Plastic Crimewave (Steve Krakow): Chopper Guitar, bellows.
Lawrence Peters (Skog Device): Drum & mediation.
Adam Krakow (Hands of Hydra): Guitarsonics, Sitar.
RESERVES:
Andy "Panic" (Lord) Ortmann: electronische.
Ben Baker Billington: drumz in a pinch.
Djin Aquarian: ragafreakout for a tour.
Libby Ramer: key twinkles
Brett Druid: frequencies.
Former members: Cat Chow, Jayne Cienfuegos, Nick D'vyne, Ian Knox, ML
Influences
Velvets, Flipper, Debris, Syd's Floyd, the Deviants, the Stooges, Motorhead, Stack Waddy, The Birds, Michael Yonkers Band, Simply Saucer, Group 1850, the Up, Crime, Pink Fairies, Edgar Broughton Band, T.Rex, early UFO, Can, Purple Image, The Monks, Status Quo, High Rise, Yo Ho Wha 13, Chrome, SRC, the Move, Loop, The Dicks, Dead C, Tractor, Rusted Shut, Hawkwind, the Wipers, ESP records, AMM, Les Ralliez, the Godz, Slowbone, the Misunderstood, St. Anthonys Fyre, Fushitsusha, Neu!, Canned Heat, Harry Pussy, Cromagnon, Fang, Goblin, George Brigman, Garbage and the Flowers, Rocket From the Tombs, Gravitar, International Harvester, Skullflower, Blossom Toes, Mainliner, Crushed Butler, Section 25, Swell Maps, Johns Children, Mars, Skip James, Pharaoh Sanders, Third World War, Butthole Surfers, The Gordons, Sonic's Rendevous Band, Electric Eels, Granicus, Schizo, Captain Beefheart, Eno and JPT Scare Band.
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Chicago spacepunk unit in operation since 2001, which has been lauded in Mojo, Wire, Julian Cope's Head Heritage, etc. PCWS delivers blasts of motor-city acid-rock, Japanese-style psychedelic scree, yet touching on cosmic krautrock and eastern folk-blues at times.
Plastic Crimewave also does the Galactic Zoo Dossier mag, Secret History of Chicago Music newspaper strip and radio show, Million Tongues Festivals, and plays with DRMWPN and Moonrises. Lawrence "Skog Device" Peters does everything- including comedy, upholstering, customizing furry pants and his own swell country band the Lawrence Peters Outfit. Adam "Hands of Hydra" Krakow does solo sitar jams as well. John Brearly plays as Casual Encounter.
RELEASES: "Flashing Open" (Eclipse LP and Rocket CD), "No Wonderland" (Eclipse 2LP, Prophase CD), "S/T" (Eclipse LP, Prophase CD), "Painted Shadows" CD/LP on A Silent Place, Split 12" with Oneida (Brah/Jagjaguwar), PCWS/Michael Yonkers LP "Bleed Out" on Spiral Staircase, "Shockwave Rider" 45 on Hozac, "Extended Haze" 8-track/cassette on Scotch Tapes, "Grade Ceased" 45 (Captain Spazz) and split 45 w/Michael Yonkers (Capt. Spazz), and a buncha CDRs and compilation appearances...
Upcoming: Djin Aquarian/PCWS "Live Yod Devotions" cassette on Plus Tapes, Djin/PCWS LP/CD on Prophase, etc...
TOURED WITH: Acid Mothers Temple, Oneida, Simply Saucer, the Ponys, Comets on Fire, Josephine Foster and the Supposed, Djin of Yo Ho Wha 13, Residual Echoes/Mammatus, Pearls and Brass, Gris Gris, Miminokoto, Mondo Drag....
PLAYED HOT GIGS WITH: Zolar X, Sky Saxon and the Seeds, Love, Roky Erickson and the Explosives, Dead Meadow, Bardo Pond, Kevin Coyne, Danava, Spectrum, The Creation, Bobby Conn, Trad Gras Och Stenar, Michael Yonkers, Wolf Eyes, Kinski, DMBQ, The Homosexuals, Sunburned Hand of the Man, La Otracina, Nudity, VBS, Up-Tight, Velcro Lewis, Fursaxa, Espers, Charalambides, Black Dice, Six Organs of Admittance, Druids of Huge, Dark Fog, Cacaw, No Neck Blues Band, etc.
What's going on Nov. 11th? I gotta miss the detroit date, man. I think we're doing something with Talk Normal in Columbus that day. It's my birthday Nov. 4th too. Would rather be acid punking in decaying day-twah. I'll try and drag Mandy with me Nov 11th in Cleveland, though. Who's playing that night with you?
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