Teargas & Plateglass
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Teargas & Plateglass are a band who produce electronica/hip hop music with accompanying videos.
They are influenced by the works of Godfrey Reggio
and Sebastaio Salgado, David Sylvian
, Jennifer Charles
, Tweaker and David Hykes
.
, which exhibited their music videos in 2008, called them “a bold experimental vision”. URB
said the band “pave the way so the dark side can take its rightful place at the forefront of the genre”. XLR8R
described their sound as “darkness mixed thick like a pool of blood” and advised listeners to “take with a stiff glass of Absinthe”. Danger Mouse
likened their music to “the end of the world”. King Britt
noted that “their music restores my faith that deep, dark music still moves the masses”.
The band released an eponymous album in 2001, then in 2004 performed unannounced eastern European shows under the names Septagon, Undecagon, Duodecagon, Enneacontagon, and Hecatommyriagon.
of Koyaanisqatsi fame.
Three music videos were produced for the album and debuted at the 2007 American Film Institute
Festival, which called the band 'a bold experimental vision'
. The song "Plague Burial" was used for the theatrical trailer, and the song "Book of Black Valentines" was used for the non-theatrical trailer. "Plague Burial" was also used in the trailer for Beowulf (2007). Several songs have been heard in CSI, CSI New York and CSI Miami. The song "a uniquely hostile place" was used in the Steven Spielberg produced television show The United States of Tara (Showtime).
They are influenced by the works of Godfrey Reggio
Godfrey Reggio
Godfrey Reggio is an American director of experimental documentary films.-Life:Born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. Reggio co-founded La Clinica de la Gente, a facility that provided medical care to 12,000 community members in Santa Fe, and La Gente, a community-organizing project in...
and Sebastaio Salgado, David Sylvian
David Sylvian
David Sylvian is an English singer-songwriter and musician who came to prominence in the late 1970s as the lead vocalist and main songwriter in the group Japan...
, Jennifer Charles
Jennifer Charles
Jennifer Charles is an American singer, musician, composer, and poet. Along with Oren Bloedow, she co-founded the New York band Elysian Fields.-Biography:...
, Tweaker and David Hykes
David Hykes
David Hykes is a composer, singer, musician, author, and meditation teacher. He was one of the earliest modern western pioneers of so-called overtone singing, and has developed since 1975 a comprehensive approach to contemplative music which he calls Harmonic Chant...
.
History
The American Film InstituteAmerican Film Institute
The American Film Institute is an independent non-profit organization created by the National Endowment for the Arts, which was established in 1967 when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act...
, which exhibited their music videos in 2008, called them “a bold experimental vision”. URB
URB
URB is a monthly American magazine devoted to electronic music, hip hop and urban lifestyle and culture. Based in Los Angeles, California, the magazine was founded in 1990 by Raymond Roker....
said the band “pave the way so the dark side can take its rightful place at the forefront of the genre”. XLR8R
XLR8R
XLR8R is a magazine and website thatcovers music, culture, style, and technology. It was founded as anewsprint ‘zine in 1993 by publisher Andrew Smith in Seattle; themagazine currently has offices in San Francisco and New York...
described their sound as “darkness mixed thick like a pool of blood” and advised listeners to “take with a stiff glass of Absinthe”. Danger Mouse
Danger Mouse
Brian Joseph Burton , better known by his stage name Danger Mouse, is an American musician, songwriter and producer. He came to prominence in 2004 when he released The Grey Album, which combined vocal performances from Jay-Z's The Black Album with instrumentals from The Beatles' White Album.He...
likened their music to “the end of the world”. King Britt
King Britt
King Britt is an American DJ and record producer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.King Britt is his actual legal name.- 1987: Tower Records Years :...
noted that “their music restores my faith that deep, dark music still moves the masses”.
The band released an eponymous album in 2001, then in 2004 performed unannounced eastern European shows under the names Septagon, Undecagon, Duodecagon, Enneacontagon, and Hecatommyriagon.
Black Triage
To compliment the visceral music, the text inside the CD booklet was penned by the filmmaker Godfrey ReggioGodfrey Reggio
Godfrey Reggio is an American director of experimental documentary films.-Life:Born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. Reggio co-founded La Clinica de la Gente, a facility that provided medical care to 12,000 community members in Santa Fe, and La Gente, a community-organizing project in...
of Koyaanisqatsi fame.
Three music videos were produced for the album and debuted at the 2007 American Film Institute
American Film Institute
The American Film Institute is an independent non-profit organization created by the National Endowment for the Arts, which was established in 1967 when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act...
Festival, which called the band 'a bold experimental vision'
Notable Songs
Two Teargas & Plateglass songs were used for trailers for the movie X-Men: The Last StandX-Men: The Last Stand
X-Men: The Last Stand is a 2006 superhero film and the third in the X-Men series. It was directed by Brett Ratner and stars an ensemble cast including Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen, Kelsey Grammer, Anna Paquin, Shawn Ashmore, Aaron Stanford, Vinnie Jones,...
. The song "Plague Burial" was used for the theatrical trailer, and the song "Book of Black Valentines" was used for the non-theatrical trailer. "Plague Burial" was also used in the trailer for Beowulf (2007). Several songs have been heard in CSI, CSI New York and CSI Miami. The song "a uniquely hostile place" was used in the Steven Spielberg produced television show The United States of Tara (Showtime).
Discography
- Teargas & Plateglass (album). Self-titled album released in 2004. Now out of print.
- Black Triage (album). Released 2007.
- One Day Across The Valley / Behold a Sea of Ills So Vast (10"). Released 2008.
- Plague Burial / Simplify this Landscape with Darkness (10"). Released 2008.
- A Uniquely Hostile Place (7"). Released 2011.