Rhythm Plate
Rhythm Plate | |
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| Also known as | Rhythm Plate |
| Origin | Matlock, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Genres | House Dance Nu-disco Electronica |
| Occupation(s) | Producer Remixer |
| Instruments | Synthesizer - Sampler - Drum machine - Bass guitar - Electric guitar - Vocals |
| Years active | 1998 to Present |
| Labels | Lost My Dog Records Pressed For Time Winding Road Records DiY Discs Mantis Recordings No Shame Records |
| Members | Matt Rhythm Ant Plate |
| Website | https://soundcloud.com/rhythmplate |
Formed in 1995 Rhythm Plate are predominantly a deep house production duo who are Matlock's 6th largest musical export, well behind Karma Kid, Ben Ottewell (Gomez), Sam Genders (Tunng/Diagrams), Please Y'Self, Patawawa and local pub band, Apocalypse Meow. They consist of Matt 'Rhythm' and Ant 'Plate' and regularly DJ mainly across the UK (Egg, Fabric) but also Europe (SONAR 2009 & 2010, Cork, Montpellier) and around the world (San Francisco, Auckland, Brisbane, Thailand). In 2012 they played their first live gig at Fabric using extensive outboard gear; including a Roland Juno 60, a Minimoog Model D, a Korg DW-8000, various effects and mixers and three Yamaha samplers. In 2013 Rhythm Plate started a new 'vinyl only' Record label called Pressed For Time Records which, despite its lack of paid publicity/PR machine interest, each of the releases have been well received by the deep/tech house community of DJs.
Rhythm Plate released their first ever studio album "Off The Charts" to critical acclaim in September 2013. This saw them collaborate with several vocalists including Frank H Carter III, Clive Astin, Colin Mutchler, Mykle Anthony (14 Karat Soul), Lorna Bean (Sean Bean) and actor Johnny Ray Gill, as well working with as notable musicians, Matt Chandler (Jazz Guitar), Gary Reader (Saxophone) and Richard Heacock (Strings).
They have written incidental music that has been featured on several UK and US television shows, most notably CSI: Miami. They have also remixed other artists including Mark Ronson, The Frames, Amp Fiddler, Martin Iveson, Inland Knights and had tracks featured on music compilations released by Renaissance (club), Global Underground and Hed Kandi amongst others.
Notable Studio Equipment
- ARP 2600
- Boss DR-550 MkII
- Boss DR-660
- Cheetah MQ8
- Fender Rhodes MkII
- Kawai K-4r
- Korg DW-8000
- Korg DS-8
- Korg Poly 61m
- Minimoog Model D
- Roland Jupiter 6
- Roland Juno 60
- Roland JV-1080
- Roland TR-909
- Sequential Circuits Prophet 5
- Yamaha A3000
- Yamaha A5000 (x3)
- Yamaha DD-12 (circuit bent)
- Yamaha CS-6r
- Yamaha N12
- Yamaha NS-10
- Yamaha SY-22
- Yamaha SY-77
Discography
| Year | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Off The Charts'" | Lost My Dog Records |
Singles/EP's
| Year | Song | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | "Masters At Wirksworth EP" | DiY Discs |
| 1999 | "Prospect Drive" | Mantis Recordings |
| 2000 | "Breathe (Again)" Where's Miami EP | No Shame/Mantis Recordings |
| 2002 | "New Jack Infection EP" | Bluem Recordings |
| 2002 | "Neutral Solutions EP" | Procreation |
| 2002 | "Lean" | Mantis Recordings |
| 2003 | "Flames High" | Roam Records |
| 2003 | "Divine Strategies EP" | Losonofono |
| 2004 | "Straight Outta Cromford EP" | DiY Discs |
| 2005 | "Bless" | Losonofono |
| 2005 | "You Couldn't EP" | Flat & Round Records |
| 2006 | "ABCDE EP" | Winding Road Records |
| 2007 | "Robbin' Hudd" | Hudd Traxx |
| 2007 | "Music From Our Souls EP" | Winding Road Records |
| 2009 | "Dirty" | Kolour Recordings |
| 2013 | "Lean" | Pressed For Time Records |
| 2013 | "Owl House You EP" | Pressed For Time Records |
| 2013 | "Re-Masters At Wirksworth EP" | Pressed For Time Records |
| 2014 | "Casual Relief EP" | Pressed For Time Records |
| 2015 | "No More (feat. Sarah Jay)" | Pressed For Time Records |
Notable Remixes
| Year | Artist | Song | Remix Name | Label |
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| 1998 | AtJazz | Wind & Sea | "Rhythm Plate's Windy Sea" | DiY Discs |
| 2002 | Inland Knights | 17 Days | "Rhythm Plate's Heading Home" | Procreation |
| 2010 | Mark Ronson | Somebody To Love Me | "Rhythm Plate's Jack Mix '87" | Colombia |
| 2010 | Mark Ronson | Bang Bang Bang | "Rhythm Plate's Bangin' Disco Edit" | Colombia |
| 2010 | Mark Ronson | Bang Bang Bang | "Rhythm Plate's Dub Plate" | Colombia |
| 2011 | The Frames | Rise | "Rhythm Plate's Hi-Rise Reconstruction" | Anti- |
| 2011 | Experimental Products | Glowing In The Dark | "Rhythm Plate's Ready Brek Re-wire" | Short Circuit Records |
External links
- Rhythm Plate on SoundCloud
- Rhythm Plate on Facebook
- Rhythm Plate discography at Discogs
- Rhythm Plate discography at MusicBrainz
- Fabric interview with Rhythm Plate
