- Plaid (band)
Infobox musical artist
Name = Plaid
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Background = group_or_band
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Origin =United Kingdom
Genre =Electronic music
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Years_active =1991 –present
Label = Warp Black Dog Productions General Production Recordings
Associated_acts = The Black DogAtypic Balil
URL = http://www.plaid.co.uk/
Current_members = Andrew Turner Ed Handley
Past_members = Plaid is a Britishelectronic music duo comprising Andy Turner and Ed Handley, and based out ofLondon . They are former members of The Black Dog and used many other names, such as Atypic (Andrew Turner) and Balil (Ed Handley), before settling on Plaid. They have collaborated with female singers Mara Carlyle,Nicolette andBjörk ,and have released records on the labels Clear, Peacefrog,Black Dog Productions , andWarp Records . In 2006, the duo composed the original music and soundtrack to theJapan eseanime film "Tekkon Kinkreet ".Aside from their own material, Plaid have done extensive
remix work for many other artists, includingRed Snapper ,Björk ,Goldfrapp , andThe Irresistible Force . "Parts in the Post " (2003) contains just a handful of Plaid's remix work to date.Plaid often works collaboratively with video artist
Bob Jaroc , whose animations often accompanied the music during live performances. They have developed a DVD consisting of new material and video artwork to accompany the music, entitled "Greedy Baby ". The project was completed onJuly 20 2005, and was first shown at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in theSouth Bank Centre , and subsequently at the BFIImax cinema in Waterloo,London . "Greedy Baby" was released on DVD from Warp Records on June 26, 2006.Discography
Albums
*1991 "
Mbuki Mvuki "
*1997 "Not For Threes "
*1999 "Rest Proof Clockwork "
*2000 "Trainer"
*2001 "Double Figure "
*2003 "Parts in the Post " (Remix Collection)
*2003 "Spokes"
*2006 "Greedy Baby " (CD/DVD with Bob Jaroc)
*2006 "Tekkon Kinkreet " (Soundtrack for Michael Arias anime)
*Feb 2009 "Heaven's Door" (Soundtrack for Michael Arias movie)
*Mid 2009 "Scintilli "EPs
*1992 "Scoobs in Columbia"
*1995 "Android"
*1997 "Undoneson"
*1999 "Peel Session"
*2000 "Booc"
*2002 "P-Brane"
*2003 "Dialp"Visual project
*2005 "
Greedy Baby "External links
* [http://www.plaid.co.uk/ plaid.co.uk] - official website
* [http://xltronic.com/discography/alias/12/plaid Complete Plaid discography]
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:zicm96bodepo~T1 AllMusic Artist Page]
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