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The Plastic People of the Universe [Progressive & Art-Rock]

Progressive & Art-Rock
Czechoslovakia
1978-2011
MP3
tracks
128-320 kbps
01:06:13:08

Current members
Josef Janícek – keyboards, vocals (1969–1988, 1997–present)
Jirí Kabeš – electric violin, theremin, vocals (1970–1988, 1997–present)
Vratislav Brabenec – saxophone, clarinet, vocals, composition, lyrics (1972–1982, 1997–present)
Joe Karafiát – guitar, vocals, composition (1997–present)
Eva Turnová – bass, vocals, composition (2001–present)[2]
Jaroslav Kvasnicka – drums (2009–present)

Former members
Milan "Mejla" Hlavsa (deceased) – bass, vocals, composition, lyrics (1968–1988, 1997–2001)
Michal Jernek – saxophone, clarinet, vocals (1968–1970)
Jirí Števich – guitar, vocals (1968–1970, 1972)
Josef Brabec – drums (1968–1969)
Pavel Zeman – drums (1969–1973, 1977)
Paul Wilson – guitar, vocals (1970–1972)
Jan Jílek – trumpet (1972)
Jirí Šula – drums (1973–1974)
Jaroslav Vožniak – drums (1974–1977)
Otakar Michl – guitar (1977)
Jan Brabec – drums (1977–1988, 1997–1999)
Pavel Zajícek – vocals (1978)
Jaroslav Unger – vocals (1978)
Ladislav Leština – electric violin, theremin (1978, 1980–1986)
Ivan Bierhanzl – contrabass (1978–1979, 2001–2009)
Jan Schneider – percussion (1978)
Josef Rössler – clarinet (1980)
Petr Placák – clarinet (1983)
Václav Stádník – clarinet (1983)
Jan Machácek – guitar (1984)
Vladimír Dedek – trombone (1984–1986)
Milan Schelinger – guitar (1986–1987)
Michaela Pohanková – vocals (1986–1988)
Tomáš Schilla – cello (1986–1988)
Ludvík Kandl – drums (1999–2009)

The Plastic People of the Universe biography
"What's it like making rock n' roll in a police state? The same as anywhere else, only harder. Much harder" (Paul Wilson, Musician magazine, 1983)

THE PLASTIC PEOPLE OF THE UNIVERSE were a rather innovative but otherwise unexceptional post-psychedelic band. 
They wouldn't likely stand out in the history of modern music were it not for their completely remarkable story of persistence in the shadow of suppression behind the Iron Curtain in post-'Prague Spring'
 Czechoslovakia. Their story is one of vision, and serves as a symbol of the power of human will in the face of soulless oppression. 

The Plastics were born amid the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in late 1968. They were formed by bassist Milan Hlavsa, already a veteran of local bands THE UNDERTAKERS, NEW ELECTRIC POTATOES,
 and FIERY FACTORY. Hlavsa recruited former schoolmates Jiøí Stevich, Michal Jernek, and drummer Pavel Zeman into the original lineup. In addition to a repertoire of VELVET UNDERGROUND, DOORS, 
and MOTHERS OF INVENTION covers, the band distinguished themselves with garish face paint, satin togas, and wild original compositions that made up in energy what they lacked in style or complexity. 

In the spring of 1969 the band enlisted PRIMITIVES GROUP veteran Ivan Jirous as artistic director, and added former TEENAGERS violist Jiøí Kabes the following year.
 Around the same time Jirous enlisted the help of Canadian language teacher Paul Wilson to provide vocals and to teach the band English lyrics for their compositions. 
1972 also saw the addition of saxophonist Vratislav Brabenec. 

The Plastics endured many years of government harassment and persecution, all while continuing to develop their sound and an ardent following while cementing their place as fathers of the Czech musical 
underground. Having lost state sanction as professional musicians early in the Soviet occupation the band often appeared in the guise of amateur entertainment at weddings, dances and family parties, 
as well as in the occasional underground festival. Their equipment was often laboriously hand-made, and rehearsals were usually conducted without amplification in the secrecy of friend's and family's
 crowded apartments. 
Arrangements were typically practiced as individual parts, with the combined works being put together in impromptu fashion only on those rare occasions when the band found themselves with an opportunity 
to perform on stage. 

The band managed to record their first album, "Egon Bondy's Happy Hearts Club Banned" in 1974, although it would not be released until 1978 in France. 
Members of both the band and their audiences were often arrested, and at one such underground performance at Budejovice in 1974, state police rounded up hundreds of student fans and band members, 
imprisoning six and expelling dozens from their universities. 

In the spring of 1976 Czech police raided dozens of flats and communal homes; arrested twenty-seven members of the Plastics and other underground bands; confiscated and destroyed most of their instruments 
and equipment; and seized countless texts, music sheets, tapes and photos. Five members of the Plastics were imprisoned including Jirous, who would suffer three more arrests and convictions 
in the coming years. By the late seventies several members of the band had relocated to Vienna, where they continued to perform and record. The band would ultimately release "Co znamená vésti konì" in 1981,
 "Kolejnice duní" the following year, and "Pùlnoèní mys" in 1986. They also recorded but did not release "Hovìzí porázka" in 1984. "Co znamená vésti konì" had to be completely
 re-recorded after the original tapes were destroyed in a mysterious fire the day after they were produced. The album was ultimately released on the mysterious Canadian label Bozí Mlýn, 
which was registered in Canada with the same address registered to former band member and friend Paul Wilson. 

The band dissolved in 1989 shortly before the collapse of the communist regime in Czechoslovakia. Hlavsa's subsequent band PÙLNOC launched an American tour later that year and dedicated each performance to
 the still-jailed Jirous. In 1997 the Plastics reformed for a triumphant tour of their homeland and recorded the live CD "1997". Milan Hlavsa died of cancer in his home town of Prague in 2001.

THE PLASTIC PEOPLE OF THE UNIVERSE were an inspirational force for underground music in the former Soviet bloc, blending jazz, blues, folk, and avant-garde compositions into an eclectic and unique 
sound that celebrated art, expression, and life. While many bands boast more refined pedigrees, few (if any) can claim to have sacrificed more in their dedication to freedom of expression. 
For this reason, the Plastics are an undying symbol of rock in opposition, and are highly recommended for all students and fans of progressive music of any kind.



1969-72 Muz bez usi (2002) [256 kbps] - 01.17.31
1971-77 Trouble Every Day (2002) [160 kbps] - 49.23
1972-76 Eliasuv ohen (1992) [160-320 kbps vbr] - 40.54
1973 Do Lesicka Na Cekanou (2CD Live 2006) [320 kbps] - 01.27.15
1973-75 Vozralej jak sliva (1997) [320 kbps] - 01.08.22
1974-79 Francovka (1992) [192 kbps] - 42.48
1975 Egon Bondy's Happy Hearts Club Banned (1978) [320 kbps] - 01.08.49
1976-77 Ach to statu hanobeni (2000) [320 kbps] - 01.19.32
1977-82 Kolejnice duni (2000) [320 kbps] - 01.13.04
1978 Pasijove hry velikonocni (1998) [320 kbps] - 49.01
1978 Underground Souvenir From Prague - Best Of (2007) [320 kbps] - 01.08.52
1979 Jak bude po smrti (1998) [320 kbps] - 45.05
1981 Co znamena vesti kone (2002) [320 kbps] - 01.02.11
1983-84 Hovezi porazka (1997) [320 kbps] - 42.23
1985-86 Pulnocni mys (1987) [320 kbps] - 56.12
1992 Bez ohnu je underground (Live) [192-320 kbps vbr] - 42.25
1997 Live [320 kbps] - 01.02.59
1997 Live Concerts 2CD (2007) [320 kbps] - 02.00.06
2000 - 10 let Globusu aneb underground v Kostce 2CD [128-192 kbps vbr] - 02.25.58
2001 Line s tebou spim [320 kbps] - 50.55
2001 Nez je dnes cloveku padesat - Milan Hlavsa [320 kbps] - 01.53.32

2003 Obesel ja poli pet [320 kbps] - 01.19.29 + DVD5

2004 Pasijove hry (Passion Play) [224-320 kbps vbr] - 01.07.24
2005 The Garden Is Open - Ed Sanders & PPU [320 kbps] - 56.49
2009 Magor's Shem - 40 Year Anniversary Tour [320 kbps] - 28.19
2009 Maska za maskou [320 kbps] - 01.00.19
2011 Non Stop Opera [320 kbps] - 01.13.19

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