VA - Plastic Compilation Vol. 1+6 [1997-2002] (6 x CDs)

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VA - Plastic Compilation Vol. 1+6 [1997-2002] (6 x CDs)

The Plastic Compilation series released by Nettwerk America between 1997 and 2002, is a six-volume snapshot of late-’90s and early-2000s electronic music culture, curated with club precision and a crate-digger’s ear. Each CD blends progressive house, trance, big beat, and electro, often featuring extended mixes and rare remixes that were hard to find outside of vinyl or promo pools.

Volume 01 (1997) set the tone with tracks like Underworld’s “Pearl’s Girl,” Rabbit in the Moon’s remix of Sarah McLachlan’s “Possession,” and The Chemical Brothers’ “Loops of Fury.” These weren’t just album cuts, they were full-length club edits, often running 7-10 minutes, mastered for dancefloor fidelity. The series continued with Volume 02, expanding into deeper trance and breakbeat territory, and by Volume 03, includes artists like BT, Sasha, and The Crystal Method were anchoring the tracklists. Volume 04 (2001) and Volume 05 leaned into melodic trance and vocal-driven remixes, while the lesser-known Volume 06 featured standout cuts like Gabriel & Dresden’s mix of “Mindcircus” and Röyksopp’s remix of Felix Da Housecat’s “What Does It Feel Like?”

Each volume was compiled by George Maniatis, with mastering by Craig Waddell and design by John Rummen, giving the series a consistent visual and sonic identity. The packaging leaned minimalist, clean typography, abstract imagery, but the content was anything but. 

What makes the Plastic series special is its balance, it captured the underground pulse while remaining accessible, offering full-length versions that DJs and fans alike could appreciate. It’s a time capsule of a pre-streaming era when CD compilations were curated with care, and remix culture was thriving. For collectors, it’s worth having all six volumes, not just for the music, but for the sequencing, mastering, and the snapshot it offers of a scene in motion. (B)

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Track lists

Volume 1

01 Underworld - Pearl's Girl 9:36

02 Sarah McLachlan - Possession (Rabbit in The Moon Mix) 5:52

03 Chemical Brothers - Loops of Fury 4:41

04 Propellerheads - Take California (Long One) 7:46

05 Meat Beat Manifesto - She's Unreal (Alternate Mix 3) 6:32

06 Sully - Anotherd (The Controlbox Mix) 6:18

07 Crystal Method - More 5:59

08 God Within - Raincry (Submerged) 9:48

09 Sarah McLachlan - Fear (Lunasol Remix) 6:40

10 Garbage - Queer (Hefty Bagmix) 9:10

Volume 2

01 Crystal Method - Comin' Back (The Light's Southern Grit mix) 8:49

02 Delerium - Silence (Sanctuary mix) 8:05

03 William Orbit - Water From a Vine Leaf (Xylem Flow mix) 6:31

04 Wildchild - Renegade Master (Fatboy Slim Old Skool mix) 3:50

05 Sarah McLachlan - Sweet Surrender (Roni Size mix V2) 4:00

06 Cornershop - Brimful of Asha (Norman Cook original full-length remix) 7:36

07 Freestylers feat. Tenor Fly - B-Boy Stance (Freestylers Revenge mix) 6:50

08 Überzone - The Freaks 6:47

09 2 Phat C***s - Ride 8:40

10 Autour de Lucie - Sur Tes Pas (Corny Dream mix) 5:00

11 Spiritualized - I Think I'm in Love (The Chemical Brothers remix) 7:42

Volume 3

01 Sarah McLachlan - I Love You (BT mix) 9:02

02 Sasha - Xpander 3:51

03 Delerium - Heaven's Earth (Matt Darey remix) 8:17

04 Filter - Take a Picture (Hybrid mix) 8:06

05 BT - Dreaming (Tiësto mix) 7:21

06 Moby - Bodyrock (Hybrid's Bodyshock remix) 7:42

07 Povi - Dragonflies (Überzone's Strapped to Your Bed mix) 4:09

08 Moloko - Sing it Back (Tee's radio mix) 3:27

09 Chemical Brothers - Under the Influence 4:16

10 Beth Orton - Central Reservation (Ibadan Spiritual Life radio edit) 4:02

Volume 4

01 BT feat. M. Doughty - Never Gonna Come Back Down (Hybrid's Breaktek mix) 7:47

02 Sasha & Emerson - Scorchio (Full Length version) 9:31

03 Trisco - Musak (Wonderland Ave. remix) 6:47

04 Chemical Brothers - Out of Control (Sasha remix) 7:19

05 Scanty Sandwich - Because of You 2:58

06 Brother Brown - Under the Water (Faithless remix) 8:49

07 Art of Trance feat. Caroline Lavelle - Breathe (Cygnus X remix) 5:53

08 Paul van Dyk - Tell Me Why (The Riddle) (PVD remix) 8:00

09 Azzido da Bass - Dooms Night (Timo Maas remix) 3:45

10 Moby - Porcelain (Clubbed to Death Variation Rob Dougan mix) 6:40

Volume 5

01 Hybrid - Finished Symphony 5:52

02 Sarah McLachlan - Sweet Surrender (DJ Tiësto Mix) 3:50

03 Way Out West - Mindcircus (Dance Mix) 7:05

04 Maurice - Feline (Original Union Radio Edit) 3:20

05 Fatboy Slim - Star 69 5:43

06 Lo-Fidelity Allstars - The All The All 5:44

07 Utah Saints - Lost Vagueness (Oliver Lieb Mix) 5:23

08 DJ Tiësto - Flight 643 (Original Mix) 4:51

09 Jan Johnston - Flesh (DJ Tiësto Mix) 5:55

10 BT - Shame (Way Out West Mix) 5:35

11 Dusted - Always Remember to Respect and Honour Your Mother Part One (Euphoric Mix) 4:44

12 Conjure One - Redemption (Max Graham's Dead Sea Mix) 6:09

13 Delerium - Innocente (Deep Dish Gladiator Remix) 6:09

14 St. Germain - Sure Thing (Edit) 3:31

Volume 6

01 Way Out West - Mindcircus (Gabriel & Dresden mix Plastic edit) 4:53

02 Timo Maas - To Get Down (main mix) 5:10

03 Ils - 6th Space (Next Level) 5:41

04 Fatboy Slim - Drop the Hate (Santos Napalm reprise) 7:27

05 ??? - Resurrection (original mix) 7:54

06 Andy Hunter° - Amazing 5:18

07 Raven Maize - The Real Life (original 12" mix) 6:00

08 Luke Slater - Nothing at All (King Unique's Chocolate Orange) 7:38

09 Evolution - Walking on Fire (Bedrock vocal mix) 6:25

10 Tiësto - In My Memory (Gabriel & Dresden Elephant Memory vocal mix) 8:24

11 Felix da Housecat - What Does it Feel Like? (Röyksopp Return to the Sun mix) 6:41

12 Chemical Brothers - Star Guitar (Peter Heller mix) 8:15

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