Plasticman

Chris Reed (born 30 October 1982), also known as Plastician (formerly Plasticman), is an electronic musician associated with the grime and dubstep music genres from Thornton Heath in the London Borough of Croydon. He began playing UK Garage records in 2000, playing early shows in the local area of Croydon. Reed began to take interest in the darker side of the sound, specialising in sets featuring tracks from the likes of Wookie, Zed Bias, El-B, Groove Chronicles, Steve Gurley and working alongside MC's Tricks & Spellz as part of the "Fearless Crew". They held radio slots on South London's inconsistent pirate station "Desire FM" before moving to 2GFM before the split of Fearless Crew in 2002. It was then that Reed was to begin using the name Plasticman for future works, which he later changed to Plastician due to the similarity to Canadian-British techno artist Richie Hawtin's "Plastikman".
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==Links to Peel==
Peel first started playing Plasticman's material in April 2004 and would play further tracks from the artist later on in the year. He also recommended his single, The Search, as one of his recommended singles for August 2004 (Peel's Record Box). 
==Festive Fifty Entries==
*2004 Festive Fifty: Cha #42
==Shows Played==
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*13 April 2004: 'Death By Stereo (LP-Rephlex Presents: Grime)' (Rephlex)
*28 April 2004: Camel Ride (Various LP - Grime) Rephlex
*12 May 2004: Camel Ride (Various LP - Grime) Rephlex
*18 May 2004: 'Death By Stereo' (LP- Grime) - (Rephlex)
*29 May 2004 (BBC World Service): Industrial Graft
*29 July 2004: 'Cha (12 inch)' (Terrorhythm Recordings)
*04 August 2004: Cha (12") Terrorhythm Recordings
*11 August 2004: The Search (12") Terrorhythm
*02 September 2004: Cha (12") Terrorhythm Recordings
*September 2004 (FSK): Cha (12" - Cha EP) Terrorhythm
*28 December 2004 (Rob Da Bank): 'Cha (12 inch)' (Terrorhythm Recordings) FF #42 (RDB: 'I'm sure Hermeet is rubbing his hands with glee that grime made it into the Festive Fifty this year.')
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
Category:Artists