“…The major problem in the past was to locate the setting of the ancient Plastic City. Referring to our latest findings Plastic City was not a city built of stone or metal but more kind of built out of ideas… The city (Plastic City) can not be found by our archaeologists. We will have to examine the ideas and then try to reconstruct Plastic City in our minds…”
(Excerpt from “Scientist Report Network”, ID 12.587, Year 2495)
“Imagination of the Shape” is the slogan ot the current release period. The future of the label is the past and present. Or the present is the future. It depends how you look at it. Plastic City has always meant development. We will stay true our policy of releasing but quality tracks which can be heard and played in years to come. Maybe the upcoming releases will show you this again… Maybe… Plastic City.
Plastic City is the home of many artists, producers and DJs such as Terry Lee Brown Junior, The Timewriter, Babak Shayan, Lukas Greenberg, Phunk Diggaz, J. Axel, Rozzo, AWeX, Forteba, Tomoki Tamura, Nikola Gala, Gui Boratto, Greg Parker, Zoë Xenia, Aki Bergen, Nick Curly, Bucher & Kessidis, Kriss Dior, DJ Yellow, DKMA präsentiert Andrastea, Tesox, EBE, El Farouki, The Kelly Project, Funky Derrick, Soda Inc., Nicole Moudaber, G-Pal, Future Funk, Nic Fanciulli, Youen, Gabriel Sordo, Matthieu B., Yousef and many more…
The label’s headquarters were located in Neckargemünd near Heidelberg from 1993 to 2003 and in Mannheim between 2004 and 2017. Between 1995 and 2003, the label also had offices in New York (Plastic City America) and London (Plastic City UK), which released regular independent singles and albums. Since autumn 2017, the label has been based in Berlin, although it continues to maintain a branch in Mannheim. In addition to the main label Plastic City, albums, EPs and singles are also released regularly on the two sub-labels Plastic City Suburbia and Plastic City FX. While Plastic City Suburbia tends to feature tracks that are not exclusively for clubs, Plastic City FX releases very club-oriented deep house tracks.
With “Under My Skin,” Felix Kowalski releases the first single from his upcoming second studio album, “Echoform”, making a clear artistic statement. The track marks a noticeable evolution in his sound: away from expansive, more landscape-like motifs and toward a significantly more personal, physically tangible sound language. The title says it all. “Under My…
With “Ninety Five,” The Timewriter – aka Jean F. Cochois – consistently continues his artistic journey. Following the acclaimed “Dans La Rue EP,” the German deep house visionary returns to his musical home, Plastic City, and delivers a work that impressively confirms his role as one of the great storytellers of electronic music. “Ninety Five”…
With the release “Oldschool ”, doerd returns for his second release on the Plastic City label and dives even deeper into the warm, atmospheric roots of the so-called “urban electronic” sound. Instead of hectic peak-time energy, doerd deliberately focuses on depth, feeling and groove – in keeping with the traditional label DNA that has characterized…
With the EP “Loosing Mind ”, Belousov presents his official debut on the legendary label Plastic City – and makes a clear musical statement. The three-part release marks an important milestone in the producer’s career and brings his unmistakable vision of deep, introspective house music to an international audience. The EP combines classic minimal grooves…
Following the playful, cross-genre original album ‘Together Again in Puff Pastry ’, Mikhail Kobzar & Yefim Malkoare back with a remix edition that is as versatile as it is profound. The release brings together a carefully curated selection of international producers who transfer the warm, organic charm of the original into new, unexpected soundscapes -…
With “Kickr”, doerd delivers a confident yet refreshingly unpretentious debut on Plastic City – a release that lets the music speak with clarity rather than volume. The EP introduces the producer’s artistic identity through two reduced, groove-oriented deep house tracks that strike a careful balance between club-driven energy and deliberate sonic restraint. Instead of leaning…
Since 2006, the Plastic City Radio Show has been broadcast regularly worldwide on various radio stations and platforms. Many guest DJs such as Terry Lee Brown Junior, The Timewriter, Ira Ange, Evren Fortuna, Der Ferrari, BDTom, Oscar Barilla, DJ Yellow, Babak Shayan, Aki Bergen, Jürgen Kaisr, Junior Gee, J. Axel and Tuxedo, alongside the programme director, ensure that the show always offers a varied programme.
Further information about the radio show can be found here:: Plastic City Radio Show
