The Plastic Constellations
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| Origin | Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
| Genre(s) | Indie |
| Years active | 1995 – 2008 |
| Label(s) | Frenchkiss Records |
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| (left to right) Jordan Roske Aaron Mader Matt Scharenbroich Jeff Allen |
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The Plastic Constellations were a Minneapolis-based band. Formed in 1995 when they met as students at Hopkins High School they were known for playing their first shows in 1996 at the well-known First Avenue venue when being just 15. They are known for their rhythmic intensity, anthemic melodies, and playful sense of humor.
The band consists of two guitarists (Aaron Mader and Jeff Allen) who are also on vocals. Often the guitars both play rhythm to form a very dense texture of sound. With a rhythm section of a bassist (Jordan Roske), and a drummer (Matt Scharenbroich).
Aaron Mader is also a member of the Minneapolis hip hop collective Doomtree under the name Lazerbeak.
Their last show was April 19, 2008 at First Ave. before what is being called an "indefinite hiatus."
[edit] Discography
EPs:
- The Plastic Constellations [Self Titled] (1998, Pretentious Records)
- The Dreaming
- The Smallest Skyline in the Sky
- We Got the Movement (1999, Pretentious Records)
- We Will be Smiling Forever
- Chunk Rawk
- Tonite we Might
- This Western Lot
- We Beat you Devil
- Exits and Entrances
- It's Us
- Hidden Track (TPC Knows How To Party)
Albums:
- Let's War (2002, Modern Radio Records & Blood of the Young Records)
- Ditched and Drowned
- Slow Support
- D.C. Circuit
- Riots or Rugburns
- Back It Up Now
- Let It Rumble
- The Backstreet Drivers
- You Are Not Chicago
- Diablo Dastron
- Smallest Skyline
- Let's War
- Mazatlan (2004, 2024 Records)
- We Came to Play
- Evil Groove
- Beats Like you Stole Something
- Davico
- East Cleaveland
- Movement Momentum
- Mazatlan
- Oh No, Iowa
- Vicious Devotion
- No Complaints
- Keep it Live
- Crusades (2006, Frenchkiss Records in conjunction with 2024 Records)
- Phoenix & The Faultline
- Iron City Jungles
- Best Things
- Quixote
- Sancho Panza
- Belly Of The Beast
- Men In Dark Times
- Reunitation
- Ghost In The House
- Bring What You Bring
- We Appreciate You (2008, Frenchkiss Records)
- Stay That Way
- Black Market Pandas
- Floated Down and Flew Around
- Perched on a Porch
- Flames and Rain
- We Are Genius Millionaires
- Disastrophe
- Hardland/Heartland
- Heat Knocker
- Phantom Canyon
- So Many Friends
