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DEREK PLASLAIKO//
There's nothing wrong with modesty. But some DJs are too modest, and Derek Plaslaiko is one of them. As someone that has thrived in some of the most competitive scenes for electronic music in the world, he has plenty to brag about.
Plaslaiko cut his teeth in Detroit at the city's famed Record Time store, selling records to some of the city's famed DJs and producers. He took these retail experiences—Watts and Syntax were employers as well, once upon a time—and applied them to his fledgling DJ career, earning a residency at the Tuesday night weekly Family. Filling the city's Motor club on an unlikely party night is no mean feat, but Plaslaiko's keen selections and infectious energy won over the house heads in the audience. So much so that Plaslaiko was asked by Carl Craig to play at the inaugural edition of the Detroit Electronic Music Festival, as well as representing Spectral Sound around the world without ever having released a track on the label.
Eventually, Plaslaiko moved on to New York City where he quickly found himself another residency at The Bunker. As part of one of the most respected Friday night events in the city, Plaslaiko has played alongside Daniel Bell, Marcel Dettmann, Baby Ford, Alex Smoke and countless others, and even was named "Best Techno Party DJ" by The Village Voice in 2006. It was in New York as well that Plaslaiko first began to produce music, leading to his debut release in 2010 on Perc Trax, a 12-inch that was played by DJs like Peter Van Hoesen, Pfirter and Paul Woolford upon its release. Now based in Berlin, more tracks are in the works and the DJ gigs keep piling up. As we said, there's plenty to brag about. Not that he'd do it himself that is.
THOR//
Thor (Thorhallur Skulason) has been a leading figure in Icelandic club culture since the late eighties and is often referred to as „The Godfather of Icelandic Techno“. Thor started out break-dancing in 1983 but soon got to know the wonders of hip hop and electronic music and moved on to become a DJ. In 1989 he became the Icelandic "DMC DJ champion" and soon became one of the most respected DJ in Reykjavik, hosting most of the legendary underground club nights and hosted his own radio show called "The B-Side".
In the early nineties, Thor and his techno partner Biogen formed the legendary old school hardcore band Ajax, which was to become one of Iceland's first electronic bands ever to reach international success. The duo made the all time classic "Rufige EP”, which sometimes has wrongly been credited as the debut work of the drum&bass don Goldie. Later Thor started producing electro and techno, inspired by the great music coming from the fast growing German electronic scene. Through the years, Thor has had a number of releases and remixes, and has featured on over 60 compilations.
THOR has also had many successful collaborations with great artists such as Björk, Goldie, Pascal F.E.O.S., Tim Taylor, Exos and Yagya. In addition, Thor has remixed artists such as Bob Marley, Anthony Rother, Sigur Rós, Steve O'Sullivan, Eddie Matos (Mateo & Matos), Q-Burns Abstract Message, Phunklarique-Dejonka, Audionova, Daniel August, Gus Gus and many more.
Thor owns and runs the Icelandic record labels Thule Records, Plast Trax, Uni:Form, Thule Tracks, Tissju, TMT-Entertainment, Æ Recordings, Dizorder Recordings & 66 Degrees Records. The labels were the first Icelandic labels ever to specialize in Electronic, Techno and House music. The label was a boost to the underground music scene is Iceland, helping bands and artists like Exos, Ruxpin, Sanasol,, Den Nard Husher, Yagya, Biogen, and electronic pop bands such as MúM, Trabant, Worm is Green, and Apparat Organ Quartet to take their first steps with their debut releases.
His most recent releases include a two EPs with the German label Connaisseur Recordings in a series called "Iceland Lost Tracks" and releases on Matt 'Radio Slave' Edwards new label The Double R, New York label Strobelight Networkand Crystal Structures Records.
Thor has done various shows (live or Dj) in around the world like USA, Germany, Spain, Norway, Denmark, France, Belgium, Russia and many more.
Pseudonyms of Thor include: Flow Machine, Thor S, Thor Inc, Thor HEFX, Sanasol, Justin Simmons, Ajax, Samuel L. Bronkowitz, Coctail Vomit, Zitron, Oz Artists, Ro-Th, 42 Cows in Town, Unslung Heroes, Underground Family, Electric Insect, Thor HF and more.
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