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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