Sub Pop Bands - Plexi

plexi

band

formed in 1993. Bassist/singer Michael Angelos had attended USC film school only to find himself whoring his talents for a limited home viewing audience, and turned his sights back to his first love (he was an original member of 70s kiddie-rockers "Carriage"). Angelos found Michael Barragan go-go dancing at a West Hollywood bar and asked him if he "played guitar." The two began "writing together" and sought inspiration at a Taoist retreat where they found drummer Norm Block. Block had recently left the Southern California cult to which his family had been members since his childhood, and was seeking much-needed solace and spiritual guidance. The three young men soon moved in together and formed a band.

Our heroes began experimenting with breathing techniques, various forms of yoga, and hermetic alchemy. After they realized that the experiments had nothing to do with music, they began writing songs. Pressured into recording by a local music novice, the newly-dubbed "Plexi" recorded their first EP, for the LA-based Boys Life Records.

After a short, self-booked tour to Seattle, a live tape of Plexi began circulating among certain Seattle luminaries. Soon the band was invited to record for I.F.A. a small and predominantly punk rock label. Though hardly punk rock, Plexi were flattered and recorded their second EP, simply called I.F.A.. More reflective of the band's style, I.F.A. showcased the band's experiments with ambience and noise.

Plexi continued to tour nationally, and while they were evasive about signing a record deal, they enjoyed the non-committal aspect of the burgeoning "indie" subculture. It would take a label that could offer something more than just money, more than just a record deal, more than the promise of success and superstardom, to woo these boys. It would take...Curtis Pitts. A devout vegan and anarchist, Sub Pop A&R; star Curtis Pitts had been handed a Plexi tape by Sunny Day Real Estate's Dan Hoerner, and the rest is Sub Pop history.

Cheer Up is Plexi's first full-length release. It is a dense and corrosive blend of glam, goth, punk, metal, and psychedelic influences. They're a charming lot.

Micheal Angelos - Bass, Vocals
Norm Block - Drums
Michael Barragan - Guitars, Mini Moog, Rhodes 88

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		formed in 1993. Bassist/singer Michael Angelos had attended USC film school only to find himself whoring his talents for a limited home viewing audience, and turned his sights back to his first love (he was an original member of 70s kiddie-rockers "Carriage"). Angelos found Michael Barragan go-go dancing at a West Hollywood bar and asked him if he "played guitar." The two began "writing together" and sought inspiration at a Taoist retreat where they found drummer Norm Block. Block had recently left the Southern California cult to which his family had been members since his childhood, and was seeking much-needed solace and spiritual guidance. The three young men soon moved in together and formed a band.
		Our heroes began experimenting with breathing techniques, various forms of yoga, and hermetic alchemy. After they realized that the experiments had nothing to do with music, they began writing songs. Pressured into recording by a local music novice, the newly-dubbed "Plexi" recorded their first EP, for the LA-based Boys Life Records. After a short, self-booked tour to Seattle, a live tape of Plexi began circulating among certain Seattle luminaries. Soon the band was invited to record for I.F.A. a small and predominantly punk rock label. Though hardly punk rock, Plexi were flattered and recorded their second EP, simply called I.F.A.. More reflective of the band's style, I.F.A. showcased the band's experiments with ambience and noise.

		Plexi continued to tour nationally, and while they were evasive about signing a record deal, they enjoyed the non-committal aspect of the burgeoning "indie" subculture. It would take a label that could offer something more than just money, more than just a record deal, more than the promise of success and superstardom, to woo these boys. It would take...Curtis Pitts. A devout vegan and anarchist, Sub Pop A&R; star Curtis Pitts had been handed a Plexi tape by Sunny Day Real Estate's Dan Hoerner, and the rest is Sub Pop history. Cheer Up is Plexi's first full-length release. It is a dense and corrosive blend of glam, goth, punk, metal, and psychedelic influences. They're a charming lot. Micheal Angelos - Bass, Vocals Norm Block - Drums Michael Barragan - Guitars, Mini Moog, Rhodes 88
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