Mr. Miguel Fonseca - Vocals / Guitars
Mr. Pedro Galhoz - Guitars
Mr. Luis Custodio - Bass
Mr. Rui Berton - Drums - Vocals
Influences
Pink Floyd, David Bowie, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Syd Barret, Bob Dylan, Deep Purple, Jimmy Hendrix, Slade, The Sweet, Mark Bolan and The T-Rex, Cream, The Birds, The Moody Blues, George Harrison, Stone Roses, Genesis, The Who, Neil Young, The Electric Prunes, Jane..s Adiction, King Crimson, Black Sabbath, The Doors, Happy Mondays, etc... (in no particular order..)
- “Baby Gasoline” was the song that revealed Plastica to the Portuguese mainstream musical industry. It was selected to be the single for the Optimus 2000 project; “Baby Gasoline” reached 1 at the tops and was the most played song of the year on the Portuguese airplay charts.
- 2000 - Plastica were chosen to be the special opening act for bands like: Oasis, James and The Cranberries at the Sony Plaza and the Atlantic Pavillion.
- The highlight in 2001 happened on the main stage from “Vilar de Mouros Summer Festival” where the band played side by side with Alanis Morrissette and Sonic Youth.
- Plastica signs a record deal for 4 albums with the Portuguese major label, EMI Records.
- The band records their debut album dor EMI - “Pop Songs & Rock People” produced by Rick Peet who had previously worked with bands such as Muse, Charlatans and Six by Seven.
- At the end of 2001, the band was invited to be the special guest opening act at the Lisbon Coliseum and Porto Coliseum for James on their last world tour.
- “Sleep all day” EP was released trough EMI.
- “Sleep all day” went 1 on the Portuguese charts and was the song with most airplay of 2002!
- The band goes on tour promoting their debut album with more than 90 live shows all over the country. Interviews, press, radio; special TV appearances took the band to the limelight including the performance at the “Sudoeste Summer Festival” side by side with bands like Muse and The Cure.
- “Honey Honey” was the 2nd single taken from “Pop Songs & Rock People”.
- Plastica are the special guest opening act on tour for Suede.
- “Sleep all day” is the single chosen to be released on the well known compilation “NOW 6” along side bands like Cold Play and U2…
- Creative incompatibilities with EMI Records led the band to a new record deal with the Portuguese independent label Metro Records.
- Plastica goes to studio to record the 2nd album at the “Red Light Studios” – the band..s spiritual bunker. “The Red Light Underground” is the name of the album that shows Plastica at their best creative point on their career. The 15 songs reveal a new concept of making a CD release. A split CD with two sides just like the old fashion vinyl records.
- “Bugs and Astronauts” and “Around” are the singles taken from “The Red Light Underground”.
- 2004 is the international year for Plastica, and the band played at the “International Pop Overthrow ” Festival in Liverpool – UK at the famous and mythical The Cavern Club where The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Eric Clapton made their first appearances.
- The band signs a record deal with the Spanish independent label Liliput Records, and The Red Light Tour goes on the road at the most important Spanish clubs.
- “Boys, Girls & Toys” is the song chosen to be on “INDI * RADIO ” compilation of the most important international new bands of the moment released by the Spanish label El Diablo Records.
- The band signs a major deal with Clippers Music – one of the most important publishing agencies in the world, that works with artists like The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd or David Bowie...
- October 2006 the band goes to studio for the next album - “Kaleidoscope”, with the hand from producer Masaki Liu from The Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, at his own Onewaystudios in San Francisco / California.
- 2007 - “Kaleidoscope” Is released in Portugal by Rewind Records and in Spain by Liliput Records.
- Two singles - “United Lonely People” and “Memory Lane” where taken from the “Kaleidoscope” album of 13 songs in a 69 minutes psychedelic trip and a hidden track.
- The Kaleidoscope Tour went through Portugal and Spain, through clubs, theaters and festivals, being the highlight performance at the Alive Festival with The Smashing Pumpkins and The White Stripes.
- 2008 - The band signs with german label Alive, getting the “Kaleidoscope” album released in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
- During the extended Kaleidoscope Tour the band recorded a new set of songs for a new album. “Lovers” is the chosen name for the new feature with the help from the Producer Jeff Lipton at the Peerless Studios in Boston – USA, who worked with artists like Bob Dylan, Magnetic Fields, Wilco, Gossip, Ladytron, and other SubPop Label artists.
- “Lovers” features some special guest Star musicians like the american blues master Doug Macleod, Sidonie from Spain, Nistal and the psychedelic masters Saturnia.
- “Under The Neon Lights” is the advanced single from the “Lovers” album that shows Plastica in a more mature and focused way of composing at their best record ever without a doubt!
- With a career of almost 10 years, the band schedules the “Lovers” auditorium tour between november and january of 2009 to present the new album and a retrospective of the best songs from their 5 records in the last 10 years of making great music.
PLASTICA - UNDER THE NEON LIGHTS - LIVE IN THE AUDITORIO MUNICIPAL DE ALCOCHETE 1 - 09
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PLASTICA - " CRUSH " - LIVE IN CENTRO CULTURAL DO SARDOAL 11-08
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PLASTICA - "GOSSIP" - LIVE IN SESIMBRA - 11-08
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PLASTICA - "EMOTIONAL" - LIVE AT CORROIOS FESTIVAL - 2-08
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PLASTICA - "LOVE TV" - LIVE AT CORROIOS FESTIVAL 2-08
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PLASTICA - "REVOLUTION" - LIVE IN BATALHA 8-07
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PLASTICA - "BITTER SWEET SYMPHONY" - LIVE IN LISBON
(FEATURING LUÍS SIMÕES FROM SATURNIA)
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PLASTICA - "THE LISBON BOYS" - LIVE IN LISBON
(FEATURING PHIL MENDRIX)
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PLASTICA - "RED LIGHT UNDERGROUND" - LIVE ACOUSTIC - BASICO - TELE MADRID
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PLASTICA - "INTERVIEW" - BASICO TV SHOW - TELE MADRID
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COMPILATIONS:
- "LOVERS" - CD - COMPACT RECORDS 2009 (POR)
- "KALEIDOSCOPE" - CD - AL!VE RECORDS 2008 (GER)
- "UNITED LONELY PEOPLE" - CD - AL!VE TREND POOL COMP. - AL!VE RECORDS 2008 (GER)
- "UNITED LONELY PEOPLE" - CD - NOVO ROCK PORTUGUÊS COMP. - CHIADO RECORDS 2007 (POR)
- "KALEIDOSCOPE" - CD - REWIND RECORDS 2007 (POR)
- "THE LISBON BOYS" - CD - BENDITOPOP COMP. 2007 (ES)
- "KALEIDOSCOPE" - CD - LILIPUT RECORDS 2006 (ES)
- "BOYS, GIRLS AND TOYS" - CD - INDI*RADIO COMP. - EL DIABLO 2004
- "THE RED LIGHT UNDERGROUND" - CD - LILIPUT RECORDS 2004 (ES)
- "THE RED LIGHT UNDERGROUND" - CD - METRO RECORDS 2004 (POR)
- "HONEY HONEY" - CD SINGLE - EMI 2002
- "POP SONGS AND ROCK PEOPLE" - CD - EMI 2002
- "SLEEP ALL DAY" - EP - EMI 2002
- "SLEEP ALL DAY" - CD - NOW6 COMP. - UNIVERSAL 2002
- "SLEEP ALL DAY" - CD - PLANETA ROCK COMP. - SONY 2001
- "BABY GASOLINE - CD - OPTIMUS COMP. - EMI 2000
- "BABY GASOLINE" - CD SINGLE - EMI 2000
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