808 State - Pacific State

When people discuss classics it seems like 808 State's Pacific State gets overlooked a bit. It's probably because it's not as "clubby" as others, but it's a beautiful tune and truly timeless. This came out in 1989, but still sounds really fresh every time I hear it.

JM

ÂME LIVE AT PLASTIC LOVE (LIVE DEBUT TOUR) / DEC.17.2011

In 2010 Âme's announced plans for a live compilation CD and accompanying tour, 2011 saw that tour come to fruition with shows at Trouw and the Awakenings Festival in Amsterdam, Tunnel in Italy, Dekmantel in Netherlands, and various gigs all over Europe. We at Plastic Love have pegged Âme for their Los Angeles leg and we couldn't be happier to be a part of their debut North American tour. Tickets and guestlist info after the jump, check it out.

CLASSIC PLASTIC / UNDERGROUND SOUND OF LISBON - SO GET UP

Tribal is one of my favorite record labels ever. Danny Tenaglia, Murk, Junior Vasquez and Deep Dish (among others) got their start here. Underground Sound of Lisbon is the collaboration of Portugal's DJ Vibe and Rui Da Silva. So Get Up was their biggest track together. The Tribal release has remixes from Danny Tenaglia and Junior Vasquez. All the mixes are great. DT added some fat bass:

JM
*2 copies* 

PLASTIC LOVE PODCAST 021 / BABY G (DANCE DISORDER, BPITCH)

This week on the Plastic Love podcast we welcome Super Discoteca records bosslady, and one half of Dance Disorder, Baby G.

CLASSIC PLASTIC / KAREN POLLACK - YOU CAN'T TOUCH ME (MURK REMIX)

Oscar G and Ralph Falcon have been producing on their own and together for almost 20 years. Their discography is full of bombs and still expanding; this year they've brought back the Intruder moniker to release "Amame." We'll go back to 1992 for their remix of Karen Pollack's "You Can't Touch Me." This is vintage Murk: deep, dark, soulful, tribal.

JM

PULSE 051 / THRONE OF BLOOD

As we enjoy our brief hiatus from the Plastic Love podcast we feel obligated to continue to push some great music. The fine people over at Pulse Radio have pegged our buddies at Throne Of Blood for this week's edition of the Pulse Radio podcast to celebrate their latest release from label stalwarts Populette. They've even managed to get head honcho "Big Baby" James Friedman and Max Pask (1/2 of Populette) sat down for a brief interview. Check out some excerpts from the interview and of course the unreleased TOB jams heavy mix (with accompanying tracklist!) from Populette and James after the jump.

CLASSIC PLASTIC / THE TROJAN HORSE FEAT. ROMANTHONY - WHAT $ LOVE

This week's Classic Plastic comes from a veritable staple in the house community, Romanthony. Wildly famous for his track as Buzzin Cuzzins Let Me Show You Love, and even wildlier (?) famous still for his vocal work with Daft Punk, Romanthony is and was a very talented producer. This time around he dons his short lived Trojan Horse moniker to deliver a straight jacking piano house jam, and of course backs himself up on vocals.

Bas

CLASSIC PLASTIC / LOOP 7 - THE THEME

So we've decided to start a new feature on our site called "Classic Plastic" where we'll be going through our vinyl collections and posting some music you may not have heard before. Check out our first entry after the jump.

PLASTIC LOVE x 2

Two parties to get your boogie on tonight with the Plastic Love DJs. Bas will be doing the disco/soul thing over at Soul Purpose while Jimmy gives back to what he loves most at Beats for Boobs. More info after the jump.

PLASTIC LOVE PODCAST 020 / EVAN STALKER (ON THE PROWL)

This week on the podcast we welcome a fresh face to the Los Angeles dance scene, mister Evan Stalker. I first caught wind of Evan a few months back when he opened for me at Control. Proving some definite prowess behind the decks I dug a little deeper and found that his debut EP will be coming out via Jacques Renault's (of Runaway fame) On The Prowl imprint. Slated for release in November, I asked Evan to mix things up for us here on the podcast and he did not disappoint. An all vinyl mix to boot! Check out podcast and the tracklist after the jump.

EVERYBODY GET CLOSE / OCTOBER 8

Saturday October 8 we join DFA's Juan MacLean to celebrate the release of his forthcoming compilation titled Everybody Get Close. Check out the tracklist and more info after the jump.

ONEAUFF / HEAVY HEADY EP [THRONE OF BLOOD]

More heavy hitters from the Throne Of Blood camp, this time around from recent podcast guest and one half of Raney & Harkin, Steve Raney.

PLASTIC LOVE x festivalZOO

festivalZOO and Plastic Love are combining efforts to bring Los Angeles a unique intimate look into Detroit legend Stacey Pullen's record box. The aptly titled plasticZOO will host the recent Essential Mix guest at one of Los Angeles' newest hot spots, Medusa Lounge. Check out Stacey's Essential Mix and more information after the jump.

PLASTIC LOVE PODCAST 018 / MURPHY JAX

We first caught wind of Murphy Jax when he burst onto the scene last October with his first vinyl release on Clone Jack For Daze, featuring seminal Chicago house producer Mike Dunn, titled It's The Music. With remixes from Legowelt and Alden Tyrell, both Clone mainstays, It's The Music quickly made its rounds through DJ charts and sets alike finally landing at number 12 in the Groove Magazine top 50 of 2010.

PLASTIC LOVE PODCAST 017 / JKRIV

This week's podcast features Deep&Disco Recordings' bossman, Jkriv. 72 minuets of funked out disco bliss, get in.

JKRIV / ANOTHER NIGHT [DEEP&DISCO RECORDINGS]

Jkriv (aka Deep&Disco) is no stranger to us here at Plastic Love.  We've been following him on Soundcloud for quite some time and have had the opportutnity to hammer out some of his spectaular edits in our sets. Already a seasoned vet as the bassist for deep house outfit Tortured Soul, Jkriv has been dropping productions for labels such as OM Records, Dessous, and Central Park Recordings. Among his busy schedule he's found the time to launch his own record label, Deep&Disco. For the label's inagural run, Jkriv has employed the vocal stylings of Escort's Adeline Michele along with some heavy hitting remixers.  Greg Wilson, Social Disco Club, Matthew Kyle, Ethan White, and Dicky Trisco & Project Temp all make the cut. Check it out after the jump.

BICEP / SAY YOU WANNA [MYSTERY MEAT]

It's no surprise that we're mega fans of Bicep, the boys that run the always fantastic Feel My Bicep blog. Ever since their debut Throne Of Blood EP, aptly titled EP 1, they've been on an absolute tear on the studio and on the road paying gigs all across England and Europe. Now they've decided to flex their studio muscle for the Mystery Meat series.  Summer's still here and they've provided a four-track EP dripping with 80s sleaze and pool side vibes.  Check it out after the jump.

PLASTIC LOVE PODCAST 016 / XO CHIC

For this week's mix we've comissioned the first lady of Superfreq, one half of Dollz At Play and all around badass, the lovely miss Xo Chic.

DROOG vs INXEC / WESTBOUND EP [CROSSTOWN REBELS]

After several months in the making and a relationship that's been burgeoning far longer than that, Droog and Inxec's debut EP is soon to be released on Crosstown Rebels. Wonky basslines and sparse vocals abound! Mega support on this one from the two of us, check out the samples after the jump.

PLASTIC LOVE PODCAST 015 / SNUFF CREW

This week we welcome Snuff Trax label heads Snuff Crew representing Germany with an all vinyl mix chock full of old school goodies. I personally have been anticipating this mix for quite some time.

PLASTIC LOVE PODCAST 013 / DEMI

This week on the Plastic Love podcast we feature a co-founder of one of the UK's most renowned party triumvirates, and well-respected as a supreme party-rocker in his right...SOS man Demi.

PLASTIC LOVE PODCAST 012 / ULYSSES

This week's podcast comes to us by way of Wurst Music Co.'s Ulysses. As one half of Filipsson and Ulysses with Holmar Filipsson (aka Thugfucker) and Neurotic Drum Band with John Selway, Ulysses is a man on a mission on the production front and quite a stellar DJ to boot.

PLASTIC LOVE PODCAST 011 / BAS & JUSTIN SLOE LIVE / THE STANDARD, SOUL CLAP & WOLF + LAMB DJ-KICKS TOUR

Episode 011 of our podcast comes to us via live recording from the Culprit/Los Angeles leg of the Soul Clap & Wolf + Lamb DJ-Kicks tour.  This was one of the only gigs in the tour that featured opening DJs, and we were ecstatic to be a part of it.

Plastic Love Podcast 010 // Populette (Throne Of Blood, NYC)

Episode 10 of our podcast features Throne Of Blood's Populette, throwing together a stormer of a set before he joins the rest of the TOB crew for their first European tour.

Plastic Love presents Âme - June 9th!

Âme makes a rare stateside apparance and we're at the helm bringing them to Los Angeles.

Plastic Love Podcast 009 // Louisahhh (NYCPARTYINFO)

This month we feature Louisahhh, there's been quite a bit of buzz around this girl in recent months (WMC especially!) and she's been kind enough to turn in a mix for us.

A Minute With Justin Sloe

Recently Droog headed across the pond to England to play the Lo*Kee party in London and Treehouse in Manchester.  Nottingham DJ/writer Santero caught up with Droog's Justin Sloe to chat a bit about things going here at home with Culprit, his dog, and twins.

Plastic Love Podcast Episode 008 // Cosmic Kids (Throne Of Blood, DFA)

This month we feature a guest mix from Los Angeles' newest disco darlings, Cosmic Kids.

Plastic Love Podcast Episode 007 - Bas live at Plastic Love // Ajello Guest Mix

Back from a brief hiatus at the beginning of the year with episode 007 of the Plastic Love podcast. This month features a mix from Bas recorded live at Plastic Love back in January as well as a guest mix from Italy's Ajello. Ajello reached out to us wanting to a mix and we're very happy to host him!

Podcast Update

I've made an exeutive decision regarding the podcast, and starting this month the format will change slightly.  In lew of two part episodes, our mix and the guest mix will be stitched together for one long download.  We figured that was easier.  More after the jump.

It's The Jimmy Show!

Jimmy's spreading the love this week with gigs at home in Los Angeles and up north in San Francisco.