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Fantastic Plastic Records
Fantastic Plastic Records is an independent record label based in London and Brighton. Fantastic Plastic was formed by lifelong music fan Darrin Robson in a County Down attic. Originally specialising in mail-order only rare and collectible records, it soon grew into the opening of two independent local record shops before making the move to release the label's debut vinyl EP by Cork (city), Cork's finest The Sultans Of Ping FC in 1991. Further releases soon followed by bands such as Television Personalities (band), Television Personalities, The Blue Aeroplanes and Ash (band), Ash before the label relocated to London going on to work with bands such as Ikara Colt, Guillemots (band), Guillemots and The Futureheads. Aside from the label FP are also an artist management company FP MUSIC representing Villagers (band), Villagers who have been shortlisted on two occasions for the Mercury Prize for their first two albums ''Becoming a Jackal'' and ''Awayland''. The company also set up a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Record Label
"Big Three" music labels A record label or record company is a brand or trademark of Sound recording and reproduction, music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a Music publisher, publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacturing, manufacture, distribution (marketing), distribution, marketing, promotion, and enforcement of copyright for sound recordings and music videos, while also conducting Artists and repertoire, talent scouting and development of new artists, artist financing and maintaining Recording contract, contracts with recording artists and their managers. The term "record label" derives from the circular label in the center of a vinyl record which prominently displays the manufacturer's name, along with other information. Within the mainstream music industry, recording artists have traditionally been reliant upon record labels to broaden their consumer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aerial (Scottish Band)
Aerial are a power-pop band who formed in the late 1990s in Aberdeen, Scotland. History Aerial are a power-pop band formed in Aberdeen, Scotland in the late 1990s. In 1999, the band signed to London-label Fantastic Plastic Records and recorded and released two EPs, Signal and Star of the Show in 2000. Aerial played live across the UK in 2000 and 2001, making appearances at T in the Park, Glasgow’s Gig on the Green as part of a UK-tour with label-mates Astrid and Angelica. Aerial’s debut album, Back Within Reach, was recorded by Duncan Cameron at Riverside Studios in Glasgow Glasgow is the Cities of Scotland, most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in Strathclyde, west central Scotland. It is the List of cities in the United Kingdom, third-most-populous city in the United Kingdom ... and released by Japanese label Syft Records in 2001. Aerial announced via their Twitter page that they had returned to the studio to record a new al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyte (band)
Kyte are an electronic indie pop group, from Leicestershire, England. Kyte comprise Nick Moon (vocals), Tom Lowe (guitars and keyboards), Scott Hislop (drums and percussion).Gourlay, Dom (2008)DiScover: Kyte", Drowned in Sound Their earlier musical output was often labelled shoegazing (or neo-shoegazing) and post rock but they have since moved into a more electro and pop influenced sound.Lynskey, Dorian (2008)''Kyte'' review, The Guardian, 15 February 2008Maher, John (2008)''Kyte: Kyte'' (review)", In The News, 14 February 2008 Their debut single, "Planet," was released in 2007 on Sonic Cathedral Recordings, the b-side of which, "Boundaries," was used in a trailer for the television series The Sopranos.Baggs, Michael (2007)High as a Kyte / let's go fly a Kyte et-cetera..., Channel 4 Music Blogs, 17 August 2007 Their debut album was released in 2008 on Kids Records (UK) / Erased Tapes Records (EU) to generally positive reviews.Trussler, Meryl (2008)Kyte - Kyte, This Is Fake DI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Kittens
Kittens was a Canadian noise rock band from Winnipeg."The Garden of Hardcore Sprouts Three Sonic Unyons" ''Drop D'' - Issue 18, July 25, 1996 The band was known for their intense live performances and -influenced sound."Blunderspublik :: An Homage to 90s Winnipeg" ''Stylus'', October 16, 2014. by Victoria King History Shawn Fedorchuk, Russ Desjardine and Steve Kellas started Kittens together after they disbanded their previous band, Batsweat, ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Immediate
The Immediate were an avant-garde Irish rock quartet, based in Malahide, County Dublin. They made a considerable impact on the Irish music scene despite releasing only one album during the span of their association together. The album was '' In Towers and Clouds'' (2006). It received primarily positive critical feedback and was nominated for the Choice Music Prize for Irish Album of the Year 2006. Alongside their sole album, several extended plays and singles were also released by the band. They split suddenly in May 2007, citing "existential differences". The final line-up of the band consisted of David Hedderman (vocals, guitar, bass), Conor O'Brien (vocals, guitar, drums), Peter Toomey (vocals, drums, bass) and Barra Heavey (keys, guitar, bass, drums, backing vocals). The band was known for swapping instruments regularly throughout sets. History Early days The band members were raised in middle-class Dublin during the Celtic Tiger boom years. O'Brien called it "a spiritually ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Like Trains
I Like Trains (previously styled as iLiKETRAiNS) is an English alternative/post-rock band, formed in Leeds, West Yorkshire. It draws its inspiration from historical failings and a pessimistic world view. I Like Trains has had its music used in Hollywood film trailers, advertisements and television, including an episode of '' CSI: Miami''. History Beginnings and debut album : 2004–2008 I Like Trains was formed in 2004 and consists of David Martin (lead vocals, guitar), Guy Bannister (guitar, synthesisers and vocals), Alistair Bowis (bass guitar, synthesisers and vocals) and Simon Fogal (drums). That year, they self-released a single called "Autumn 2004". In 2005, the band self-released another single, "Stainless Steel", and its first official single, "Before the Curtains Close", on Dance to the Radio limited to 500 copies on 7" vinyl. In June 2006, its first EP, '' Progress Reform'', was released by Fierce Panda Records and the song "Terra Nova" was released as a single whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Help She Can't Swim
Help She Can't Swim was an English indie/art rock band, formed in Southampton in 2003. The band released a number of singles on Fantastic Plastic Records, along with an EP and two albums. Before signing to Fantastic Plastic, they had released one EP entitled ''Suck Our Band'' (a phrase taken from the lyrics of their song "Are You Feeling Fashionable?") on the Vacuous Pop label. While originally recorded as a demo, Vacuous Pop were so taken with the 'Suck Our Band' recordings that they had to be given a proper release. Originally a five-piece, one of the founding members, Tom Baker, left the band in 2006, before the release of the band's second album '' The Death of Nightlife'', though still contributed to the recording which had mostly been completed before his departure. The band announced they had split up on 26 May 2008 on their Myspace blog. Their reasoning behind the breakup, as quoted from their MySpace blog was ''"There are a lot of things that the four of us need to do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fyfe Dangerfield
Fyfe Antony Dangerfield Hutchins (born 7 July 1980) is an English musician and songwriter, best known as the founding member of the indie rock band Guillemots (band), Guillemots. Early life Born in Moseley, Birmingham, in 1980, he moved to Bromsgrove at the age of eight. He studied at Bromsgrove School where he was also the singer in the band Their Senseless Prayer. He was also a music teacher at Cranbrook College for a brief period. Career Compositions Dangerfield composed a choral piece performed at The Lichfield Festival in 2000 – a setting of Christina Rossetti's "A Better Resurrection". This led to a commission from Ex Cathedra Chamber Choir to write a choral setting of one of the 'O Antiphons' for Ex Cathedra's Christmas Music by Candlelight concert in 2000. This has been performed many times since, was included on Ex Cathedra's Christmas Music by Candlelight CD which received some glowing reviews, and has been broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and Classic FM (UK), Classic FM. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin MacNeil
Kevin MacNeil is a Scottish novelist, poet, screenwriter, lyricist, playwright and educator. He was born and raised on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. Artistic collaborations MacNeil has collaborated with Hebridean musician Willie Campbell. In 2011, they released the album ''Visible From Space'' together. Teaching and fellowships MacNeil has undertaken teaching posts and writing residencies in Sweden (Uppsala University), Bavaria (Villa Concordia), Shetland, the University of Edinburgh, and Kingston. He has held the Hawthornden Fellowship and was Inaugural Recipient of the Iain Crichton Smith Bilingual Writing Fellowship. He has been a judge for the Highland Book Prize, the Wigtown Poetry Prize and the Scottish Book Trust New Writers' Award. He is a remote mentor and on-site residential short course tutor for Moniack Mhor Writers' Centre. In 2017, he began a post at the University of Stirling, where he works as a tutor and supervisor for both undergraduate and pos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Campbell (Astrid Member)
Astrid is a guitar-pop foursome formed in Glasgow in the mid-1990s, but with strong ties to Isle of Lewis in the Hebrides, Scotland. The group released three studio albums, as well as several singles and EPs, before breaking up in 2004. History Willie Campbell, Charles Clark and Gareth Russell were childhood friends who moved from the Isle of Lewis, off the West coast of Scotland, to Glasgow in the mid-1990s. There, the three began writing songs together; Campbell on vocals, Clark on acoustic guitar and Russell on bass guitar. They then met up with drummer Gareth Thom and began rehearsing in 1997. The group called themselves "Astrid" and quickly caught the attention of Belle & Sebastian who asked them to be their opening act, initially at a local gig and then on a small tour of the UK. Astrid signed up with Fantastic Plastic Records, on which they released their first EP in 1998, ''No Reason''. The group then teamed with former Orange Juice singer, Edwyn Collins, who p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buffseeds
The Buffseeds were an English indie pop band formed in Exeter, Devon, England, in 1999, consisting of Kieran Scragg on lead vocals and guitar, with Joel Scragg on bass, Ella Lewis on drums and Neil Reed on keyboards. They were active between 1999 and 2004. They are best known for the song "Sparkle Me", which featured in the ABC series ''Grey's Anatomy'', Season 1, episode 5 - "Shake Your Groove Thing". They released their one and only album, ''The Picture Show'' on 3 March 2003, playing at the Glastonbury Festival that same year. The album charted at 47 on the UK Official Independent Albums Chart. They also had four singles charting on the UK Official Singles Chart. Lead singer Kieran Scragg and keyboarder Neil Read went on to form Iko Nikolski Air Station is an unattended airport located in Nikolski, Alaska, Nikolski on Umnak Island in the Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska, Aleutians West Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. This former military airport is now own ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bearsuit
Bearsuit are an English art-rock/indie pop band from Norwich, England, active from 2001. Biography Bearsuit first came to public attention following their championing by BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel, and their debut single "Hey Charlie, Hey Chuck" was voted number four in the Peel programme's Festive Fifty of 2001. They recorded four Peel Sessions in 2001 and 2002 and their single "Chargr" was number two in the first Festive Fifty after Peel's death. After their third album, ''oh:io'', in 2007, the band underwent a line-up change, swapped violins, flutes and horns for synths and guitars, brought in producer Gareth Parton (the Go! Team, Foals, the Breeders) and recorded the more pop-oriented album ''The Phantom Forest'' (released in 2011). First single from the album "Please Don't Take Him Back" was released in October 2010 on the UK label Fortuna Pop!; it was playlisted on BBC6 Music, received airplay on Radio 1 and XFM, and was reviewed in NME, Vice, Artrocker, Clash Magazine, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
