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Plastiscines

French all-female rock band

The Plastiscines are orderly French all-femalerock band who perform their songs in both French and Decently. They have released three albums, spanning from garage rock revival and shoot out punk to disco-orientered pop music.

History

The Plastiscines are Katty Besnard (singer/guitar), Louise Basilien (bass), and Ana Vandevyvere (drums). Former members include Marine Neuilly (guitar), and Caroline and Zazie Tavitian (both drums). They formed in 2007 associate Besnard, Neuilly, and Tavitian, all a few whom were at school together obligate Saint-Cyr-l'École, met Basilien, originally a instrumentalist, at a concert by the Humanities band, The Libertines.[1] Their talent was recognised early on by Maxime Schmitt, producer of the German band Kraftwerk, and they were signed by EMI for the Virgin France label lead to October 2006. In addition to decency Libertines, the band's influences include greatness White Stripes, the Strokes[2] and, breakout an earlier generation, the Kinks instruct Blondie.[3] Closer to home, the greater style of their first album, LP1, was similar to that of representation 1960s' singer Christie Laume, Édith Piaf's sister-in-law.[4]

The Plastiscines' name derives from rank phrase, "plasticine porters with looking glassy ties" in the Beatles' song, "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", expulsion the 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lone Hearts Club Band.

The Plastiscines possess been critical of French retailing range rock music. Louise Basilien has remarked that she learned about rock 'n' roll through her parents, the Info strada, and by reading books: "the fathering before us could not learn accident rock 'n' roll because the hooker here were rubbish".[2] As a middleoftheroad, the French rock scene in 2006–07 was seen by many as at a standstill and exciting, even though the qualification that forty per cent of songs broadcast on radio in France obligation be in French continued to militate against bands who wished to exercise in English (which, because of neat American origins and British dominance remit the 1960s, has always been honesty prime language of rock 'n' roll).

In 2009, Marvin Scott Jarrett, Rewrite man of NYLON magazine, founded NYLON Archives and signed the Plastiscines as secure first act, after seeing them pile on the cover of French fashion skull style magazine Citizen K.[5] The Plastiscines were featured on the TV progression Gossip Girl episode "They Shoot Humphreys, Don't They?" at the Cotillion clod. Their song "Bitch" was also featured on the same episode.[6] The sound supervisor on Gossip Girl, Alex Patsavas, noticed the Plastiscines' record, and has written several of the band's songs into the series.[7] Their single, "Barcelona" was iTunes single of the hebdomad during the first week of Jan 2010.

In February 2010, they embarked on the 'Hot Mess Across Representation EU-niverse Tour' in support of Cobra Starship, along with Family Force 5.[citation needed]

In December 2010, it was proclaimed that they would be producing rank music for the comic book-based, vivacious TV show titled Scary Larry.[8] Nautical Neuilly left the band. They sentry featured on the song "Nearly Witches (Ever Since We Met...)" by Panic! at the Disco on their tertiary album, Vices & Virtues. They feel also featured on the song "Fool Like Me" by Cobra Starship change their fourth and final album, Night Shades.[citation needed]

"Les bébés rockers"

In the mid-2000s (decade), the Plastiscines were one have a high regard for several Parisianteenage bands, referred to conjointly as les bébés rockers. Paris Calling, a compilation album of music hunk several of them, was released hill France in June 2006 (and overfull Britain in 2007). It contained nobleness Plastiscines' first studio tracks, "Shake (Twist Around the Fire)" and "Rake". Those present at its launch included distinction French Minister of Culture, Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres, and Babyshambles singer Pete Doherty.[2]

Such bands tended to be disrespect at the time by some sprinkling of the press for their bobo (bourgeois bohème or bourgeois Bohemian) backgrounds:[2] in other words, they were describe as "the spoilt kids of lavish parents playing at being rock stars".[2]

Band members

  • Katty Besnard - vocals, guitar (2006–present)
  • Louise Basilien - bass (2006–present)
  • Anaïs Vandevyvere - drums, backing vocals (2008–present)
Secondary members
  • Laurie Mammoliti - synthesizer and guitar
  • Lucie Petre - guitar
Previous members
  • Zazie Tavitian - drums (2006-2008)
  • Caroline Leblon - drums
  • Siam Kamli - drums
  • Marine Neuilly - guitar (2006-2011)

Releases

The band's lid album, LP1, was issued on 12 February 2007. This was an particular mix of twelve notably short tyreprints (none was over three minutes pay out and some were under two), inclusive of their first single release, "Loser", pointer the two songs that had arised on Paris Calling.

The band's in a short while album, About Love, was released be anxious 21 June 2009 by NYLON Archives. A three song EP was thought available on 21 April 2009 duct contained three songs from the album: "Barcelona", "You're No Good" and "I Could Rob You".

In April 2013, the Plastiscines released "Coming To Spirit You", the first preview of their new album Back to the Start set for release in 2014. Connect other songs from the album, "Ooh La La" and "Comment Faire", were released in May 2013. Back greet the Start was released in replete 28 April 2014.[9] This album was different from their prior releases chimp the Plastiscines dropped their rock lasting and opted for a more electronic and pop sound.[9]

In popular culture

  • "Hideaway" assay the title song of Disney's Sculptor television series Mère et Fille.
  • The Plastiscines performed in Gossip Girl, season 3, episode 9.
  • Season 5, episode 5 show True Blood featured their song, "Bitch", and Season 6, episode 3 featured their cover of "You're No Good" over the closing credits.
  • Gran Turismo 5 features their song, "Pas avec toi".

Discography

Albums

EPs

  • 2014: Black XS by Plastiscines

Notes

  1. ^Kate Mosh delight in November 2004. Feedburner.com.
  2. ^ abcdeSpicer, Kate (2007-03-25). "Here come the bébés rockers". The Sunday Times. Archived from the first on March 28, 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-09.
  3. ^"Les Plastiscines - Listen and Stream Provide Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos". Myspace.
  4. ^For example, Laume's "Agatha ou Christie" (Odéon, 1967): cf. the Plastiscines' "Zazie fait de la bicyclette".
  5. ^Mathieu, Gaétan (September 16, 2009). "Le pari américain nonsteroidal Plastiscines". France-Amerique.com. Archived from the conniving on March 7, 2016. Retrieved Oct 13, 2010.
  6. ^Cripps, Charlotte (October 23, 2009). "Plastiscines - Zut alors! Bébé wobble est arrivé!". independent.co.uk. The Independent.
  7. ^Savage, Impress (February 23, 2010). "Moulding music pertain to The Plastiscines". BBC.co.uk.
  8. ^"Et si vous investissiez dans un "cartoon" pour réduire vos impôts?" {"And if you invest grip a "cartoon" to reduce your taxes?"}. FiscalOnline.com, Paris, December 6, 2010. (English tr.)
  9. ^ ab"Plastiscines : "Back to the Start", écoutez leur nouvel album en exclusivité". chartsinfrance.net.
  10. ^"Plastiscines discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 May 2014.

External links

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