Arthur Loves Plastic
Encyclopedia
Arthur Loves Plastic or ALP is the performing name of Washington, D.C.
based electronic music
recording artist Bev Stanton.
in 1966 and raised near Walt Disney World. She recorded ALP's first project, Sperm Warfare
, in her basement, and it was released in Europe by Britain's T.E.Q. Music?. After T.E.Q. folded, Stanton has independently released nineteen studio albums. Her early efforts at internet promotion prompted Keyboard Magazine
to feature her in a cover story on indie-music promotion.
Stanton also plays bass in the Baltimore band The Window Shoppers and is an honorary Space Dot. ALP's part-time vocalist, Lisa Moscatiello
, featured 3 ALP tracks on her latest solo CD Trouble from the Start
.
has referred to Stanton as a "remix master" for her work with artists such as Basehead
, Emmet Swimming
, Lisa Moscatiello
, Nebulae
, Techno Squirrels
and Trisomie 21.
club DJ
- initially as a member of the First Ladies DJ Collective. She describes her style as "downtempo
, progressive house, trance
with original ALP tracks thrown in".
(Washington Area Music Awards) in the Electronica category, including the 2008 Electronica Recording Wammie for the album Brief Episodes of Joy
. In addition, ALP has been awarded the Electronica Emeritus Award (2008 Wammies) and Emeritus Standing in the Electronica Performing Artist (live) category (2006 Wammies), while Stanton has been awarded Emeritus Standing in the Electronica DJ category (2006 Wammies) - an honour handed out to a select few artists which acknowledges their continuing success in these fields.
", "Boogie Bonnie Bell
", "Ravish
" and a brief biography for ALP feature in the GEICO Cavemen
campaign's
virtual website Caveman's Crib. The track "I Can Dream
" was featured on Pumawomen.com.
piece "Fragile" for use in performances at The Kirov Academy of Ballet
in Washington D.C.
and "If I Fell Off This Earth Tonight"
feature on the soundtrack of the Canadian TV movie
Apartment Story, while "Revolution (Reprise)"
appears on the soundtrack of film short
Paradise Attempted. The track "Afterglow"
is featured in its entirety in the film-poem To Suffer Is to Slip Unnoticed, while "Klondyke 5
" appears in the film-poem To Mock the Purists in Their Rabidity and "Falling"
appears in the film-poem Purple Ganymede.
, American Idol
, America's Most Wanted
, Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, Extra
, Lesbian Sex & Sexuality, Mind of Mencia
, MTV Cribs
, Sexy Girls Next Door
, The Oprah Winfrey Show
and Undressed
.
premiere of David Hare's
play The Blue Room, and are included on The Blue Room
soundtrack album. In the Rogue Machine production of Diana Son's play Stop Kiss
, the track "Yeah Baby"
is featured in a scene at a lesbian club.
, Stanton is a regular performer at Queering Sound, an annual festival staged in Washington, D.C.
which focuses on alternative artists from the LGBT
community.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
based electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
recording artist Bev Stanton.
Biography
Stanton was born in The BahamasThe Bahamas
The Bahamas , officially the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, is a nation consisting of 29 islands, 661 cays, and 2,387 islets . It is located in the Atlantic Ocean north of Cuba and Hispaniola , northwest of the Turks and Caicos Islands, and southeast of the United States...
in 1966 and raised near Walt Disney World. She recorded ALP's first project, Sperm Warfare
Sperm Warfare
Sperm Warfare is the debut EP from Arthur Loves Plastic and was released in 1995.-Release notes:"Arthur indulges in a bliss-fest of happy house, trippy trance, and a smidgeon of techno boosting SPERM WARFARE into overdrive...
, in her basement, and it was released in Europe by Britain's T.E.Q. Music?. After T.E.Q. folded, Stanton has independently released nineteen studio albums. Her early efforts at internet promotion prompted Keyboard Magazine
Keyboard Magazine
Keyboard Magazine is a magazine that originally covered electronic keyboard instruments and keyboardists, though with the advent of computer based recording and audio technology, they have added digital music technology to their regular coverage, including those not strictly pertaining to the...
to feature her in a cover story on indie-music promotion.
Stanton also plays bass in the Baltimore band The Window Shoppers and is an honorary Space Dot. ALP's part-time vocalist, Lisa Moscatiello
Lisa Moscatiello
Lisa Moscatiello is an American singer who is part of the Washington, DC area music scene. She is listed in Music Hound's Folk: Essential Album Guide, and is most often categorized as a folk vocalist...
, featured 3 ALP tracks on her latest solo CD Trouble from the Start
Trouble From the Start
-Audio previews/downloads from Trouble from the Start:* * * * -Radio interview:*WAMU Metro Connection - Lisa Moscatiello: Trouble from the Start...
.
Band name
Stanton’s performing name is taken from her cat Arthur’s fondness for plastic grocery bags. Arthur Loves Plastic is regularly included in internet lists of weird/funny/worst band names.Remixer
The Washington PostThe Washington Post
The Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
has referred to Stanton as a "remix master" for her work with artists such as Basehead
Basehead
Basehead, also known as dc Basehead and Basehead 2.0, is an American alternative hip hop group formed by Michael Ivey in 1992. Ivey serves as the group's songwriter and leader, performing vocals and various instruments. Basehead's 1992 debut album, Play with Toys, was recorded at Ivey's home with...
, Emmet Swimming
Emmet swimming
Emmet Swimming is a rock band from Fairfax, Virginia that was formed in 1990 at George Mason University. The band's name is a misspelled reference to Emmett Till, who died after being shot and thrown into a river...
, Lisa Moscatiello
Lisa Moscatiello
Lisa Moscatiello is an American singer who is part of the Washington, DC area music scene. She is listed in Music Hound's Folk: Essential Album Guide, and is most often categorized as a folk vocalist...
, Nebulae
Nebulae (band)
Nebulae is an electronic and alternative rock music artist. Nebulae also remixes music and provides production and mastering services for a wide variety of bands, collaborating over the Internet. Nebulae started as a band in the early 90s. Previous members included Abid Hussain and Takeshi Kurt Eto...
, Techno Squirrels
Techno Squirrels
Formed in 2005, Techno Squirrels is a band made up of Ryan Harlin and Lisa Eriksson . Both Eriksson and Harlin are sound engineers and producers for Techno Squirrels. Their music has been used in MTV's The Real World , The Real World , The Real World vs...
and Trisomie 21.
DJ
Since 2002, Stanton has performed as a BeltwayInterstate 495 (Capital Beltway)
Interstate 495 is a Interstate Highway that surrounds the United States' capital of Washington, D.C., and its inner suburbs in adjacent Maryland and Virginia. I-495 is widely known as the Capital Beltway or simply the Beltway, especially when the context of Washington, D.C., is clear...
club DJ
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
- initially as a member of the First Ladies DJ Collective. She describes her style as "downtempo
Downtempo
Downtempo is a laid-back electronic music style similar to ambient music, but usually with a beat or groove unlike the beatless forms of Ambient music. The beat is sometimes made from loops that have a hypnotic feeling...
, progressive house, trance
Trance music
Trance is a genre of electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s.:251 It is generally characterized by a tempo of between 125 and 150 bpm,:252 repeating melodic synthesizer phrases, and a musical form that builds up and breaks down throughout a track...
with original ALP tracks thrown in".
Awards
Stanton and ALP have won over twenty WammiesWashington Area Music Awards
The Washington Area Music Awards are a music award for Washington, D.C. area performers, issued by the Washington Area Music Association . The awards are issued at an annual awards program....
(Washington Area Music Awards) in the Electronica category, including the 2008 Electronica Recording Wammie for the album Brief Episodes of Joy
Brief Episodes of Joy
Brief Episodes of Joy is the sixteenth album from Arthur Loves Plastic and was released in 2008.-Awards:Brief Episodes of Joy won the 2008 Wammie for Best Recording in the Electronica Category...
. In addition, ALP has been awarded the Electronica Emeritus Award (2008 Wammies) and Emeritus Standing in the Electronica Performing Artist (live) category (2006 Wammies), while Stanton has been awarded Emeritus Standing in the Electronica DJ category (2006 Wammies) - an honour handed out to a select few artists which acknowledges their continuing success in these fields.
Advertising
"Feel the LoveTroubled
Troubled is the fourteenth album from Arthur Loves Plastic and was released in 2006.-Release notes:"Troubled is an electronic deconstruction of Lisa Moscatiello's award-winning CD Trouble from the Start...
", "Boogie Bonnie Bell
Klondyke 5
Klondyke 5 is the fifth album from Arthur Loves Plastic and was released in 1999.-Release notes:"Ms. Arthur lovingly deconstructs the diva's live acoustic performances in this rousing tribute to lost love, patriarchal tyranny, and Y2K."- Album title :...
", "Ravish
Love or Perish
Love or Perish is the twelfth album from Arthur Loves Plastic and was released in 2005.-Release notes:"It's a jungle out there! Features remixes of The Tidbits and Michelle Swan, as well as vocals by Lisa Moscatiello and Heather Heimbuch."...
" and a brief biography for ALP feature in the GEICO Cavemen
GEICO Cavemen
The GEICO Cavemen are trademarked characters of GEICO in a series of television advertisements for the auto insurance company GEICO, that have aired from 2004 to present. The campaign was created by Joe Lawson of The Martin Agency. In 2004, GEICO began an advertising campaign featuring...
campaign's
Advertising campaign
An advertising campaign is a series of advertisement messages that share a single idea and theme which make up an integrated marketing communication...
virtual website Caveman's Crib. The track "I Can Dream
Troubled
Troubled is the fourteenth album from Arthur Loves Plastic and was released in 2006.-Release notes:"Troubled is an electronic deconstruction of Lisa Moscatiello's award-winning CD Trouble from the Start...
" was featured on Pumawomen.com.
Dance
Stanton produced the avant-gardeAvant-garde
Avant-garde means "advance guard" or "vanguard". The adjective form is used in English to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics....
piece "Fragile" for use in performances at The Kirov Academy of Ballet
Kirov Academy of Ballet
The Kirov Academy of Ballet of Washington, D.C. is a ballet school that serves students in grades 7 through 12 and offers a high school diploma in addition to its dance instruction...
in Washington D.C.
Film
"Ooh Baby"Professor Fate (album)
Professor Fate is the second album from Arthur Loves Plastic and was released in 1996.-Release notes:"Slammin' tracks characterized by moody atmospheres and punctuated by bursts of non-contextual reality...
and "If I Fell Off This Earth Tonight"
Second Avenue Detour
Second Avenue Detour is the sixth album from Arthur Loves Plastic and was released in 2000.The album is an electronic deconstruction of Lisa Moscatiello's solo album Second Avenue.-Awards:...
feature on the soundtrack of the Canadian TV movie
Television movie
A television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to...
Apartment Story, while "Revolution (Reprise)"
Klondyke 5
Klondyke 5 is the fifth album from Arthur Loves Plastic and was released in 1999.-Release notes:"Ms. Arthur lovingly deconstructs the diva's live acoustic performances in this rousing tribute to lost love, patriarchal tyranny, and Y2K."- Album title :...
appears on the soundtrack of film short
Short subject
A short film is any film not long enough to be considered a feature film. No consensus exists as to where that boundary is drawn: the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes or less, including all...
Paradise Attempted. The track "Afterglow"
Beneath the Watchful Eyes
Beneath the Watchful Eyes is the fifteenth album from Arthur Loves Plastic and was released in 2007.- Awards :Beneath the Watchful Eyes won the 2007 Wammie for Best Recording in the Electronica Category...
is featured in its entirety in the film-poem To Suffer Is to Slip Unnoticed, while "Klondyke 5
Klondyke 5
Klondyke 5 is the fifth album from Arthur Loves Plastic and was released in 1999.-Release notes:"Ms. Arthur lovingly deconstructs the diva's live acoustic performances in this rousing tribute to lost love, patriarchal tyranny, and Y2K."- Album title :...
" appears in the film-poem To Mock the Purists in Their Rabidity and "Falling"
King Shag (album)
King Shag is the seventeenth album from Arthur Loves Plastic and was released in 2008.- Release notes :"Twelve rough and tumble tracks from DC electronica artist Arthur Loves Plastic."- Album title :...
appears in the film-poem Purple Ganymede.
Television
ALP tracks have appeared on Access HollywoodAccess Hollywood
Access Hollywood is a weekday television entertainment news program covering events and celebrities in the entertainment industry. It was created by former Entertainment Tonight executive producer Jim Van Messel, and is currently directed by Robert Silverstein. In previous years, Doug Dougherty and...
, American Idol
American Idol
American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...
, America's Most Wanted
America's Most Wanted
America's Most Wanted is an American television program produced by 20th Television, and was the longest-running program of any kind in the history of the Fox Television Network until it was announced on May 16, 2011 that the series was canceled after twenty-three years, with the final episode...
, Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, Extra
Extra (TV series)
Extra is an American entertainment television news program covering events and celebrities which debuted on September 5, 1994 in syndication. It is produced at Victory Studios in Glendale, California by Telepictures Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television Distribution...
, Lesbian Sex & Sexuality, Mind of Mencia
Mind of Mencia
Mind of Mencia is an American television comedy series on the cable channel Comedy Central. Hosted by Carlos Mencia, it aired from 2005 to 2008.- History :...
, MTV Cribs
MTV Cribs
MTV Cribs and CMT Cribs, depending on which channel it airs, is a franchise reality television program that originated on the MTV Networks' MTV. It later aired on its CMT channel that features tours of the houses and mansions of celebrities. The first show aired September 2000...
, Sexy Girls Next Door
Playboy TV
Playboy TV is a premium monthly subscription television channel. Since its launch in 1982 in partnership with Cablevision which eventually sold their share back to Playboy, Playboy TV has become a leading entertainment channel for adult entertainment...
, The Oprah Winfrey Show
The Oprah Winfrey Show
The Oprah Winfrey Show is an American syndicated talk show hosted and produced by its namesake Oprah Winfrey. It ran nationally for 25 seasons beginning in 1986, before concluding in 2011. It is the highest-rated talk show in American television history....
and Undressed
Undressed (TV series)
Undressed is an American anthology series that aired on MTV from July 26, 1999 to September 5, 2002. The series was created and executive produced by British director Roland Joffé.-Synopsis:...
.
Theatre
Eleven ALP tracks feature in the Solocat Productions Los AngelesLos Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
premiere of David Hare's
David Hare (playwright)
Sir David Hare is an English playwright and theatre and film director.-Early life:Hare was born in St Leonards-on-Sea, Hastings, East Sussex, the son of Agnes and Clifford Hare, a sailor. He was educated at Lancing, an independent school in West Sussex, and at Jesus College, Cambridge...
play The Blue Room, and are included on The Blue Room
The Blue Room (soundtrack)
The Blue Room is a soundtrack album from Arthur Loves Plastic and was released in 2010. The soundtrack includes the eleven Arthur Loves Plastic tracks which feature in the Solocat Productions Los Angeles premiere of David Hare's play The Blue Room.-Track listing:...
soundtrack album. In the Rogue Machine production of Diana Son's play Stop Kiss
Stop Kiss
Stop Kiss is a play written by the American playwright Diana Son, and produced Off-Broadway in 1998 at The Public Theater in New York City. It focuses on the touching story of friends-turned-lovers, Sara and Callie, who are assaulted for kissing....
, the track "Yeah Baby"
King Shag (album)
King Shag is the seventeenth album from Arthur Loves Plastic and was released in 2008.- Release notes :"Twelve rough and tumble tracks from DC electronica artist Arthur Loves Plastic."- Album title :...
is featured in a scene at a lesbian club.
Personal life
Openly lesbianLesbian
Lesbian is a term most widely used in the English language to describe sexual and romantic desire between females. The word may be used as a noun, to refer to women who identify themselves or who are characterized by others as having the primary attribute of female homosexuality, or as an...
, Stanton is a regular performer at Queering Sound, an annual festival staged in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
which focuses on alternative artists from the LGBT
LGBT
LGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" people. In use since the 1990s, the term "LGBT" is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB", which itself started replacing the phrase "gay community" beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, which many within the...
community.
Studio albums
- The Zero StateThe Zero StateThe Zero State is the debut album from Arthur Loves Plastic and was released in 1995.-Release notes:"Trademark "Happy House and Trippy Trance" loaded with cheap thrills and copyright infringement...
(1995) - Professor FateProfessor Fate (album)Professor Fate is the second album from Arthur Loves Plastic and was released in 1996.-Release notes:"Slammin' tracks characterized by moody atmospheres and punctuated by bursts of non-contextual reality...
(1996) - Teflon Diva!Teflon Diva!Teflon Diva! is the third album from Arthur Loves Plastic and was released in 1997. The album was originally released as The Complete Teflon Diva!.-Release notes:...
(1997) - Slice (1998)
- Klondyke 5Klondyke 5Klondyke 5 is the fifth album from Arthur Loves Plastic and was released in 1999.-Release notes:"Ms. Arthur lovingly deconstructs the diva's live acoustic performances in this rousing tribute to lost love, patriarchal tyranny, and Y2K."- Album title :...
(1999) - Second Avenue DetourSecond Avenue DetourSecond Avenue Detour is the sixth album from Arthur Loves Plastic and was released in 2000.The album is an electronic deconstruction of Lisa Moscatiello's solo album Second Avenue.-Awards:...
(2000) - Fixed StarFixed StarFixed Star is the seventh album from Arthur Loves Plastic and was released in 2001.-Release notes:"Ms. Arthur embraces the thrill of the dancefloor in these remixed tracks from Teflon Diva, Slice, and Klondyke 5."-Audio previews:...
(2001) - No Nations, No PeoplesNo Nations, No PeoplesNo Nations, No Peoples is the eighth album from Arthur Loves Plastic and was released in 2002. In 2005, No Nations, No Peoples was reissued on Bev Stanton's own Machine Heart Music label.-Release notes:...
(2002) - NadirNadir (album)Nadir is the ninth album from Arthur Loves Plastic and was released in 2003.-Release notes:"Really, Ms. Arthur wanted to release an upbeat CD this year, but bereavement and a broken heart prompted this...um...mood piece."-Audio previews:...
(2003) - Higher FruitHigher FruitHigher Fruit is the tenth album from Arthur Loves Plastic and was released in 2003.- Awards :Higher Fruit won the 2003 Wammie for Best Recording in the Electronica Category.- Release notes :...
(2003) - Savage BlissSavage BlissSavage Bliss is the eleventh album from Arthur Loves Plastic and was released in 2004.- Awards :Savage Bliss won the 2004 Wammie for Best Recording in the Electronica Category.- Release notes :...
(2004) - Love or PerishLove or PerishLove or Perish is the twelfth album from Arthur Loves Plastic and was released in 2005.-Release notes:"It's a jungle out there! Features remixes of The Tidbits and Michelle Swan, as well as vocals by Lisa Moscatiello and Heather Heimbuch."...
(2005) - Pursuit of Happiness (2006)
- TroubledTroubledTroubled is the fourteenth album from Arthur Loves Plastic and was released in 2006.-Release notes:"Troubled is an electronic deconstruction of Lisa Moscatiello's award-winning CD Trouble from the Start...
(2006) - Beneath the Watchful EyesBeneath the Watchful EyesBeneath the Watchful Eyes is the fifteenth album from Arthur Loves Plastic and was released in 2007.- Awards :Beneath the Watchful Eyes won the 2007 Wammie for Best Recording in the Electronica Category...
(2007) - Brief Episodes of JoyBrief Episodes of JoyBrief Episodes of Joy is the sixteenth album from Arthur Loves Plastic and was released in 2008.-Awards:Brief Episodes of Joy won the 2008 Wammie for Best Recording in the Electronica Category...
(2008) - King ShagKing Shag (album)King Shag is the seventeenth album from Arthur Loves Plastic and was released in 2008.- Release notes :"Twelve rough and tumble tracks from DC electronica artist Arthur Loves Plastic."- Album title :...
(2008) - Give ItGive ItGive It is the eighteenth album from Arthur Loves Plastic and was released in 2009.-Release notes:"Another mischievous instalment from Arthur Loves Plastic, with electro and contemporized disco flourishes...
(2009) - DeeperDeeper (Arthur Loves Plastic album)Deeper is the nineteenth album from Arthur Loves Plastic and was released in 2010.- Release notes :"DC based electronica artist Arthur Loves Plastic delves the depths of electro and dizzying dance...
(2010)
Arthur Loves Plastic websites
Arthur Loves Plastic audio
- ALP Tracks - Over 3 hour of music
- Big Contact music podcast
- Hour of Power 1 - DJ set
- Hour of Power 2 - DJ set
- The Tapegerm Collective music podcast