The Plastic Constellations

The Plastic Constellations
Background information
Origin	Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Genres	Indie
Years active	1995–2008 (Hiatus), 2010
Labels	Frenchkiss Records
Members
(left to right) Jordan Roske Aaron Mader Matt Scharenbroich Jeff Allen

The Plastic Constellations were a Minneapolis-based band. Formed in 1995 when they met as students at Hopkins High School, they played their first shows in 1996 at the well-known First Avenue venue when they were just 15 years old. They are known for their rhythmic intensity, anthemic melodies, and playful sense of humor.

The band consisted of dual guitarist/vocalists Aaron Mader and Jeff Allen, bassist (Jordan Roske), and drummer (Matt Scharenbroich). Often the guitarists would both play rhythm guitar to form a very dense texture of sound.

Aaron Mader is also a hip hop producer, operating in this capacity as a member of the Minneapolis collective Doomtree under the name Lazerbeak.

Their last show was April 19, 2008 at First Ave. before they went on what is being called an "indefinite hiatus."

A reunion show was held at the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis on January 23, 2010.

Discography

EPs:

• The Plastic Constellations [Self Titled] (1998, Pretentious Records)

1. The Dreaming
2. The Smallest Skyline in the Sky

• We Got the Movement (1999, Pretentious Records)

1. We Will be Smiling Forever
2. Chunk Rawk
3. Tonite we Might
4. This Western Lot
5. We Beat you Devil
6. Exits and Entrances
7. It's Us
8. Hidden Track (TPC Knows How To Party)

Albums:

• Let's War (2002, Modern Radio Records & Blood of the Young Records)

1. Ditched and Drowned
2. Slow Support
3. D.C. Circuit
4. Riots or Rugburns
5. Back It Up Now
6. Let It Rumble
7. The Backstreet Drivers
8. You Are Not Chicago
9. Diablo Dastron
10. Smallest Skyline
11. Let's War

• Mazatlan (2004, 2024 Records)

1. We Came to Play
2. Evil Groove
3. Beats Like you Stole Something
4. Davico
5. East Cleaveland
6. Movement Momentum
7. Mazatlan
8. Oh No, Iowa
9. Vicious Devotion
10. No Complaints
11. Keep it Live

• Crusades (2006, Frenchkiss Records in conjunction with 2024 Records)

1. Phoenix & The Faultline
2. Iron City Jungles
3. Best Things
4. Quixote
5. Sancho Panza
6. Belly Of The Beast
7. Men In Dark Times
8. Reunitation
9. Ghost In The House
10. Bring What You Bring

• We Appreciate You (2008, Frenchkiss Records)

1. Stay That Way
2. Black Market Pandas
3. Floated Down and Flew Around
4. Perched on a Porch
5. Flames and Rain
6. We Are Genius Millionaires
7. Disastrophe
8. Hardland/Heartland
9. Heat Knocker
10. Phantom Canyon
11. So Many Friends

External links

• Official Website
• The Plastic Constellations on Myspace
• Live video of the Plastic Constellations at scheduletwo.com