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  • Genre: Electronica / Hip Hop / Indie

    Location Paris, FR

    Profile Views: 185863

    Last Login: 8/19/2011

    Member Since 4/18/2005

    Website http://www.planbboy.com

    Record Label Luckyhorse Industries, Ggoo22, Fourthcity, HtMM

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    ..0c7b407d5d68c517800128d815970456.. .... ..Plan B - "I'm The Captain, Where We Going?".. CDs through .... Brushed Golden Ltd..... or Mp3s through ....iTunes...... ..Plan B "Keepsake".. CDs order from .. Luckyhorse Industries.... ..Plan B "Like A Ship Sailing".. CDs order directly from .. Luckyhorse Industries.. (Sorry vinyl is sold out) .. or you can order Mp3s through....iTunes...... .. Plan B releases:.... ..Plan B - I'm The Captain, Where We Going?(Ggoo22, Fourthcity, 2006).... .. 01. Basement I.D... 02. Soon The World.. 03. Backside Grind pt.II.. 04. Where Are We?.. 05. Double Crossin Little Rat!.. 06. Oranges.. 07. Little Tiny.. 08. The Missing Boat.. 09. Daylight Breaking Featuring Amy Blaschke.. 10. Curtains.. 11. Why Is It?.. 12. I'm The Captain, Where We Going?.. 13. plus a bonus track. an accoustic version of Why Is It with french singer Elisabeth Perle... .. ..The new.. Plan B.. album .."I'm The Captain, Where We Going?".. was created while Plan B toured/traveled in the U.S. and Europe in 2003 and 2004. The record features guests: Singer Amy Blaschke, Cellist Brent Arnold(Built To Spill), Violinist Jen Kozel(Elliot Smith), Violinist Sarah Standard(Carrisa's Weird), and more. .... .. ..Description/Review: .... "Don't be fooled by the title of Seattle-based Plan B's first full-length I'm The Captain, Where Are We Going? Spearheaded by James van Leuven, Plan B know exactly what direction they're headed with their blend of rock, pop, and electronic. Crisp, programmed beats and wobbly guitar notes make an unlikely pairing with the feather-like quality of the vocals, yet somehow the many musical elements, along with the numerous guests artists, merge into a single, enjoyable entity on the album" - Xlr8r, November 2006.. .. ..Plan B - Keepsake(2003, Paris, France, Ggoo22).... .. Track 01. Latchkey Kid .. Track 02. Why Is It? .. Track 03. Systemitis .. Track 04. Untitled .. Track 05. In Search Of... .. .. ..Description/Review:.. .. "...Eschewing a lead voice, Plan B prefers to leave something open to the listener's imagination. Their sound can't really be described on paper. Alternating electronic tones, trip hop bass, and hip hop beats; all interwoven into abstract compositions and vague constructions. The vocals seems more like murmurs. The five experimental tracks form a strong whole that fits together perfectly. The cello on 'why is it?" or the dark moods of "systemitis" always fit. "Keepsake" is a different sort of ambient music, that delves in all areas to create an irreal music. On "untitled" the guitar is reminiscent of a post rock experiment, while the electronic feel quickly returns for "in search of". No time to get comfortable, Plan B changes colors with each track, without loosing itself in tiresome experimentation." - Liability, FR, March 2003 .. .. ..Plan B - Like A Ship Sailling (2001, Seattle, U.S., Luckyhorse Industries).... .. Track 01 . Rich and Greedy .. Track 02 . Love .. Track 03 . Plans For Tommorrow .. Track 04 . Come Out Strong .. Track 05 . Hope .. Track 06 . Mad Bombers .. Track 07 . Don't Ever Look Back .. Track 08 . The Beat (secret cd track).. .. ..Description/Review: .... "Plan B's 2002 CD, Like a Ship Sailing, is better understood when compared with Land of the Loops' 1996 release, Bundle of Joy. Both are similar in that they share a fondness for bizarre samples and beautiful sound effects generated by dusty equipment. But the differences between the artists (Plan B is James van Leuven; Land of the Loops is Alan Sutherland) are more instructive. As with Beck's album Odelay, Land of the Loops' hiphop beats are separate from and work in counterpoint to the alternative-rock melodies. Plan B's music has no such division; everything instead seems organic and indigenous. This is why van Leuven's music is startling: it's not novel (like Beck's) or experimental (like Land of the Loops'), but authentic." - Charles Mudede, The Stranger Weekly Newspaper, October 2002..

  • Members

    .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Plan B is James van Leuven + guests..... .. Although Plan B started as a solo project Sarah Standard, Bill Jones and Leigh Gable played key roles in defining Plan B's live sound. Many thanks. .. .. Live and recording guest musicians: .. .. Brent Arnold: Cello... Julien Chailloux(Paris) - Bowed Electric Bass... Leigh Gable(Llung) - Bass/Keyboards... Dann Gallucci(Modest Mouse/Murder City Devils): Guitar... Serena Imago: Cello... Bill Jones: - Trumpet... François Juin(Paris) - Guitar.. Pat Kearney(Automaton/Henry Hanks): Bass... Jen Kozel: Violin... Elisabeth Perlie;(Paris)- Vocals... John Scesniak(Origami Ghosts): Guitar.. Sarah Standard(Carrisa's Weird): Violin... Adam Swan(Foscil/Truckasaurus): Keyboards... Krista Warden: Vocals... Visual Artists:.. Pars Kid(Seattle):Illustrator.. Michael Evans(Seattle):Graphic Designer.. ..

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    .. .. .. .. .. ..James van Leuven's, aka Plan B, has been busy since 1997: Publications as Musician, Composer, Remix Artist or Audio Engineer can be seen on the ..Plan B website..

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