P-Vans - Black Sheep EP

Release date set for 14/11/08 this will be a beatport exclusive for the first 6 months 
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All tracks written by: Phil Van der Reyden 
mastered at Transition Mastering Studios 
© 2008 Bassweight Recordings

tracklisting

a. Black sheep 
b. V Dub 
c. Weta cave 
d. Panic attack VIP 
e. Weight Break 
f. Searching for sun 

P-Vans debut Black Sheep EP is being released this Friday on Wellingtons premiere Dubstep & Electronica label Bassweight Recordings. The initial release is available exclusively on www.beatport.com for the first 6 months then is distributed to all the wider online music stores including digital tunes, juno download and I tunes. There will also be a follow up CD album hitting the stores next year which will include brand new exclusive P-Vans tracks and remixes by other local NZ Dubstep artists.

The Black Sheep EP is a compilation of tunes that have been tested on dubplate for the last 2 years and featured in almost every P-Vans DJ set around the country. The overall vibe of this EP is a blend of dark and haunting moods, atmospheric and quirky orchestral vibes, to laid back summer dub bass. The EP has received DJ support from many of NZ's finest dubstep DJ's including Jason Hawson, Frosty Boy, L Que, J Red, Oogun, Evil and Undertow and has received radio play from Radioactive 89fm, RDU and George FM. The EP is packed with dance floor fillers including the massive "Black Sheep" which has been called for rewind in almost every P-Vans set. Tunes such as V Dub and Weta Cave bring the highly swung atmospheric 2-step rhythms and deep bass instrumentation while Weight Break delivers a Phat punchy rolling break-beat monster for the peak time dance floors. 

The Black Sheep name and cover artwork has many sub surface metaphors. "Although we have been burnt in some way or another we still stand tall and never give up" - P-Vans. photographed by Wellington photographer Paul Redican and chosen by P-Vans himself this dark and moody image gives a visual interpretation of the vibe of the Black Sheep EP. Mastered at Transition studios in South London these tracks shine with crisp warm sound with earthquake worthy sub bass guaranteed to test any gigantic rig.

Over the last 4 years P-Vans has grafted away at his own unique sound and has played a major part in shaping the Dubstep sound in NZ along with his crew Strictly138 and other NZ crews and DJ's: Subtle Sound system, Frosty Boy and Dubstep Alliance.

Shouts: my girl Rachel, my family and freinds, Kaps, Thief, Steppa D, Oogun, Frosty Boy, Undertow, Jason Hawson, Ill Figa, L Que and J Red, Ekim, J Kon, Excelle, Josie B, Double Negative, FreQ Nasty, Tayo, Zed Bias, Aquatic Lab, Moggey, Sandwiches, Optimus Gryme, Olly @ Bassweight recs and all the Wellington Massive for coming to our gigs and supporting original NZ music.

Plastician at Garden Club

PLASTICIAN UK

Saturday 13th December

Garden Club

13b Dixon st Wellington CBD

presales $20 available from Samurai Store, Realgroovy & Cosmic Corner from 6th Nov. More on door

Plastician started DJing with UK Garage aged 16, has since played on London pirate stations 2G FM and Delight FM and on Rinse Fm in 2004 . He taught himself production aged 18. His track 'Venom' was his first release on the Slimzos label in early 2002. Releases followed on labels such as Contagious, Road and Soulja in the same year, with tunes "Hard Graft" and "Pump Up The Jam" making no. 1 on the 1Xtra Garage chart. Aged 20, he started label Terrorhythm Recordings and established his name as key producer on the grime scene working with MC's Skepta and JME to name a few. In 2004, he toured the USA with Aphex Twin's Rephlex label and featured on Rephlex's 'Grime' album.

Plastician Currently DJs at club nights in the UK including FWD, DMZ and Fabric in London and has toured all over Europe, Japan and USA. His track titled "Cha" featured on the legendary 2006 Mary-Anne Hobbs - Warrior Dubz compilation.

Recently Plastician remixed M.I.A's URAQT track for XL recordings, Alter Ego's "Rocker" and The Black Ghosts "Some Way Through This" collaborating with Dubstep legend Skream. This year Plastician has released a full length album titled “Beg to Differ” on his own established label Terrorhythm recordings and was chosen to mix the massive Rinse vol. 06 compilation.

Plastician's forward thinking beats and warped deep bass productions have received massive DJ support from the biggest names in the scene including Skream, Hatcha, Benga, N-type, Zed Bias and DJ Chef. On the ones and two's Plastician is a serious bad boy dropping 3 deck mixes on Rinse FM with live sets packed with fresh explosive tunes bridging the gap between Dubstep and Grime. With heavyweight sound system inside Garden Club and local crew Strictly138 & DJ Excelle in support, this will be one of the biggest Dubstep events Wellington has seen this year.