Biography
Plain is once again a five-piece alternative rock band based in Lugano, Switzerland.
The different musical backgrounds of each member are the essence of this blend of musical flavours winking to a British art rock approach.
The band has released their debut LP album “Different Not Strange” in spring 2008. Written, produced and performed by Plain with the collaboration of both Chris Sheldon (Oceansize, Foo Fighters, Biffy Clyro, Roger Waters, …) for the mixing and Kevin Metcalfe (The Soundmasters, London) for the mastering, this debut album is hard to define or label because of the quirky sounds produced from this unusual combination of talents and personalities.
Since the release in 2005 of their first five tracks self-produced promo EP, still available in online stores and reviewed favorably by press, local newspapers and online international webzines, Plain have started performing at some of the most significant Swiss venues, also playing support to groups from the international music scene and working with local artists, catching the attention of the public and the media in Switzerland, Europe and the United States.
Eclectic musicians such as Pino Di Benedetto (drums), Nick Poretti (lead voice), Stefano Fanzini (bass), Gianmaria Pisino (keyboards) and newcomer Giuseppe Di Napoli (guitars) are the core and engine of this band, giving energy and dynamism during their live shows as well as in the recorded product.
A new Plain website www.plainonline.com has been released in order to be more consistent with the new album image and band line-up: be sure to visit it to sign up on their e-mail list for advance notice on band activities and find out about online album availability.
If you like you can take a look at www.myspace.com/plainonline to read comments from the fans.
Remeber to check your favorite online record store to pick up your copy of “Different Not Strange".
Buy Debut Album
Finally our debut album "Different Not Strange" is available to be downloaded in major online music stores!
Here are some examples:
Amazon |
HMV |
Napster |
iTunes |
Rhapsody |
Exlibris |
7digital |
Finetunes |
Musicload |
Media Markt |
Zune | .
.and many more.
*** it seems our digital distributor has finally fixed some serious problems experienced with its releases, so all the provided links should work properly, if not please check out for our album in your favourite online music store!!! ***
From now on you can buy your hard copy of our debut album directly from us just dropping a line to:
plain-management[at]plainonline.com
Thank you so much for having waited so long and for your constant support.
Reviews
Review at Progressive Area webzine by Priam.
Review at ScenePointBlank webzine by M.J.Austin.
Booking
Please write to: plain-management[at]plainonline.com and/or demand it!
New Official Site Online
Please come and visit Plain brand new official website and subscribe to our mailing list.
Here's a mini preview: enjoy it!
Vote For Plain
PLEASE VOTE, RATE, VOTE!!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
Thanks to all your votes we played live and acoustic in a gorgeous black limousine in Berlin @ Popkomm 2008!!!
Thanks a lot to everyone who has rated our videoclip: you've been terrific!!! Lots of love, Plain :)
C-tube gave us the opportunity to be present at Popkomm 2008 in Berlin.
Please keep on clicking on the image above, rate the videoclips and post comments too, thank you again!
Please, keep on voting for our videoclip.
Ok mates, finally our videoclip "Different Not Strange" directed by filmmaker Lara Cosentino for Micastudio competes for being broadcasted inside "ROBOCLIP", on air daily on SF zwei (Swiss Broadcasting Corporation).
We ask you therefore to give us a helping hand and to vote for Plain and our videoclip, please.
It's quite simple, all you have to do is click on the image below and vote for us daily. You can vote for five consecutive times every 10 minutes (refreshing the page), so if you feel extremely generous…:)
Alternatively you can go to the "ROBOCLIP" homepage here, click the yellow-orange "ÖFFNEN" button, choose our Plain page, song ID 034 (see image above) and again vote, vote, vote every single day.
Thank you so much for your kind collaboration and for your constant support,
Plain [Pino, Stefano, Nick, Gianma, Pippo]
P.S. Sorry it's all in German! ;)
Media & Downloads
Take a look at our videoclip "DIfferent Not Strange" and leave your comments at SF zwei Musicnight myStage too. Thanks!
Click here for Plain debut album interview at ReteTre - Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (excerpt for Italian speakers)
"Different Not Strange" Videoclip
A preview of our "Different Not Strange" videoclip directed by filmmaker Lara Cosentino is also available online at « Micastudio » official site.
Upcoming Shows Flyers
.
plain, band, rock, music, alternative, swiss, switzerland, plainonline
Friends & Comments
