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Released: Jan 1, 2010

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Jukebox
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Genre: Alternative / Indie / Rock
Location Cape Town, Un
Profile Views: 32194
Last Login: 8/22/2011
Member Since 6/20/2007
Website www.theplasticsband.com
Record Label Unsigned
Type of Label Unsigned
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In sound, The Plastics pay homage to retro-rock and classic pop imagery. The Plastics are a live performance orientated band and have already performed with the majority of South Africa's most sought after musical acts. In their first year on the local music scene, The Plastics claimed 1st prize at The Redbull Radar competition at Rocking the Daisies in 2008 and were finalists in 'The Road to V-Fest' competition for the best unsigned band in SA. More About The Band The Plastics started in late 2007 when the Righini brothers decided to expand their old punk band HOAX, and reform it with a fresh take on music. Having been constricted for too long by boundaries and bursting with new ideas that wouldn't fit into any mould, they set about creating The Plastics. Soon after they started this endeavour, classically trained guitarist Karl Rohloff joined the band on bass and Arjuna Kohlstock on lead guitar to create the retro blend of bluesy indie, disco-punk sound that is known as The Plastics today. They released their first self-titled EP, The Plastics, in 2007 and a second EP, called Kiss The Plastics, in 2008 by way of mass production and distributed a 1000 copies of each release for free. Media "The Plastics have that infectious indie attitude down. Their songs engage you through a blend of interesting dynamics, cheeky lyrics and exuberant energy. They are generating great momentum, expect a big impact." Tristan Hortan, Music/Band Producer The Plastics have been featured in most major publications across South Africa including Cape Times, Marie Claire Magazine (8 page Fashion Spread), One Small Seed magazine, Weekend Argus, Muse magazine, Cosmopolitan and The Tonight from the Cape Argus, The Star, etc to mention only a few. They have released two music videos for their songs 'Tiny Islands' and 'Dirty Dancing' and have been featured on ETV's Showbiz Report,SABC 2's Sportsnite and MTV Bass. They were featured on the May 2010 cover of Your LMG as well as ELLE Magazine May 2010 issue as one of SA's hottest new acts as selected by established musicians. SHARK The Plastics have been given a recording sponsorship with Sound and Motion Studios and started off 2010 by writing new material and exploring new sonic landscapes for their highly anticipated debut album. The album is the biggest project the band had ever embarked upon and because of this, they have enlisted the services of internationally acclaimed music producer, Gordon Raphael. In January 2010 The Plastics flew in Raphael from Berlin. Raphael, best known for his work with The Strokes - producing their first two albums "Is This It" (which was voted best album of the decade by NME in England, and number 2 best of the decade in USA by Rolling Stone) and Room On Fire, produced and recorded with the band during January at Sound and Motion. The album, entitled SHARK, was released on the 31st of July 2010 at The Assembly in Cape Town and since then it has received acclaim and praise from music critics in countless reviews and media features. The first single from the album, Caves, was sent out to radio stations nationwide early July and has started to receive extensive campus radio airplay as well as being play listed on many commercial radio stations countrywide. The Plastics will be touring all over SA in the next few months to launch SHARK nationwide. SHARK Press Quotes: "I'd call it slightly wistful, quirky indie rock... You'll find the cool kids nodding their heads to it, while secretly wishing they could actually just break out and dance without losing their street cred..." – Donnay Torr, Heat Magazine "The Plastics' latest album showcases an up tempo and polished British indie sound, with some intensely catchy lyrics that will be swimming around your head days later and beats that beg you to dance with them. SHARK immediately captures the listener's attention and refuses to loosen the grip."– Ruth Cooper, BizLounge "Music lovers take note: The Plastics breathes new life into the South African music scene. Their debut album, SHARK, boasts some fantastic songs that perfectly show off the vocal skill of front man, Pascal Righini. This up and coming band has a distinctly international flavour to their sound that may translate well to a global audience, but through it all they still manage to maintain a proudly South African identity. This is certainly one band to keep both your eyes on." - Jody Nel, Beeld "Their danceable retro rock ditties may skirt around the best off kilter bits of Arctic Monkeys or Blur, but it's the Mother City four-piece's nuanced Brit-popped balladry that strikes the requisite emotional chord. The Plastics' infatuation with good old fashioned melody is what sets their romantically literate snapshots of dysfunctional boy/girl relationships apart from the comfortably dumb cynicism of the tragically hip-shaking, skinny jeaned indie rock jet set." – Miles Keylock, Music Editor of Channel 24, Speakerbox, Obrigado, GQ "The Plastics have achieved with their debut album what few other South African bands have managed: a bold, confident and upbeat indie masterpiece." – Andrew Morgan, Sixlove The Plastics. Say, "thuh plas-tiks". Collective jams, sleazy sweet mumbles. Put it in, turn it on, turn it up, turn it up,switch tracks. You like...you want more. Dance like you feel it. Stand back, look out. Look through the haze,crazy days keep it laid Back track to how it all began, sing the songs they sang. You want it, you want it now, you want it. Falsetto sounds from Cape Town, listen close with your clothes off.
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