Plastic Flowers
| Plastic Flowers | |
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| Origin | Thessaloniki, Greece |
| Genres | Dream pop, shoegaze, electronic, experimental |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | The Native Sound, Track and Field Records, Crash Symbols, Inner Ear Records, Manic Pop! Records, Bad Panda, Cakes and Tapes |
| Associated acts | Ed Askew, Sarah P., Keep Shelly In Athens, Iva Moskovich |
| Website |
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George Samaras, known as Plastic Flowers, is a Greek multi-instrumentalist musician based in London, UK. During live performances he is usually joined by other musicians. He has recorded two full length studio albums, Evergreen (2014)[1] and Heavenly (2016).[2][3]
After graduating from high school he experimented with drone sounds and worked closely with other musicians, including former band member Angelos Paschalidis. During his college years in Thessaloniki he begun recording under the name Plastic Flowers and released a series of bedroom pop-influenced EP's and singles that have been praised for their lo-fi feeling and warmth.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
In 2013 Plastic Flowers became the first Greek act ever to perform at South by Southwest.[13] He also toured USA and Europe twice. On his debut full length Evergreen he collaborated with Keep Shelly In Athens and Ed Askew.
Discography
LPs
- Evergreen (2014, Inner Ear Records – Crash Symbols)
- Heavenly (2016, The Native Sound – Track & Field Records)
EPs and singles
- Meltdown EP (2011, Cakes and Tapes)
- White Walls Painted Black – Single (2011, Cakes and Tapes)
- Natural Conspiracy EP (2012, Cakes and Tapes)
- Empty Eyes – Single (2012, Bad Panda Records)
- In You I'm Lost – Single (2012, Self-released)
- Aftermath EP (2013, Manic Pop Records)
- Fog Song/Silence – 7" (2013, Manic Pop Records)
- Now She's Gone – Single (2014, Self-released)
- Summer of 1992 EP (2015, Self-released)
- Absent Forever EP (2016, TBA)
Theodoros Pangalos Sample
In 2012 Plastic Flowers sampled Theodoros Pangalos' famous parliament speech 'Mazi ta fagame' in one of their songs.[14]
Members
George Samaras – vocals, guitar, synthesizer, sampling, percussion
References
- ↑ Neves, Sergio. "Plastic Flowers Evergreen review". Vice. Portugal. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
- ↑ Murray, Robin. "Plastic Flowers – Diver". Clash Magazine. UK. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
- ↑ Phillips, Nicola. "Plastic Flowers Album Premiere". Kaltblut. Germany. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
- ↑ Robinson, Tom. "Introducing Mixtape". BBC. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
- ↑ Neves, Sergio. "OS PLASTIC FLOWERS PREPARAM-SE PARA O SXSW EM PORTUGAL". VICE Mag. (in Portuguese). Portugal. Retrieved 2013-02-26.
- ↑ "August's best new music from across the MAP". The Guardian. UK. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
- ↑ Evans, Dayna. "Plastic Flowers – Populists". Impose. USA. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
- ↑ Carson, Dan. "Plastic Flowers – Dead Promises". The Line of Best Fit. UK. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
- ↑ Milton, Jamie. "The Neu Bulletin 20th June 2013". DIY Magazine. UK. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
- ↑ Reeve, Joe. "Music Video Monday". HUH. Magazine. UK. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
- ↑ Oliver, Will. "Plastic Flowers – Empty Eyes". We All Want Someone to Shout For. USA. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
- ↑ Dalton, Josh. "Plastic Flowers – Dead Promises". Crack in the Road. UK. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
- ↑ "SXSW: Plastic Flowers". SXSW. USA. Retrieved 2013-02-01.
- ↑ Palast, Greg. "I upset my least favorite greek minister". VICE Mag. UK. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
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