Hallowed

HALLOWED is a short film directed by Chris Turner, based on Dante's Inferno and features a bespoke remix of 'Eye Robot'. This film was commissioned by (and features dancers from) English National Ballet. Watch it here on Twenty6 Magazine.

The Creators Project

The Creators Project have teamed up with Nexus Interactive Arts and director Evan Boehm to create an original interactive film experience, The Carp and the Seagull. The film showcases experimental narrative experiences in the online environment. Hosted here by Creators. The ambient sound bed loops created for the project are available to download from Bleep.

Mogees

Plaid performing with Bruno Zamborlin on the 28th November 2012 in Paris at La Gaité Lyrique for the IRCAM forum. Hear Bruno's talk on Mogees and gestural interaction for TEDx.

SARC

Plaid will be artists in residence at the Sonic Arts Research Centre during the Belfast Festival. They will collaborate with academics and research students to create a new composition to be performed at the Ulster Museum on the 27th October 2012.

The Compass Series

Part docu-poem, part music score, part folk tale and part sound montage, Nord Rute captures the events of a reindeer migration to their spring birthing pastures on the shores of Porsangerfjord, northern Norway and features the recordings of Ross Adams, Synnøve Persen and Ed Handley. More from Gruenrekorder.

The Devil and Me

Is Mara Carlyle's latest single. Read more about the release and hear the Plaid remix on Fact.

Parergon

Will Dutta's debut album is now available from Just Music and includes collaborations with Max de Wardener, John Matthias, Neil Grant and Plaid. Dan Tomb's video for "Distance' can be seen here.

Origamibiro


A full length remix album of Origamibiro's 'Shakkei' is out on the 21st May 2012 on Abandon Building Records. The 'Quad Time' EP is available now for free download.

Sukka

A regraded HD version of 35 Summers can be seen here on Vimeo.

Fireside Chat


Plaid on RBMA Radio's regular show,. Fireside Chat.

Tekkonkinkreet OST

The original soundtrack for the anime feature Tekkonkinkreet is now available from Bleep.
Music will be a very important aspect of Tekkonkinkreet, serving not only to add weight to exposition and momentum to action, but also as counterpoint to the larger themes of the film.

For Tekkon's first act, the music should have an analog, old-world feel, to complement the nostalgic ambience of the Treasure Town we see in the opening scenes: the yakuza underworld, the street urchins' hand-to-mouth existence, the multi-ethnic/multi-cultural potpourri of Treasure Town's streets and various factions and tribes.

As we move into the second act (Snake's act) old world analog will give way to newer, alien, synthetic forms: minimalist breakbeats and dissonant post-techno sounds. When the action picks up and we descend into White and Black's respective madness, the music will drive us forward with increasingly rhythmic trance-like elements.

As the film's various conflicts are resolved, and balance between opposing forces achieved, an altogether new type of music - a soothing and harmonious hybrid combining elements of the old and the new forms - will take over. This music will echo fragments heard over White's dreams of ocean paradise and apple trees.

Michael Arias
Tekkonkinkreet Director's Notes January 26, 2004.

Scintilli

"Audiophile wankers that dig electronic will love it. I am and I do."
John Darko - Digital Audio News

"The euphoric immediacy of the whole record belies its painstacking, dazzling multifaceted beauty and 'Tetris' like construction, which makes picking a highlight impossible."
Sharon O'Connell - Time Out London

"I would prefer to find it fizzy or confusing or aggressive."
Andrew Gaerig - Pitchfork

Scintill is available from Bleep, iTunes, Amazon, FNAC and JB Hi-Fi on double vinyl, CD or as a FLAC, WAV or MP3 download.

Recent interviews on M and in igloo magazine.



The awesome new Plaid world video for 'at last' was created by set in sand of abandonbuilding pictures, with illustrations from thedreambox.



Swide.com features the video for '35 Summers', directed by Richie Burridge, shot by Sky Sharrock, edited by Tim Hardy at Stitch with VFX from Aman Kang and Edd Dawson-Taylor of Golden Square.



For a limited time the CD will come in the 'Muda No Mono' pack. After ripping the CD can be displayed in the included mausoleum. If correctly assembled, the track titles are releaved.



Scintilli T-Shirts are available exclusively from Bleep.



Signup to the mailing list below and download Track 1 'missing' free.

Plaid TV

The Plaided is a channel devoted to our musical output..

Chime Super Delux

Craft your own mix of 'Tender Hooks' by playing Zoë Mode's innovative new game for PlayStation® network. More detail.
We talk about the game here.

Classic Album T-Shirts

Kid Acne has reworked his 'Rest Proof Clockwork' artwork into T-shirt form for Warp Records classic album series. It's available from Bleep.

Felix's Machines

Material written with Felix's machines was performed in London in 2011 and Bordeaux in 2009.

Southbank Gamelan Players

Ben Dowden's short film taken at the Arnolfini, Bristol, in June 2010. Vimeo link.
The backing track used in the film is part of a piece entitled 'Rubber Time'. It was written in collaboration with Dr Rahayu Supanggah and the Southbank Gamelan Players for Ether 09. We're looking forward to the future recording and performances of this work. More here.

Coppe in a pill

Twenty of the best from songs from Martian vocalist Coppe's cosmic archives are now available in convenient pill form.
Warning. Product may contain Plaid.

Bump Worthy

A fine selection of Plaid accompanied Adult Swim bumpers can be found on Bump Worthy.

Hope

Michael Arias' surreal short film Hope follows a struggling animator trapped overnight in an elevator.

Colours Series

Balkan Vinyl's 'Colours Series' features 24 artists.

Upgrade+Mobilize We've added music and sound design to a short film created by the mighty, team Capacity. More here.

Warp20

Plaid's, 'Dett' and 'Sam Lac Run', appear on the Warp20 (Box Set) released on the 25th September 2009 along with our cover of Plone's 'On My Bus'.

The Psychedelic Concentration Camp A selection of Plaid related films by Bob Jaroc can be seen here. DVDs, 'Greedy Baby' T-shirts and more at the shop.

Heaven's Door

In Michael Arias' first live-action feature, Masato Aoyama learns that he has an untreatable illness and is nearing death. When a new friend, Harumi Shiraishi, reveals that she has never been to the ocean, they embark on an fantastic journey. The soundtrack is now available. "I'm not a big fan of Plaid, but as gentle background music or soft leading score it works miracles."
Twitchfilm.net
"With a superb screenplay by Mika Omori, stunning photography, outstanding lighting and a soundtrack that is so subtle but massive supplied by the Electronic Virtuoso’s Plaid – the film takes a bleak theme and turns it into something beautiful and compelling. "
LoLyfe.com

RoboVox

We contributed a track to the RoboVox Sound Book. Read more about the project.

Anikuri

Michael Arias' short animation 'Anikuri' can be viewed here. Hold cursor over 'Third Season' box and select Studio 4C. The movie is accessable from the following page.

Tekkonkinkreet

Berlin International Film Festival -
Generation 14 Plus and Best First Feature Nomination
Hong Kong International Film Festival -
FIPRESCI Nomination and Animation Unlimited Selection
Tokyo International Film Festival - Special Selection.
Deauville Asian Film Festival - Panorama Selection.
2008 Golden Reel Award -
Best Sound Editing in Animated Feature Film Nomination.
Anima 2008 Festival - Grand Prix Award.
31st Japan Academy Prize - Animation of the Year.
"Tekkonkinkreet has cult animation written all over it."
Lee Marshall - Screen Daily
"Lyrical, playful and, imaginative. Tekkonkinkreet soars."
Heather Campbell - Geek Monthly
"..the most dazzling depiction of urban chaos since Akira."
- Wired
"..as exhilarating as witnessing a UFO or eating lunch with a Yeti."
Eric Nakamura - Giant Robot Magazine

Greedy Baby "...a new page in electronica's tatty textbook."
Piers Martin - Uncut 4/5
"...a wonderful variety of music, at times sinister and dissonant but also warm and playful, for Jaroc's often psychedelic visuals."
John Burgess - The Guardian 4/5
"A multi-layerd milestone of sorts, it achieves its status as one of the earliest successes in the burgeoning world of 5.1 surround-
sound art."
SM - Earplug
"A treat for surround systems, both musically and visually."
BH - Notion 4.5/5

Network

Bleep - High quality music downloads
Bruno Zamborlin - Mogees
Coppe - Musical collaborator
Discogs - A fine discography on this useful site
Embed - Protest beats and info break raptronica
Felix's Machines - Felix Thorn
Friends of Plaid - Myspace page
Softloader - Visual artist Bob Jaroc's world of shame
Soma Records - Home of The Black Dog back catalog
Warp Records - Our label since 1991
We Are The Music Makers - Plaid forum
Will Dutta - Musical collaborator
Yimino - Musical collaborators

2013

The Dodo Club
17/05/2013
LONDON, UK

Green Galactic
30/06/2013
LA, USA

Soundcrash Roof Party
06/07/2013
LONDON, UK

Bad Bonn
20/09/2013
DUDLINGEN, SWITZERLAND

Zukunft
21/09/2013
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND

Past Events

2012

Techliks
04/05/2013
LONDON, UK

Waveart Festival
04/04/2013
BUCHAREST, ROMANIA

Lost
31/03/2013
LONDON, UK

The Dodo Club
02/03/2013
LONDON, UK

Crimes of the Future
22/02/2013
GLASGOW, UK

Locomotiv Club
19/01/2013
BOLOGNA, ITALY

Magnolia
17/01/2013
MILAN, ITALY

The Dodo Club
31/12/2012
LONDON, UK

La Gaité Lyrique
28/11/2012
PARIS, FRANCE

Concorde 2
17/11/2012
BRIGHTON, UK

The Dodo Club
03/11/2012
LONDON, UK

Ulster Museum
27/10/2012
BELFAST, IRELAND

Sonic Lab SARC
24/10/2012
BELFAST, IRELAND

The Hackney Attic
20/10/2012
LONDON, UK

Node
19/10/2012
DUBLIN, IRELAND

Robot 05
13/10/2012
BOLOGNA, ITALY

Mimaa
06/10/2012
VALENCIA, SPAIN

Cargo
21/09/2012
LONDON, UK

Koko
15/09/2012
LONDON, UK

Soundpark Festival
25/08/2012
BRUNGNERA, ITALY

Castlepalooza Festival
04/08/2012
TULLAMORE, IRELAND

Audioriver Festival
28/07/2012
PLOCK, POLAND

Soundwave Festival
21/07/2012
TISNO, CROATIA

Beam Festival
22/06/2012
with Bruno Zamborlin
LONDON, UK

WIF
31/05/2012
LIMOGES, FRANCE

Babel Festival
18/05/2012
ROME, ITALY

Wang
05/05/2012
LONDON, UK

Electron Festival
07/04/2012
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

P60
24/03/2012
AMSTALVEEN, NETHERLANDS

Effenaar
23/03/2012
EINDHOVEN, NETHERLANDS

Antipode
16/03/2012
RENNES, FRANCE

RBMA Porto Hub
10/03/2012
PORTO, PORTUGAL

The Dodo Club
03/03/2012
LONDON, UK

Gretchen
20/01/2012
BERLIN, GERMANY

Koko
14/01/2012
LONDON, UK

2011

WWW
03/12/2011
TOKYO, JAPAN

El Rey
26/11/2011
LOS ANGELES, CA, USA

Mezzanine
25/11/2011
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA

Holocene
23/11/2011
PORTLAND, OR, USA

Neumos
22/11/2011
SEATTLE, WA, USA

Biltmore
21/11/2011
VANCOUVER, BC, USA

Bluebird
19/11/2011
DENVER, CO, USA

Empty Bottle
18/11/2011
CHICAGO, IL, USA

ND
16/11/2011
AUSTIN, TX, USA

Stereo Live
15/11/2011
HOUSTON, TX, USA

Johnny Brendas
13/11/2011
PHILADELPHIA, PA, USA

Paradise
12/11/2011
BOSTON, MA, USA

LPR
11/11/2011
NEW YORK, NY, USA

Wrongbar
10/11/2011
TORONTO, ON, CANADA

SAT
09/11/2011
MONTREAL, QC, CANADA

MiRA!
05/11/2011
BARCELONA, SPAIN

Babylon
02/11/2011
ISTANBUL, TURKEY

Glav Club
30/10/2011
SAINT PETERSBURG, RUSSIA

Kuudes Linja
29/10/2011
HELSINKI, FINLAND

Bozar
28/10/2011
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM

Rex Club
27/10/2011
PARIS, FRANCE

Halle 03
22/10/2011
HEIDELBERG, GERMANY

16 Tons
20/10/2011
MOSCOW, RUSSIA

Norwich Arts Centre
18/10/2011
NORWICH, UK

Cypress Avenue
16/10/2011
CORK, IRELAND

The Arches
15/10/2011
GLASGOW, UK

Gretchen Club
14/10/2011
BERLIN, GERMANY

Schumann Saal
13/10/2011
DUSSELDORF, GERMANY

Exil
09/10/2011
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND

Bad Bonn
08/10/2011
DUDINGEN, SWITZERLAND

Village Underground
07/10/2011
LONDON, UK

Soundcontrol
04/10/2011
MANCHESTER, UK

The Railway
03/10/2011
WINCHESTER, UK

Melkweg
01/10/2011
AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND

Sydney Opera House
21/08/2011
with Fourplay and Synergy
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

Body and Soul
18/06/2011
BALLINLOUGH CASTLE, IRELAND

Nuits Sonores
02/06/2011
LYON, FRANCE

Village Underground
07/04/2011
with Felix's Machines
LONDON, UK

Electric Underground
25/03/2011
CORK, IRELAND

Peninsular Arts
11/02/2011
with Will Dutta
UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH, UK

La Machine
21/01/2011
PARIS, FRANCE

2010

Cable
31/12/2010
LONDON, UK

Koko
20/11/2010
LONDON, UK

Exil
12/11/2010
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND

04/11/2010
with the SBGP
TURIN, ITALY

CK Agora
22/10/2010
SYNESTHESIA, WROCLAW, POLAND

Brit Fresh
16/10/2010
DREAM FACTORY, RIGA, LATVIA

London Metal Works
13/10/2010
LONDON, UK

Village Underground
08/10/2010
with the SBGP
LONDON, UK

Muziekodroom
02/10/2010
HASSELT, BELGIUM

Oxford Playhouse
01/10/2010
with the SBGP
OXFORD, UK

Howard Assembly Rooms
30/09/2010
with the SBGP
LEEDS, UK

The Sage
29/09/2010
with the SBGP
GATESHEAD, UK

The Twisted Pepper
21/08/2010
DUBLIN, IRELAND

Krake Festival
13/08/2010
BERLIN, GERMANY

Centro Cultural
29/07/2010
ESCORXADOR ELCHE, SPAIN

Kraken Wakes
17/07/2010
PORTSMOUTH, UK

60 Million Postcards
03/07/2010
BOURNEMOUTH, UK

Mac
11/06/2010
BIRMINGHAM, UK

Arnolfini
10/06/2010
with the SBGP
BRISTOL, UK

De La Warr Pavilion
04/06/2010
with the SBGP
BEXHILL-ON-SEA, UK

Bungalows and Bears
29/05/2010
SHEFFIELD, UK

Norwich Arts Centre
28/05/2010
NORWICH, UK

FutureEverything
14/05/2010
VICTORIA BATHS, MANCHESTER, UK

L.E.V.
01/05/2010
GIJON, SPAIN

CC Luchtbal
30/04/2010
ANTWERP, BELGUIM

Bang Face Weekender
25/04/2010
CAMBER SANDS, UK

Blank Canvas
24/04/2010
with Will Dutta
PURCELL ROOM, LONDON, UK

The Big Chill House
17/04/2010
LONDON, UK

M.I.T.
11/04/2010
ROME, ITALY

AND Festival
10/04/2010
BLACKBURN, UK

La Bellevilloise
02/04/2010
PARIS, FRANCE

Monkey Knife Fight
19/03/2010
BRISTOL, UK

Koko
06/03/2010
LONDON, UK

Nord Route Ambisonic
27/02/2010
TRINITY BUOY WHARF, LONDON, UK

3D Soundclash
18/02/2010
ROYAL ALBERT HALL, LONDON, UK

Barents Spektakel 2010
06/02/2010
KIRKENES, NORWAY

2009

Warp20
11/12/2009
BERGHAIN, BERLIN, GERMANY

Warp20
05/12/2009
THE CORONET, LONDON, UK

Wang 10th Anniversary Party
15/11/2009
EWER STREET CAR PARK, LONDON, UK

Music in Mind
30/10/2009
BRUGGE, BELGIUM

DEAF
25/10/2009
BUTTON FACTORY, DUBLIN, IRELAND

Supermarket Club
23/10/2009
LILLE, FRANCE

Industria Cultural
17/10/2009
SANTIAGO, CHILE

Personal Fest
16/10/2009
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA

SESC Pompeia
13/10/2009
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL

Kings Place
10/10/2009
LONDON, UK

Evento 2009
09/10/2009
with Felix's Machines
GRAND THEATRE DE BORDEAUX, FRANCE

Festival Ososphère
25/09/2009
STRASBOURG, FRANCE

Taico Club Festival
19/09/2009
KAWASAKI, JAPAN

Stekker Fest
12/09/2009
UTRECHT, NETHERLANDS

Electronic Arts Festival
05/09/2009
ROME, ITALY

Rote Fabrik
01/08/2009
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND

Ciclo de Creacion Electronica
23/07/2009
CACERES, SPAIN

Glade Festival
19/07/2009
HAMPSHIRE, UK

Koko
04/07/2009
LONDON, UK

Parklive Festival
20/06/2009
SOFIA, BULGARIA

Bleep Live
06/06/2009
PIVO PIVO, GLASGOW, UK

I Love Acid
30/05/2009
GINGLIK, LONDON, UK

Cafe Oto
27/05/2009
with Will Dutta
LONDON, UK

Springfestival
20/05/2009
GRATZ, AUSTRIA

A Taste of Sonar
15/05/2009
ROUNDHOUSE, LONDON, UK

Warp20
09/05/2009
CITE DE LA MUSIQUE, PARIS, FRANCE

Cicterna Hall
25/04/2009
MOSCOW, RUSSIA

Sochi Club
24/04/2009
ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA

Ether Festival
18/04/2009
with the SBGP
LONDON, UK

NuFest
06/03/2009
PADOVA, ITALY

Musikcaféen
21/02/2009
AARHUS, DENMARK

Le Batofar
19/02/2009
PARIS, FRANCE

Releases

The Carp and the Seagull Digital OST Loops
WARP RECORDS
15/11/12
WAP344D

Scintilli VINYL / CD LP
WARP RECORDS
26/09/11
WARP215

Induction Digital Compilation LP
WARP RECORDS
26/09/11
WARPCD215B

Heaven's Door Feature Film / DVD
ASMIK
15/07/09
PCBE-51832
PCXE-50017

Original Soundtrack CD
BEAT RECORDS
WARP RECORDS
20/12/08
BRC 217

Tekkonkinreet Feature Film / DVD
SONY PICTURES
24/09/07
CDR 47042

Original Soundtrack CD
ANIPLEX
BLEEP
23/12/06
SVWC 7437

Faster (L8 Mix)
Logic Studio Project
WARP RECORDS
11/09/07
WAP 237 D

Greedy Baby DVD / CD LP
WARP RECORDS
26/06/06
WARP D 139

Spokes VINYL / CD LP
WARP RECORDS
20/10/03
WARP LP 114
WARP CD 114

DialP LIMITED EDITION CD
WARP RECORDS
20/10/03
WARP SAMP 3

Parts in the Post VINYL / CD LP
PEACEFROG RECORDS
08/04/03
PFG 030 LP 1
PFG 030 LP 2
PFG 030 CD

P Brane
VINYL / CD EP
WARP RECORDS
29/04/02
WAP 158
WAP 158 CD

Double Figure VINYL / CD LP
WARP RECORDS
28/05/01
WARP LP 84
WARP CD 84

Trainer VINYL / CD LP
WARP RECORDS
10/07/00
WARP LP 74
WARP CD 74

Booc
LIMITED EDITION VINYL
WARP RECORDS
17/04/00
WAP 103

Restproof Clockwork VINYL / CD LP
WARP RECORDS
21/06/99
WARP LP 63
WARP CD 63

Peel Session VINYL / CD EP
WARP RECORDS
29/03/99
WAP 119
WAP 119 CD

Not For Threes VINYL/CD LP
WARP RECORDS
27/10/97
WARP LP 54
WARP CD 54

Undoneson VINYL/CD EP
WARP RECORDS
15/09/97
WAP 95
WAP 95 CD

Android
VINYL EP
CLEAR
06/03/95
CLR 409

Scoobs in
Columbia
VINYL 12"
GPR
1992
GENP (X) 07

Mbuki Mvuki VINYL LP
BLACK DOG PRODUCTIONS
1991
BDP LP 01