P L A S T I K F U N K
Rafael Ximenez born in Madrid and Mikio from Tokyo are the DJ Team PLASTIK FUNK. Together the two DJs, who are now living in Duesseldorf, form an important part of worldwide nightlife. Gigs in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Miami, Hawaii, Belfast, London, Manchester, Zurich, Ibiza, Mallorca, Barcelona, Skopje, Moscow, Florianopolis, Prague, Vienna, Tokyo that are some of the places which they have already enchanted with their sound.
At the beginning of 2005 they had been travelling with the „Privilege
World Tour“ thru France, Czech Rep., Spain, Germany, USA, Russia, Ukraine and the UK spreading the spirit of the magic island of Ibiza throughout the world and also played the first german „Sensation White“ in the Gelsenkirchen Arena auf Schalke (with more than 15.000 visitors) as well as many european openair-festivals.
SPACE IBIZA
Plastik Funk played the Bacardi mainstage in front of a few thousand enthusiastic people. In May 2006 the two played at the biggest indoor dancefestival in Portugal called "Love2Dance" in Lisbon and had several appearances at the reborn Loveparade in Berlin and the Streetparade in Zurich.
The Summer of 2007 saw the guys playing regularly gigs for the legendary wednesdays dayparty „In Bed With Space“ at Space Ibiza as well as their appearances at the Bacardi B-Live event on the lovely island of Sylt. In the same year, Plastik Funk signed as artists on Germanyʻs leading dance -imprint „Ministry of Sound“, releasing their singles „Let
Me See Your Hands“, „Irresistible“, „Show me what you got“ and „Rise“ as well as many remixes for acts like Shaggy, Spektrum, Robyn and compilations like the famous „Clubbersguide Ibiza 2008“.
In April 2009 the first „Sessions Germany“ representing the unique sound of the duo has been released on MoS.
The typical Plastik Funk sound (a mixture between classic house and electro) has found many admirers and as a result, many artists wanted the duo to remix their tracks. Here are some of the latest records reedited by Plastik Funk:
+++REMIXES+++
DLG vs Giorgio Moroder - From here to eternity (Caus-N-ff-ct Rec., GER)
Deep Josh ft. Henrique Fernandes - Everybody's fu**** people (Apple Funk, ESP)
Paul Gardner - Come get my lovin' (Milk & Sugar Rec, GER)
The Beatthiefs - Dub be good (Oxyd Rec, ITA)
Morel's Groove - Let's Groove (Groove On, USA)
Richard Grey & Erick Morillo - Say the word (Subliminal, USA)
Turbopascal - The Underground (Plastic City, GER)
Shaggy ft. Gary "Nesta" Pine - Fly High (Ministry of Sound, GER)
Fred Falke & Morjac - When We're Together (Ministry of Sound, GER)
DJ Sign & Alexandra Prince - I Am Here For (Muschi Tunes, GER)
Guernica - Get On Down (Pacha Rec., ESP)
Hard Rock Sofa - Let Me Go (Sirup Music, SUI)
George Morel - What Ever You Want (Groove On, USA)
Phunk Investigation - Run Baby Run (Absolutely Rec., ITA)
Guernica vs Sungate - Stop It (Proton Rec, GER)
Laurent Wolf - No Stress (Ministry of Sound, GER)
Novy vs Eniac - Superstar (Kosmo / Ministry of Sound, GER)
Robert M - Can't Slow Down (Proton Rec., GER)
D.O.N.S. & DBN feat. Kadoc - The Nighttrain (Pacha Rec., ESP)
Sir Colin - Shake That Ass (Park in Place Music, SUI)
Dave Darell - Children (Pacha Rec., ESP)
Geo da Silva - I'll Do You Like A Truck (Ministry of Sound, GER)
Shaggy feat. Akon - What's Love (Ministry of Sound, GER)
Jean Claude Ades - I Begin To Wonder (Swings, GER)
Sandy Vee - Dirty Beats (Pacha Rec., ESP)
Voodoo & Serano - Kylar's Guitar (Ministry of Sound, GER)
Shaggy - Feel The Rush (M>1 Rec., GER)
Phunk Investigation - Crazy Diamonds (Absolutely Rec., ITA)
Robyn - Be Mine (Ministry of Sound, GER/UK)
Westbam & the Lovecommitee - Highway To Love (Ministry of Sound, GER)
Sugiurumn - Travelling (Pacha Records, ESP / Avex, JAP)
David Guetta - Delirious (Virgin, FRA)
ReFuge - So Real (Ministry of Sound, GER)
Big Bass feat. Michelle Narine - Do What You Do (Ministry of Sound, GER)
Westbam & the Lovecommittee - Love Is Everywhere (Ministry of Sound, GER)
Spektrum - Kinda New (Ministry of Sound, GER)
Dada ft. Sandy Rivera - Lollipop (Ministry of Sound, GER)
Mousse T. – Bounce (Peppermint Jam, GER)
Sunfreakz – Riding the waves (Alphabet City, GER)
Tom Novy – It’s my house (Kosmo, GER)
Milk & Sugar – Stay around (Milk&Sugar Rec, GER / AATW, UK / Subliminal, USA)
Paul Johnson – Just dance (Casa Rosso, GER)
Mochico aka Eddie Amador – Analog is dead (Mochico Primo, USA)
+++THE SUMMER RESIDENCIES+++
During the summer 2006, they hosted their very own night at Privilige Ibiza called „PlastikFunkTastik“ for three months with mainfloor host John Acquaviva and his guests. Apart of being residents at the worldʼs biggest club Privilege, Rafael and Mikio have been asked to be part of the Privilege World Tour again and so they once again started touring around the globe in the name of PRIVILEGE. As a big finale Rafael and Mikio were asked to play on the mainstage at the legendary SPACE Closing! The night before the closing, Bacardi invited the guys to play along with Pete Tong, Groove Armada and Molokoʼs Roisin Murphy for their secret VIP party at a finca in Ibiza.
In 2007, plans have been made again. The summer saw a cooperation of "PlastikFunkTastik" with the one and only wednesday mornings afterhour at SPACE, „In Bed With Space“.
In 2008 Rafael and Mikio were spreading their musical wings out of Ibiza (where they still play for „IBWS“ and also the El Divino tuesday „Salvacion“) to other hotspots such as Island Pag in Croatia, Antalya and Bodrum in Turkey, Mykonos in Greece, Costinesti in Romania or Ohrid in Macedonia. Even more residencies for summer 2009 have come along.
For this year gigs at Bora Bora, „Salvacion“ at El Divino and „Monday Calling“ at Space have already been set.
+++ RELEASES +++
• Plastik Funk Right for me E.P. (SurePlayer Blacklabel) Aug.03
• Plastik Funk San Francisco (SurePlayer Blacklabel) Jul.04
• Plastik Funk feat. Irma Derby All thru the night / w. DJ Prom Rmx (Effet Parallel) Apr.05
• Plastik Funk feat. Irma Derby Round and Round / w. Ian Carey Rmx (SurePlayer Rec.) Sep.05
• Plastik Funk presents DaBear Pump it up (Houseworks (Switzerland)/ Excess (France) / Concept (UK) / DKD Noy Rec. (Canada))
• Plastik Funk - No never (Casa Rosso)
• Plastik Funk presents MiRael - I feel it (Nine Records/USA)
• Plastik Funk - Everybody Dance Now (Tipsy Tunes/Germany)
• Plastik Funk pres. Whiteboy - Rock Bitch (Pacha Records/Spain)
• Plastik Funk presents MiRael Tell Me Why (Nine Records/USA)
• Plastik Funk feat. Dollarman - Let Me See Your Hands (Ministry of Sound)
• Plastik Funk - Irresistible (Ministry of Sound)
• Plastik Funk - Show Me What You Got (Ministry of Sound)
• Plastik Funk - Rise (Ministry of Sound)
+++ CDs +++
Snowzone Compilation (mixed by Plastik Funk)
2004
Sabato 21.11.09 PLAY THE MUSIC on Tour TRIESTE @ STABILIMENTO AUSONIA, Trieste INTERNATIONAL TALENT & DIFFERENT GROOVES presents PLAY THE MUSIC on Tour Trieste --- 21.11.09 special guest DAVE CLARKE - U.K. ABNORMAL BOYZ (Splitsound Rec.- International Talent) - NAPOLI ANTONIO PEPE (International Talent) - NAPOLI A-LEX & MATT KEYL (Different Grooves) - TRIESTE
23.00 – 00.30 Uhr - Mike Litt 00.30 – 02.30 Uhr - Santos 02.30 – 04.30 Uhr – Andre' Hommen 04.30 – Open End - Platinchoc
Jeweils am 2. Samstag im Monat findet die Neue House Party im Alten Wartesaal statt! Mike Litt der bekannte Journalist und DJ bei dem Kölner Radiosender 1Live gestaltet das musikalische Musikkonzept für das Publikum.
Its Finally Here,"Hypnotic Rhythm" The New Track from Kevin S. & Kobbe with a Vocal from mar-C is a haunting track with a grewling bass line that will hypnotise you and take total control over your moves on the dance floor
Remixes By: DJ Exodus & Matt Arnott, Ralph Berr, Rich Gior & Louis Aliberti
SUPPORTED BY: DJ CHUS, DJ VIBE,ROGER SANCHEZ, DJ BORIS,CARLOS MANACA, HUGO RIZZO, FRANK MAUREL, KEITH BLACKSTONE
Sabato 31.10.09 PLAY THE MUSIC ....CLUBCLASS .... TUSCANY .... 2ndAct*** @PRIME CLUB, Valdarno HARMONY FLORENCE presents PLAY THE MUSIC CLUB CLASS TUSCANY --- 31.10.09 HALLOWEEN EVENT special guest from Sino. Rec > TECHNASIA from PTM crew > ANTONIO PEPE from Prime RIKI M.A.R.E.K. meet TECHFLOOR ZENO VS LUCA MANNINI
New Release from Mija Recordings available now at BEATPORT...... Celtec Twinz - Sorbit Orbit EP (MIJA002)..... With Jamie Anderson & Psycatron Remixes....... Big support from Laurent Garnier, Christian Smith, Stephan Bodzin, Dave Seaman, Lee Burridge, DJ Hell, Wally Lopez, Alan Fitzpatrick, Slam, Alex Kenji, Nick Warren, D. Ramirez, Neil Quigley and many more.
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