Play 90 second soundbite of 'The Pleasure Is Mine' @ 'CD quality'
Combining the articulate lyricism of bands like New Order with solid electro-dance vibes, Plastic Operator show that modern pop music can still be maturely written and handled. Silky smooth production brings out every important dynamic in Plastic Operators intriguing repertoire. Everything's slick, precise and with an inherent clarity that most artists would die for. Enormously contagious, Plastic Operator make twenty-first century electro music accessible and commercial.
Many of the songs on 'Different Places' would work well as film soundtrack material coz they're equally well suited as stand-alone works as they are non-interfering background 'sounds'. Clever lyrics, hooky melodies and beautifully structured arrangements make the songs easy on the ear yet allow Plastic Operator to silently slip under your skin with songs that keep coming back at you when you least expect them to. Somewhat akin to modern-day musical nursery rhymes with a touch of theatre and natural ambience, 'Different Places' is a gently persuasive work that deserves to be heard.
'Different Places' shows what can be done when two like-minded, experimentalistic musicians, Mathieu Gendreau (electronics) and Pieter Van Dessel (vocals & electronics, come together across banks of electronic devices to write and perform lyrically accentuated audio soundscapes. 'Different Places' is faultless in its composure and moreish in its form. Plastic Operator certainly know what they want and where they want to be. Considering Plastic Operator's genre isn't actually my music of choice, I have to admit to really liking 'Different Places'; it challenges the whole electro music ethos and works extremely well.
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