The Planet The / Point Line Plane
Split EP
Mountastic
2002
Rating: 7.5 pilates bunglers out of 10
The Planet The and Point Line Plane are two great and relatively new bands out of Portland who fuse a million styles of music together into a beautiful, noisy mess. The Planet The seem to come across as two different bands within the span of their four songs on this short player - the first half reminds me a lot of Devo or the Ex-Models, sort of new wave and art-damaged sounding stuff. Then the second half of their songs come across as being somewhat influenced by krautrock, heavy on the keyboards and vocal effects. Point Line Plane are a little more straight forward, combining the musical elements of bands such as Trans Am or Man...or Astroman?, and adding onto that vocals that would be at home on some hardcore records. No guitar in this band, just keyboards and drums, but they manage to make it rock out more than most bands with multiple guitarists. This record is cheap, short, and infectious, making you want to play it over and over. And don’t forget to check either of them out live if they come to your town, they both put on a damn fine show.
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