Plaster is an electronic music project that was born in Rome in 2008, composed by Gianclaudio Hashem Moniri and Giuseppe Carlini. Their music is characterized by a dark attitude which aims to mix ambient music, deep beats and sharp noises.
During their activity there have been various collaborations, mostly with video makers such as Lasal, David Terranova and Emanuele [Tzpx] Foti, which gave life to a series of live performances and studio works. In 2009 they spent over six months in Berlin with the desire to explore different worlds related to electronic music, to promote their projects and to play live in new contexts.
Their self promotion flanked with suggestive live performances, introduced Plaster to a good exposition in the electronic European panorama, giving them the chance to play in cult places and in international festivals, at times sharing the stage with important musicians as Alva Noto, Ryoji Ikeda, Cristian Vogel and Frank Bretschneider.
At the moment they are living in Rome, working on concerts, music albums and events organization.
For their Smoke Machine UN#20 mix, Plaster have created a dense and detailed soundscape, rich in color and variation. Through out the mix, polarized elements seem to be woven together seamlessly: smooth, rolling beats juxtaposed with growling, distortion soaked leads; bare rhythms offset by off-the-grid deviations; long, flowing grooves shifting into sudden transitions. However, because of their flawless execution, these divergent layers never conflict, but rather highlight and enrich the distinct sounds, creating an overall sense of balance and symmetry.
Alongside this contrast of textures, Plaster continuously use minutiae and variations to embellish their sound. Within every loop, there is constant movement and permutation. Plaster’s beats, at times, feel like unfolding images of perfection; with every iteration, the loop is reworked and reimagined into some new, equally consummate, form. By maintaining a consistent sonic palette and keeping the rhythmic core intact, this perpetual motion never feels jarring or frenetic, but rather creates the effect of subtle, shifting colors, akin to the fluid changes of water’s surface, or the evolution of time lapsed images.
1.Component
2.B_n
3.Program Q_nex
4.M2d
5.Metrexes
6.Nexbiome
7.Cubichord
8.Double Connection (Zavoloka Rmx)
9Xenas (Datacrashrobot Rmx)
10.Rearline
11.Structure
https://soundcloud.com/smokemachinetaipei/un-20-plaster-1
