Plastica

PLASTICA - "UNDER THE NEON LIGHTS"



PLASTICA - " THE LISBON BOYS "



PLASTICA - "MEMORY LANE"



PLASTICA - "UNITED LONELY PEOPLE"



PLASTICA - "BUGS AND ASTRONAUTS"



PLASTICA - "AROUND"



PLASTICA - "BABY GASOLINE



- “Baby Gasoline” was the song that revealed Plastica to the Portuguese mainstream musical industry. It was selected to be the single for the Optimus 2000 project; “Baby Gasoline” reached 1 at the tops and was the most played song of the year on the Portuguese airplay charts.
- 2000 - Plastica were chosen to be the special opening act for bands like: Oasis, James and The Cranberries at the Sony Plaza and the Atlantic Pavillion.



- The highlight in 2001 happened on the main stage from “Vilar de Mouros Summer Festival” where the band played side by side with Alanis Morrissette and Sonic Youth.



- Plastica signs a record deal for 4 albums with the Portuguese major label, EMI Records.



- The band records their debut album dor EMI - “Pop Songs & Rock People” produced by Rick Peet who had previously worked with bands such as Muse, Charlatans and Six by Seven.



- At the end of 2001, the band was invited to be the special guest opening act at the Lisbon Coliseum and Porto Coliseum for James on their last world tour.



- “Sleep all day” EP was released trough EMI.



- “Sleep all day” went 1 on the Portuguese charts and was the song with most airplay of 2002!



- The band goes on tour promoting their debut album with more than 90 live shows all over the country. Interviews, press, radio; special TV appearances took the band to the limelight including the performance at the “Sudoeste Summer Festival” side by side with bands like Muse and The Cure.



- “Honey Honey” was the 2nd single taken from “Pop Songs & Rock People”.



- Plastica are the special guest opening act on tour for Suede.



- “Sleep all day” is the single chosen to be released on the well known compilation “NOW 6” along side bands like Cold Play and U2…



- Creative incompatibilities with EMI Records led the band to a new record deal with the Portuguese independent label Metro Records.



- Plastica goes to studio to record the 2nd album at the “Red Light Studios” – the bands spiritual bunker. “The Red Light Underground” is the name of the album that shows Plastica at their best creative point on their career. The 15 songs reveal a new concept of making a CD release. A split CD with two sides just like the old fashion vinyl records.



- “Bugs and Astronauts” and “Around” are the singles taken from “The Red Light Underground”.



- 2004 is the international year for Plastica, and the band played at the “International Pop Overthrow ” Festival in Liverpool – UK at the famous and mythical The Cavern Club where The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Eric Clapton made their first appearances.



- The band signs a record deal with the Spanish independent label Liliput Records, and The Red Light Tour goes on the road at the most important Spanish clubs.



- “Boys, Girls & Toys” is the song chosen to be on “INDI * RADIO ” compilation of the most important international new bands of the moment released by the Spanish label El Diablo Records.



- The band signs a major deal with Clippers Music – one of the most important publishing agencies in the world, that works with artists like The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd or David Bowie.



- October 2006 the band goes to studio for the next album - “Kaleidoscope”, with the hand from producer Masaki Liu from The Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, at his own Onewaystudios in San Francisco / California.



- 2007 - “Kaleidoscope” Is released in Portugal by Rewind Records and in Spain by Liliput Records.



- Two singles - “United Lonely People” and “Memory Lane” where taken from the “Kaleidoscope” album of 13 songs in a 69 minutes psychedelic trip and a hidden track.



- The Kaleidoscope Tour went through Portugal and Spain, through clubs, theaters and festivals, being the highlight performance at the Alive Festival with The Smashing Pumpkins and The White Stripes.



- 2008 - The band signs with german label Alive, getting the “Kaleidoscope” album released in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.



- During the extended Kaleidoscope Tour the band recorded a new set of songs for a new album. “Lovers” is the chosen name for the new feature with the help from the Producer Jeff Lipton at the Peerless Studios in Boston – USA, who worked with artists like Bob Dylan, Magnetic Fields, Wilco, Gossip, Ladytron, and other SubPop Label artists.
- “Lovers” features some special guest Star musicians like the american blues master Doug Macleod, Sidonie from Spain, Nistal and the psychedelic masters Saturnia.
- “Under The Neon Lights” is the advanced single from the “Lovers” album that shows Plastica in a more mature and focused way of composing at their best record ever without a doubt!
- With a career of almost 10 years, the band schedules the “Lovers” auditorium tour between november and january of 2009 to present the new album and a retrospective of the best songs from their 5 records in the last 10 years of making great music.



PLASTICA - UNDER THE NEON LIGHTS - LIVE IN THE AUDITORIO MUNICIPAL DE ALCOCHETE 1 - 09



PLASTICA - " CRUSH " - LIVE IN CENTRO CULTURAL DO SARDOAL 11-08



PLASTICA - "GOSSIP" - LIVE IN SESIMBRA - 11-08



PLASTICA - " LOVERS " - RECORDING SESSIONS - 4 - 08



PLASTICA - "EMOTIONAL" - LIVE AT CORROIOS FESTIVAL - 2-08



PLASTICA - "LOVE TV" - LIVE AT CORROIOS FESTIVAL 2-08



PLASTICA - "REVOLUTION" - LIVE IN BATALHA 8-07



PLASTICA - "BITTER SWEET SYMPHONY" - LIVE IN LISBON
(FEATURING LUÍS SIMÕES FROM SATURNIA)



PLASTICA - "THE LISBON BOYS" - LIVE IN LISBON
(FEATURING PHIL MENDRIX)



PLASTICA - "RED LIGHT UNDERGROUND" - LIVE ACOUSTIC - BASICO - TELE MADRID



PLASTICA - "INTERVIEW" - BASICO TV SHOW - TELE MADRID
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COMPILATIONS:
- "LOVERS" - CD - COMPACT RECORDS 2009 (POR)
- "KALEIDOSCOPE" - CD - AL!VE RECORDS 2008 (GER)
- "UNITED LONELY PEOPLE" - CD - AL!VE TREND POOL COMP. - AL!VE RECORDS 2008 (GER)
- "UNITED LONELY PEOPLE" - CD - NOVO ROCK PORTUGUÊS COMP. - CHIADO RECORDS 2007 (POR)
- "KALEIDOSCOPE" - CD - REWIND RECORDS 2007 (POR)
- "THE LISBON BOYS" - CD - BENDITOPOP COMP. 2007 (ES)
- "KALEIDOSCOPE" - CD - LILIPUT RECORDS 2006 (ES)
- "BOYS, GIRLS AND TOYS" - CD - INDI*RADIO COMP. - EL DIABLO 2004
- "THE RED LIGHT UNDERGROUND" - CD - LILIPUT RECORDS 2004 (ES)
- "THE RED LIGHT UNDERGROUND" - CD - METRO RECORDS 2004 (POR)
- "HONEY HONEY" - CD SINGLE - EMI 2002
- "POP SONGS AND ROCK PEOPLE" - CD - EMI 2002
- "SLEEP ALL DAY" - EP - EMI 2002
- "SLEEP ALL DAY" - CD - NOW6 COMP. - UNIVERSAL 2002
- "SLEEP ALL DAY" - CD - PLANETA ROCK COMP. - SONY 2001
- "BABY GASOLINE - CD - OPTIMUS COMP. - EMI 2000
- "BABY GASOLINE" - CD SINGLE - EMI 2000
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