Plastique Noir

Plastique Noir was formed at the end of 2005 by ex-members of underground bands from Fortaleza/CE/Brazil. Tired of their static scene's limited horizons (ie. heavy metal and hardcore), Airton S. Nepomuceno, Marcio Benevides, Danyel Fernandes and Max Bernardo decided to take advantage of the post-punk revival and prove that Brazil isn't just about football and samba (oh, I forgot G-strings).

Aided in this effort by fifth member Sister Hurricane, an old drum machine SR-16 (any relation to Doktor Avalanche?), Plastique Noir brings back the gothic rock/darkwave from the 80's and 90's, but always with a contemporary approach which adds elements of death rock, industrial, ethereal, new romantic, punk rock and even electro. Unique in Fortaleza, Plastique Noir (black plastic, in french) embraces the name of the bag used to store dead bodies in morgues. The music, gloomy yet danceable, is the perfect companion to Nepomuceno's ravings about myths and horror, morbidness, melancholia and madness created by the conflict of the infinite passions proper to the human existential labyrinth.

All of Plastique Noir's independent releases so far - Offering (demo debut 2006), Urban Requiems (promo EP 2006/2007), Those Who Walk By The Night (The Remixes) (promo EP 2008) and Dead Pop (album 2008) - are available as FREE downloads from the band's website. So, if you are fans of She Wants Revenge, Joy Division, The Sisters Of Mercy, Depeche Mode, The Cure, Bauhaus etc. give these Brazilians a listen. I ensure you, this is NOT carnival music!

Plastique Noir - Inconstancy (free download)
Plastique Noir - Shadowrun (free download)
Plastique Noir - Phantom In My Stereo (Transcommunication) (free download)

http://www.myspace.com/plastiquenoir
http://www.plastiquenoir.net/