PLASMA - INPERIMENTAL LP
Electronic music thrives on cycles — not just the four-to-the-floor kind, but cycles of resurgence, reinvention, and rediscovery. Few embody this more than PLASMA, the Lithuanian electronic duo of Saidas Blistrabas and Darius Vaičiulis, whose roots stretch back to the 1990s rave underground. Now, after a decades-long hiatus, the duo return with “Inperimental”, a sweeping new double LP out July 10, 2025, delivering a potent blend of warehouse techno, groovy house, and meditative ambient — all born from nocturnal jam sessions between Vilnius and Chicago.
This nine-track collection is more than a comeback — it’s a reclamation of identity and a celebration of the tools that shaped their original sound, now filtered through a modern lens. Crafted with vintage synths, modular gear, and modern plug-in precision, “Inperimental” lives up to its title: a fearless experiment that plays with form, texture, and memory.
Opening with “Alpine Mindbloom,” the LP sets a contemplative tone. It's progressive house at 130 BPM, with melancholic pads billowing over a slick, grooving rhythm. You can almost hear the Baltic twilight in its shimmering haze — a perfect blend of introspection and propulsion. This seamless duality persists throughout the album: “Inperimental” is built as much for solitary headphone listens as it is for club peak hours.
Then comes “Rubber Duck,” a tongue-in-cheek tech house bouncer with a groovy acid-bass swing and cheeky synth riffs. It feels like a knowing wink to their early rave roots, repurposed for the modern dance floor. PLASMA’s ability to balance playfulness and electric sophistication is on full display here — it’s lighthearted but never disposable.
“Discovery (VNL Edit)” brings deeper hues into the mix — house-inflected, introspective, and subtly euphoric. With its 132 BPM pacing and emotive synth leads, it speaks to the duo’s maturing sensibilities, merging the optimism of their early work with a more seasoned control of dynamics and tone.
The journey then plunges into the shadows with “Ventilator” and “Probe,” both occupying the darker corridors of techno. “Ventilator” delivers a hypnotic electro pulse, while “Probe” leans into dream-tinged repetition with a propulsive 135 BPM momentum. These tracks conjure the warehouse atmospheres of yesteryear while injecting a cosmic scope that feels entirely modern.
That cosmic energy bursts into full bloom with “Plastic Ping,” a euphoric slice of uplifting trance that recalls peak moments of late-’90s energy, complete with pulsating stabs and peak-time vitality. It’s here the album truly lifts off, achieving escape velocity into pure dancefloor bliss.
But “Plastic Ping” doesn’t stay in orbit for long — it regrounds itself with “I Like Snow,” a moody yet saucy house track that glows with quiet determination. One of our favorites up next, “DNA”, comes in hot and spicy via interstellar atmospheres that take you through the cosmos with a deep house groove embedded deep within; this beauty brings the LP’s emotional arc into sharper focus. There's nostalgia here, yes — but it's repurposed, not relived.
Closing track “Ocealux” is a soft landing — a dreamy glide through ambient-tinged house, airy and warm like the final thoughts of a long night. It’s the perfect endpoint to this trans-Atlantic diary of sound — a reminder of the spaces PLASMA once occupied and the futures they continue to imagine.
With “Inperimental”, PLASMA doesn’t just revisit their past — they remix it, using tools both old and new to craft an album that’s timeless in emotion but modern in execution. What began as night jams between two cities across the ocean has become something truly unified: a vibrant document of reconnection, built from analog grit, digital clarity, and the enduring pulse of underground spirit.
Welcome back, PLASMA.
