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plasticefx

plasticefx can't wait for his baby's "All Saints' Day" party!

About Me

obedience to the law is freedom.i am down with post-minimal, microhouse, and dubstep vinyl sides.oh...and they call me "the cyclobenzaprine kid". look it up!<a

My Interests

music, vinyl, babies, modern design, drum machines, tight fashion, chocolate waffles, mimosas!oh and this.....guit pickin...

I'd like to meet:

Axel WillnerWolfgang Voigt

Music:

i love elegant, stylish, techno, ie microhouse, post-minimal (all the great stuff outta berlin) as well as the dope ass nastiness known as dubstep rollin' outta london now on tempa and hyperdub labels. that's tight! and my baby is the best, she's scored me the ian curtis joy division 4 cd box set (sweetASS!!) as well as the sonic youth "Goo" special edition 2 cd set. is she fab or what! and i've been diggin on the ostgut ton german microhouse and the field "from here we go sublime". some sexy ass joints for sure! and back in spring 2007, i was really diggin' on the re-release of ulrich schnauss' "far away trains passing by". it's actually a double cd that was originally released in 2001 and it's killer. no vox to speak of but great melodies/harmonies and production. fat beats too. if you dig cocteau twins/portishead/my bloody valentine/microhouse then you'll love this! also..that new junior boys joint. and lately i've been hitting a secret spot and scoring hella good old 80's vinyl albums and 12" jams. adam and the ants. thomas dolby. a flock of seagulls. the vapors. the jesus and mary chain. m/a/r/r/s. oh....and hitting 2live music in akron for the mos def and youngbloodz vinyl joints. keepin' it street, natch. and that raconteurs (the album totally kicks ass!! ) mayfield collision, new Liars, tv on the radio, new massive attack, art brut memories live, reigning sound, hope sandoval and the warm inventions, dot.remixes, art brut, interpol remixes, stiv bators on vinyl, jesus lizard, nitzer ebb, trans am, new pornagraphers, young jeezy, dfa 1979, ying yang twins, the 3 degrees, my dad is dead, mark stewart and the maffia, the pop group, caribou, the ponys, lcd soundsystem, iggy pop solo shit like the idiot, shudder to think cd single, cocteau twins blue bell knoll repeatedly, interpol - both albums (why are the opening tracks on both albums so amazing?), explosions in the sky, beatles on vinyl, geiger, low b-sides dvd, devo art films, plasticefx, stan getz, swayzac, sasha, gary numan, bruhaha, hyper, mad professor, scanner, bohren & der club of gore, erasure, bryan ferry, jimmy scott, richard kirk, felix da housecat, cheap trick, a flock of seagulls, cinderella, kill memory crash, david gahan, Aeris, british sea power, sigur ros, black rebel motorcycle club, ornette coleman, freq nasty, Low, grandmaster flash and the furious 5, the D.O.C., Avul, the melvins, the velvet underground, ian mcculloch, elastica, shudder to think, book of love, the doors, princess superstar, red house painters, miss kittin and the hacker, the germs, the god machine, kevin shields, frontline assembly, the feelies, coldcut, the vaselines, dat politics, midwest product, the ramones, air, bowie, mad professor, marilyn manson, iggy and the stooges, nin, placebo, ministry, portishead, massive attack, julee cruise, tricky, martina topley-bird, the rapture, the cure, echo and the bunnymen, plastikman, talk talk, new order, joy division, roy orbison, the jesus and mary chain, my life w/the thrill kill kult, jimi hendrix, nirvana, kitchens of distinction, robert johnson, son house, the white stripes, the strokes, duran duran, the hives, my bloody valentine, slowdive, brian eno, mudhoney, patsy cline, akufen, autechre, depeche mode, the network, flying saucer attack, johnny cash, hank williams, judas priest, iron maiden, outkast, eric b. and rakim, de la soul, the clash, the sex pistols, ride, lush, chapterhouse, fun boy three, the talking heads, tom tom club, legowelt, death in vegas, p.i.l., orgue electronique. schooly d. the crystal method. cabaret voltaire. the chemical brothers. the plump dj's. manic street preachers. leonard cohen. bob dylan. donovan. the kinks. the beatles. love and rockets. bauhaus. spiritualized. spacemen 3. the dead boys. killing joke. wire. fischerspooner. yeah yeah yeahs. 50 cent. peaches. cocteau twins. serge gainsboourg. electric 6. london suede. lou reed. todd rundgren. the hollies. the gap band. rick james. peter and gordon. miles davis. john coltrane. charlie parker. billie holiday. bessie smith. hole. meat beat manifesto. saint etienne. lionrock. blur. aphex twin. leadbelly. squarepusher. seefeel. yoko ono. guided by voices. mahler. dj icey. mozart. radiohead. beethoven. kraftwerk. prince.

Movies:

Haxon, Muhlholland Drive, In The Realms Of The Unreal: The Mystery Of Henry Darger. breaking the waves. funny games, blow up, rollerball. the andromedra strain. blue velvet. irreversible. fahrenheit 451. the great rock and roll swindle. cannibal holocaust. the house at the edge of the park. the wizard of oz. texas chainsaw massacre. amores perros. the sting. scarface. the piano teacher. annie hall. at close range. mystic river. lost in translation. the virgin suicides. last house on the left. goldfinger.

Television:

cannot get enough of "Swingtown". it's an amazingly sexy show that they'll probably cancel. also, i love watching shitty bands on fuse. further reinforces why i hate the bravery, panic at the disco, avenged sevenfold, linkin park, fall out boy, all that shite. totally pointless. also love peeping turner classic movies! and AMC. classic shit i can burn to dvd! and love twin peaks (first season mainly)! oh...and the soup. and cheaters. and subterranean late night sundays on MTV2. (usually sucks but some good music viddies slip thru the cracks ;-)

Books:

touching from a distance - deborah curtis

Heroes:

pete sweet, freddie midnite, and lazy daisy!

My Blog

djPlasticefx live @ the b-sides liquor lounge patio!

it's time to add some aural pyrotechnics to your july 4th 2008 weekend!i hope you can make it out on saturday, july 5th for what promises to be a stellar evening. djPlasticefx will be bringing the liv...
Posted by plasticefx on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:27:00 PST

djPlasticefx to open for critical darling the Field 6/3/08!

Expanding his growing list of support slots for hip, underground, and pitchforkmedia approved bands/artists, djPlasticefx has been added to the opening slot for the Field show at the grog shop in...
Posted by plasticefx on Wed, 14 May 2008 10:07:00 PST

djPlasticefx added to A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS gig - Valentines Day 08 @ the Beachland Tavern

that's right, music lovers. come out this Valentine's Day 2008 (thursday, feb. 14th) @ 10:00 pm at the Beachland Tavern in Cleveland, Ohio to see what all the hype is really about! This band is blowin...
Posted by plasticefx on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:38:00 PST

modernism and futurism meet in an astonishing musical achievement!

THE FIELD Sound Of LightHeartbeats International 2007   The Field Sound of Light EP [iTunes; 2008]Rating: 7.8 It'll set you back at least $150 to spend a night in Stockholm's Nordic Light ...
Posted by plasticefx on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:08:00 PST

You must go see this film this sat. nite at Cinematheque!

i highly recommend seeing this film, "Control" if you have the opportunity.  it was in cleveland for a hot minute (all of 5 days over the thanksgiving holiday) then was gone.   it's an ...
Posted by plasticefx on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 07:33:00 PST

what changes when you have a baby? what doesnt change? ;-)

1. You finally stop to smell the roses, because your baby is in your arms.2. Where you once believed you were fearless, you now find yourself afraid.3. The sacrifices you thought you made to have a ch...
Posted by plasticefx on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 08:35:00 PST

chan marshall update!

holy shit! hot as ever fo sho!New Music: Cat Power: "Song to Bobby" [MP3]Matador has posted the first new material from Cat Power's forthcoming covers record Jukebox, along with the final tracklistin...
Posted by plasticefx on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 10:54:00 PST

my philosophy on the future of music...to a T!

i've been telling my baby that all my future dj gigs will involve only my ipod and my technics 1200 turntable (necessitating, of course, all of my uber hip vinyl).  it's a curious mix but one that roc...
Posted by plasticefx on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 07:32:00 PST

text messages....

ever text someone out, and like, u know they received your text?  and the thing is you really need a response, yet they never even fuckin' respond?  cause they are like trying to prove a poi...
Posted by plasticefx on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 08:53:00 PST

Chan Marshall gets her sexy on with Interpol!

Psych!  if you're in the big apple and you're an Interpol fan then this is a no-brainer!  Plus ms. Cat Power is looking foxy these days!  Can she really be 35?  wow! Info courtesy ...
Posted by plasticefx on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 01:54:00 PST