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| origin = [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]]
| Origin = [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]], [[United States|USA]]
| genre = [[Indie rock]], [[post-hardcore]]
| Genre = [[Indie (music)|Indie]]
| years_active = 1996-2008<br>2010
| label = [[Frenchkiss Records]]<br>2024 Records<br> Modern Radio Records<br>Blood of the Young Records<br>Pretentious Records
| Years_active = 1995 &ndash; Present
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| Label = [[Frenchkiss Records]]
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| current_members = Jordan Roske<br>[[Lazerbeak|Aaron Mader]]<br>Matt Scharenbroich<br>Jeff Allen
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| Current_members = (left to right)<br />[[Jordan Roske]]<br />[[Aaron Mader]]<br />[[Matt Scharenbroich]]<br />[[Jeff Allen]]
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'''The Plastic Constellations''' was an [[indie rock]] band based in [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://metromag.com/article/arts/music/plastic-constellations |title=The Plastic Constellations|publisher=Twin Cities Metro|first=Rob van|last=Alstyne|date=May 2008}}</ref>
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The band consisted of guitarists/vocalists Aaron Mader and Jeff Allen, bassist Jordan Roske, and drummer Matt Scharenbroich. Aaron Mader is also an [[underground hip hop]] producer, operating in this capacity as a founding member of the collective [[Doomtree]], under the alias [[Lazerbeak]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blogs.citypages.com/gimmenoise/2011/09/plastic_constellations_seven_inches_of_mn_music.php|title=Seven Inches of Minnesota Music: The Plastic Constellations, 'The Dreaming'|newspaper=City Pages|first=Danny|last=Sigelman|date=September 23, 2011}}</ref>
'''The Plastic Constellations''' are 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.


==History==
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]]).
Formed in 1995 when they met as students at [[Hopkins High School]], they played their first shows in 1996 at the [[First Avenue (nightclub)|First Avenue]] venue when they were 15 years old.


Their last show was April 19, 2008 at First Avenue before they went on what is being called an "indefinite hiatus."
Aaron Mader is also a member of the Minneapolis [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] [[collective]] [[Doomtree]] under the name ''Lazerbeak''.


A reunion show was held at [[The Cedar Cultural Center]] in Minneapolis on January 23, 2010.
== 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


The band has released four albums such as ''Let's War'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/lets-war-mw0001194344|title=Let's War - The Plastic Constellations|website=Allmusic|first=Bryan|last=Carroll}}</ref> ''Mazatlan'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cokemachineglow.com/record_review/920/the-plastic-constellations|title=The Plastic Constellations: Mazatlan|publisher=Cokemachineglow|first=Aaron|last=Newell|date=August 18, 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/6542-mazatlan/|title=The Plastic Constellations: Mazatlan|publisher=Pitchfork Media|first=Sam|last=Ubl|date=June 28, 2004}}</ref> ''[[Crusades (album)|Crusades]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/6543-crusades/|title=The Plastic Constellations: Crusades|publisher=Pitchfork Media|first=Sam|last=Ubl|date=January 24, 2006}}</ref> and ''We Appreciate You''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/11415-we-appreciate-you/|title=The Plastic Constellations: We Appreciate You|publisher=Pitchfork Media|first=Zach|last=Baron|date=April 18, 2008}}</ref>
'''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 (album)|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


==Discography==
== External links ==
===Albums===
* [http://www.theplasticconstellations.com/ Offical Website]
* ''Let's War'' (Modern Radio Record Label, 2000)
* [http://www.myspace.com/theplasticconstellations/ TPC on MySpace]
* ''Mazatlan'' (2024 Records, 2004)
* [http://scheduletwo.com/video/?vid=18 Live video of the Plastic Constellations at scheduletwo.com]
* ''Crusades'' (Frenchkiss Records, 2006)
* ''We Appreciate You'' (Frenchkiss Records, 2008)


===EP===
[[Category:American musical groups|Plastic Constellations]]
* ''We Got The Movement'' (Pretentious Records, 1999)

===Singles===
* ''The Dreaming/The Smallest Skyline In The Sky '' (Pretentious Records, 1998)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120512144800/http://frenchkissrecords.com/bands/profile/the_plastic_constellations The Plastic Constellations] on [[Frenchkiss Records]]
* {{Discogs artist|Plastic Constellations, The}}

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[[Category:Indie rock musical groups from Minnesota]]
[[Category:American musical quartets]]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 1995]]
[[Category:Musicians from Minneapolis]]
[[Category:Frenchkiss Records artists]]

Latest revision as of 11:05, 15 November 2023

The Plastic Constellations
Also known asTPC
OriginMinneapolis, Minnesota
GenresIndie rock, post-hardcore
Years active1996-2008
2010
LabelsFrenchkiss Records
2024 Records
Modern Radio Records
Blood of the Young Records
Pretentious Records
MembersJordan Roske
Aaron Mader
Matt Scharenbroich
Jeff Allen

The Plastic Constellations was an indie rock band based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.[1]

The band consisted of guitarists/vocalists Aaron Mader and Jeff Allen, bassist Jordan Roske, and drummer Matt Scharenbroich. Aaron Mader is also an underground hip hop producer, operating in this capacity as a founding member of the collective Doomtree, under the alias Lazerbeak.[2]

History

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Formed in 1995 when they met as students at Hopkins High School, they played their first shows in 1996 at the First Avenue venue when they were 15 years old.

Their last show was April 19, 2008 at First Avenue before they went on what is being called an "indefinite hiatus."

A reunion show was held at The Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis on January 23, 2010.

The band has released four albums such as Let's War,[3] Mazatlan,[4][5] Crusades,[6] and We Appreciate You.[7]

Discography

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Albums

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  • Let's War (Modern Radio Record Label, 2000)
  • Mazatlan (2024 Records, 2004)
  • Crusades (Frenchkiss Records, 2006)
  • We Appreciate You (Frenchkiss Records, 2008)

EP

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  • We Got The Movement (Pretentious Records, 1999)

Singles

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  • The Dreaming/The Smallest Skyline In The Sky (Pretentious Records, 1998)

References

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  1. ^ Alstyne, Rob van (May 2008). "The Plastic Constellations". Twin Cities Metro.
  2. ^ Sigelman, Danny (September 23, 2011). "Seven Inches of Minnesota Music: The Plastic Constellations, 'The Dreaming'". City Pages.
  3. ^ Carroll, Bryan. "Let's War - The Plastic Constellations". Allmusic.
  4. ^ Newell, Aaron (August 18, 2004). "The Plastic Constellations: Mazatlan". Cokemachineglow.
  5. ^ Ubl, Sam (June 28, 2004). "The Plastic Constellations: Mazatlan". Pitchfork Media.
  6. ^ Ubl, Sam (January 24, 2006). "The Plastic Constellations: Crusades". Pitchfork Media.
  7. ^ Baron, Zach (April 18, 2008). "The Plastic Constellations: We Appreciate You". Pitchfork Media.
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