A clinic in minimal from the elusive Acting Press boss.
Why do certain sounds cultivate a cult following? Often, it’s because they resist easy consumption. PLO Man and his imprint Acting Press embody this. Searching for the Berlin-based DJ, you won’t find much online or in conventional PR. What you will find is a catalogue with tape hiss charm, a spiritual successor to Basic Channel, but lighter and scuzzier. Founded in 2015, Acting Press now symbolizes a modern minimal strain that’s analogue, spacious, and opaque. PLO Man’s output is sparse by design. This week, he joins the RA Podcast with a near two-hour mix and a one-answer Q&A that reveals little. RA.988 unfolds into a spectrum of minimal, dub, and deep techno, blending familiar names with outliers like Gregory Isaacs. PLO Man’s style is patient, looping, and stubbornly non-pleasing—like the best of his forebears, it takes time to settle in.
