Derek Plaslaiko Resident Advisor Podcast
12 August 2010
Few people in the United States would call it lucky to be born in the suburbs outside of Detroit, Michigan. But for Derek Plaslaiko’s musical education, it was a boon: with easy access to recordings of the Electrifying Mojo and the Wizard’s DJ sets, Plaslaiko learned from the Godfathers of Detroit techno. It’s served him well over the course of his DJ career, moving from opening slots at Midwestern raves to a coveted residency at New York City’s longest-running minimal techno party, the Bunker. This month, Plaslaiko takes over another job: He’ll be touring the United States (and Toronto) under the banner of Spectral Sound’s “Death Is Nothing to Fear” residency. February, March and April will see Plaslaiko bringing his set of driving minimal out of the Big Apple and into just about every corner of the country. His RA podcast is a good taste of what’s to come. Over the course of an hour-and-a-half, Plaslaiko moves from tool techno by the likes of Alland Byallo and Takuya Morita to more melodic fare like Tiefschwarz’s edit of Einzelkind’s ‘Spam Bot’ and Audion’s recent remix of Matt John’s ‘Olga Dancekowski’. It may take a bit to get started, but hold tight: you’re in for a treat.
