In 2016 Thomas Urv and Miss Mostly’s Norwegian techno imprint PLOINK dropped its "96-16" trilogy of releases, celebrating the brand’s 20-year anniversary.

“We started out as a techno club concept in rock/art/student venues in April 1996 following years of promoting parties in warehouses, old factories, as well as outside in the woods, mountains and fjord-islands around Bergen,” explains Thomas Urv. “Since then PLOINK has presented a long list of international artists to club nights around Norway to share the stage with upcoming local talent and in spring 2014 we evolved into a label. Our main goal, apart from having fun, is to push Norwegian techno talent abroad."

Following on from the first release that featured renowned Scandinavian artists such as Prins Thomas, Mental Overdrive, Urhaug, Nordenstam, Christian Tilt and Hutmacher, the label’s next outing, 96-16#2, sees five more members of the local scene make appearances.

First up, promising newcomer Saftronic drops the chuggy "Exit", incorporating soaring synths and spellbinding atmospherics, before PLOINK founder Thomas Urv, who’s also preparing the label’s debut album, delivers a dense low-end and infectious whirrs in "Set Lucky".
Known for his longstanding contribution to ambient and techno with releases on Beatservice, Club Craft, Berserk Fabric, Diametric and Silent Season, renowned Norwegian producer Mind Over MIDI crafts intricate arpeggios and echoing effects in the arctic inspired "Ice Plains".
Releasing on PLOINK before, KSMISK, who are also known as Trulz & Robin, conjure up a sinister production named "Yme" that features dusky aesthetics and twisted nuances, until Argentinian born CementO
concludes the package with the undulating "Nordisk Skjønnhet".