Plasticland

Plasticland’s acid-drenched neo-psychedelic audio bore some resemblance to L.A.’s concurrent paisley underground picture, but rather than drawing their main inspiration through the Velvet Underground, the Milwaukee quartet got a larger affinity for classic garage rock and roll and Uk freakbeat mind-benders like Syd Barrett-era Red Floyd as well as the Pretty Items. Shaped in 1980 from the ashes of prog rockers Arousing Polaris, Plasticland included vocalist/guitarist/organist Glenn Rehse, guitarist Dan Mullen, bassist John Frankovic, and drummer Vic Demechei, who debuted that summer season using the “Mink Gown” solitary on Scadillac. Many even more singles and EPs adopted, including 1982’s Pop! Op Drops (whose materials later became area of the band’s 1st recording); there have been also several employees shifts, as Demechei was changed first by Bob DuBlon, after that Rob McCuen. (Many tracks using the Violent Femmes’ Brian Ritchie on acoustic guitar had been also recorded in this period.) Plasticland’s 1st full-length, Color Gratitude, was issued within the French Lolita label in 1984; a yr later, it had been re-released in the us by Red Dust with two different paths, titled basically Plasticland. The follow-up, Question Wonderful Wonderland, premiered prior to the end of 1985, and presented Mellotron and bouzouki, among additional classic psychedelic accouterments. By enough time of 1987’s Salon, Demechei got returned towards the collapse. Plasticland consequently resurfaced within the Midnight label with a set of live albums: 1989’s You will need a Fairy Godmother (offering onetime Red Fairies/Pretty Items drummer Twink) and 1990’s Confetti. In the past due ’80s, a German lover commissioned an recording, Dapper Snappings, for his Repulsion label. The recording was ultimately released in 1994. A number of the band’s early recordings had been gathered on Mink Gown & Other Pet cats, while a career-spanning collection, MAKE YOUR SELF a Occurring Machine, was released in 2006. An extended and remastered edition from the American debut recording, with liner records by Glenn Rehse, premiered in 2014.