Plastic Dreams

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"Plastic Dreams"
Plastic Dreams.jpg
Single by Jaydee
B-side "Remix"
Released1992 / 1993
Recorded1992
Genre
Length3:05
Label R&S Records, SPV, Scorpio Music, Epic, Scorpio, Spinnin'
Songwriter(s) Robin Albers & DJ Jaydee
Producer(s) Robin Albers & DJ Jaydee
Jaydee singles chronology
"Plastic Dreams"
(1992)		"Music Is So Special"
(1994)
Music video
"Plastic Dreams" on YouTube

"Plastic Dreams" is the debut single by producers Jaydee, initially released on R&S Records in 1992.[ citation needed ] It was successful in European countries and also achieved success in the US, where it topped the Billboard charts in two different categories. American music critic Robert Christgau named it the best single of 1993 in his year-end list for the Pazz & Jop critics poll. [6]

Contents

Composition and release

The song, an instrumental, features a prominent Hammond organ style synthesizer melody played in a jazzy, improvised manner. With some versions around ten minutes long, the song is known for giving dancers a good aerobic exercise workout.

In 1993, "Plastic Dreams" hit number-one on the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. The song continues to be remixed and re-released today by many artists, such as David Morales, mostly on unsolicited white labels. The track has made the British charts on more than one occasion, first in September 1997 when it reached number 18 and again in January 2004 when it reached number 35. In 1993, Epic Records (owned by Sony Music Entertainment) featured the song on the first edition of the compilation Welcome to the Future. Shortly after, Epic Records negotiated the acquisition of most rights associated with the song.

Critical reception

Ian Dinsmor from AllMusic said, "Considered an undying anthem within club culture, "Plastic Dreams" never fails to bring smiles and yells from dancefloor revelers. Recognizable immediately by its droning synth and rolling organ riffs, this track has become a classic late night staple at inner city clubs." [7] Larry Flick from Billboard commented, "Robin Albers, the act's mastermind, cooks an appetizing stew of chunky tribal beats and free-form trance keyboard noodling. The track gets its edge from an aftertaste of subtle techno spice." [8] British magazine Mixmag ranked it number 15 in its "100 Greatest Dance Singles Of All Time" list in 1996. [9] Charlie Hall from Music Week's RM Dance Update commented, "More than 10 minutes of pure trancey groove. This is the first classic of '93, the most sexy bass and organ riffs strolling along — totally funky and chilled without losing any momentum or getting ambient. It builds and teases but never loses the groove." [10] A reviewer from The Network Forty deemed it "a fierce trance track with very sparse vocals..." [11]

Sherman at the Controls from NME noted, "A cavernous, hollow sound reverberates as a piping Doors-style organ skips in an out for over ten minutes iourneying ever deeper, ever darker. Quite an incredible fusion and Vibes SOTW. Number Two." [12] James Hunter from Vibe wrote that the track "is a rave instrumental to compete with Herbie Hancock's "Rockit". The Jaydee touch—earthy in the keyboard melody, unstoppable and space-bound in the wave after wave of rhythm tracks—is warm, brave. Both "Trance" and "Tribal" mixes excel." [13] American music critic Robert Christgau for The Village Voice named it the best single of 1993 in his year-end list for the Pazz & Jop critics poll. [14]

Impact and legacy

American DJ, DJ Camacho, named "Plastic Dreams" one of his favourites in 1995, saying, "This has been out four or five years and it's still being played. It's guaranteed to get everyone on the floor, no matter what crowd you are playing to. It's another one of my favourite mixing records. I always carry this with me. I play soulful so I balance out the music with something else. This is a great techno record than can be played pitched down to minus 2 and then it just takes you on a trip. It's the only techno track that made it back here and it got picked up by Epic." [15]

In 1996, English musician, DJ, and record producer Norman Cook also named it one of his favourites, adding, "The ultimate E-head record. Three records turned me on to house: this one, 'I'll Be Your Friend' by Robert Owens and 'A Deeper Love' by Clivilles & Cole." [16] In 1997, American songwriter, record producer, DJ and singer Robert Owens picked the song as one of his all-time top-10 tracks. He explained, "This is hypnotic and sure to get the floor going every time. It came out around 1993. It's one of those slow, building kind of records that will always be around. A classic ahead of its time. It's something l've never taken out of my box." [17]

Versions

Charts

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