PLASTICA

1. Plastica (Izhevsk, Russia) - underground shoegaze project from Siberia, Russia. Izevsk is one of capital of Russian alternative music 90's. They recorded three albums, but released only one: Plastica - 1997 - The Man I Love (Self-Released, CDr). See video on youtube: Plastica - The Man I Love. Original lineup is: Вячеслав Широких [Vyacheslav Shirokih] (vocals, guitar); Алексей Зырянов [Alexey Zyryanov] (guitar); Алексей [Alexey aka НОС (guitar, 1992); Влад Рыулец [Vlad Ryulets] (bass guitar); Сергей Ворхлик [Sergey Vorhlik] (drums); Александр Зарипов [Alexander Zaripov] (effects, engineer). 2. Plastica is a rock band from Portugal. Their lineup is : Miguel Fonseca - Vocals / Guitars , Pedro Galhoz - Guitars , Luis Custodio - Bass , Rui Berton - Drums. - “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…