Pluto (NZ band)
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Pluto is a New Zealand
rock band from Auckland
. Their album Pipeline Under The Ocean
, released in 2005 went double platinum on the RIANZ albums chart.
rock band
who have produced three albums, the latest being Sunken Water
released in October 2007. Their debut album Redlight Syndrome
has a huge range of song types, starting with acoustic
Folk
and ending with heavily distorted metal
. In the time between albums the band have enjoyed minor highs and taken a few hits, but they delivered on their early promise by finding their collective voice on Pipeline Under The Ocean
. Their second album was released after much complication from touring and switching record companies. The album was named Pipeline Under The Ocean - an acronym of Pluto. The songs in Pipeline Under The Ocean are mostly rock and roll. Hits include "Long White Cross
", "Dance Stamina" and "Baby Cruel". The album went double platinum and Pluto enjoyed good successes at the 2006 New Zealand Music Awards
, winning Single of the Year with "Long White Cross", as well as reaching the finals for the People's Choice Award losing out to Fat Freddy's Drop
. It is said to be an ultra modern, complex and different album which is highly popular throughout New Zealand. Their new album has a combination of elements including modern sci-fi-delic, rock'n'roll power, pop sensibilities and gliding vocal melodies drawing influences from everything from the morning to dusk, to love, and to strangers they have met on their travels
.
In 2007 the band's version of the Alphaville
song "Forever Young
" was used in the Gregor Nicholas-directed TV commercials, part of Tourism New Zealand
's "100% Pure New Zealand" campaign, which market New Zealand as "the youngest country on earth".
music scene. The following is a list of these albums that have featured tracks by Pluto.
The song Long White Cross
from Pipeline Under the Ocean was used in EA Sports
Cricket 07
.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
rock band from Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
. Their album Pipeline Under The Ocean
Pipeline Under The Ocean (album)
Pipeline Under the Ocean is the second studio album by New Zealand rock band Pluto, released on 7 February 2005.A second version was released in late 2005 featuring the video clips for the songs: Radio Crimes, Long White Cross and Dance Stamina....
, released in 2005 went double platinum on the RIANZ albums chart.
Band members
- Milan Borich (lead vocals, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
) - Tim Arnold (guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
) - Michael Franklin-Browne (drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
) - Mike Hall (bassBass (instrument)Bass describes musical instruments that produce tones in the low-pitched range. They belong to different families of instruments and can cover a wide range of musical roles...
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
) - Matthias Jordan (keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
)
Band overview
Pluto is a New ZealandNew Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
rock band
Rock Band
Rock Band is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV Games and Electronic Arts. It is the first title in the Rock Band series. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions were released in the United States on November 20, 2007, while the PlayStation 2 version was...
who have produced three albums, the latest being Sunken Water
Sunken Water
Sunken Water is the third studio album by New Zealand rock band Pluto that was released on 22 October 2007. It is the follow-up to the double platinum Pipeline Under the Ocean.-Track listing:#French Grave#Forgiveness#Waiting Watching...
released in October 2007. Their debut album Redlight Syndrome
Redlight Syndrome
Redlight Syndrome is the debut studio album by New Zealand rock band Pluto, released in 2001.-Track listing:#"Moscow Snow"#"Bananas In The Mist"#"She's Jive"#"Drag Strip Girls"#"Hey Little"#"Buttermilk"#"Stick With It"#"Product"#"Field2Cows"...
has a huge range of song types, starting with acoustic
Acoustic music
Acoustic music comprises music that solely or primarily uses instruments which produce sound through entirely acoustic means, as opposed to electric or electronic means...
Folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
and ending with heavily distorted metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
. In the time between albums the band have enjoyed minor highs and taken a few hits, but they delivered on their early promise by finding their collective voice on Pipeline Under The Ocean
Pipeline Under The Ocean (album)
Pipeline Under the Ocean is the second studio album by New Zealand rock band Pluto, released on 7 February 2005.A second version was released in late 2005 featuring the video clips for the songs: Radio Crimes, Long White Cross and Dance Stamina....
. Their second album was released after much complication from touring and switching record companies. The album was named Pipeline Under The Ocean - an acronym of Pluto. The songs in Pipeline Under The Ocean are mostly rock and roll. Hits include "Long White Cross
Long White Cross
"Long White Cross" is a single by Pluto released in 2005.In May 2006, the song was used as the theme song for the New Zealand drama television series, Orange Roughies.The song was used on the video game EA Sports Cricket 07.-Track listings:...
", "Dance Stamina" and "Baby Cruel". The album went double platinum and Pluto enjoyed good successes at the 2006 New Zealand Music Awards
New Zealand Music Awards
The New Zealand Music Awards show, is a major annual New Zealand music event where musical acts and singers are awarded each year. It has occurred every year since 1965 to outstanding New Zealand musicians and groups....
, winning Single of the Year with "Long White Cross", as well as reaching the finals for the People's Choice Award losing out to Fat Freddy's Drop
Fat Freddy's Drop
Fat Freddy’s Drop is a seven-piece band from Wellington, New Zealand, whose musical style has been characterised as any combination of dub, reggae, soul, jazz, rhythm and blues, and techno. Originally a jam band formed in the late 1990s by musicians from other bands in Wellington, Fat Freddy’s Drop...
. It is said to be an ultra modern, complex and different album which is highly popular throughout New Zealand. Their new album has a combination of elements including modern sci-fi-delic, rock'n'roll power, pop sensibilities and gliding vocal melodies drawing influences from everything from the morning to dusk, to love, and to strangers they have met on their travels
.
In 2007 the band's version of the Alphaville
Alphaville (band)
Alphaville is a German synthpop group which gained popularity in the 1980s. The founding members were Marian Gold , Bernhard Lloyd , and Frank Mertens Alphaville is a German synthpop group which gained popularity in the 1980s. The founding members were Marian Gold (real name Hartwig Schierbaum,...
song "Forever Young
Forever Young (Alphaville song)
"Forever Young" is the title track from German rock/synthpop group Alphaville's 1984 debut album of the same name. Though it was not the group's highest-charting European hit and failed to reach the American Top 40 despite three separate U.S...
" was used in the Gregor Nicholas-directed TV commercials, part of Tourism New Zealand
Tourism New Zealand
Tourism New Zealand is the national institution tasked with promoting New Zealand as a tourism destination internationally. It is the trading name of the New Zealand Tourism Board, a Crown entity established under the New Zealand Tourism Board Act 1991...
's "100% Pure New Zealand" campaign, which market New Zealand as "the youngest country on earth".
Discography
| Date of Release | Title | Label | Chart | Certification | Catalog Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albums | |||||
| 2001 | Redlight Syndrome Redlight Syndrome Redlight Syndrome is the debut studio album by New Zealand rock band Pluto, released in 2001.-Track listing:#"Moscow Snow"#"Bananas In The Mist"#"She's Jive"#"Drag Strip Girls"#"Hey Little"#"Buttermilk"#"Stick With It"#"Product"#"Field2Cows"... |
25 | - | ||
| 7 February 2005 | Pipeline Under The Ocean Pipeline Under The Ocean (album) Pipeline Under the Ocean is the second studio album by New Zealand rock band Pluto, released on 7 February 2005.A second version was released in late 2005 featuring the video clips for the songs: Radio Crimes, Long White Cross and Dance Stamina.... |
EMI | 13 | 2x Platinum | |
| 22 October 2007 | Sunken Water Sunken Water Sunken Water is the third studio album by New Zealand rock band Pluto that was released on 22 October 2007. It is the follow-up to the double platinum Pipeline Under the Ocean.-Track listing:#French Grave#Forgiveness#Waiting Watching... |
38 | - | 5057742 | |
| EPs | |||||
| 2000 | A1 A2 | - | - | ||
Featured appearances
The group have appeared on a few compilations since their inception onto the New ZealandNew Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
music scene. The following is a list of these albums that have featured tracks by Pluto.
- (2000) - If Licks Could Kill (Antenna Music) - Moscow Snow & Field 11 Cows
- (2001) - Live At Helen's (Festival Mushroom Records) - Hey Little
- (2004) - State Of The Nation (EMIEMIThe EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
) - Perfectly Evil - (2006) - Broken Dreams II (Warner Music) - Long White Cross
- (2006) - Rippon 06 (Loop Recordings) - Dance Stamina
The song Long White Cross
Long White Cross
"Long White Cross" is a single by Pluto released in 2005.In May 2006, the song was used as the theme song for the New Zealand drama television series, Orange Roughies.The song was used on the video game EA Sports Cricket 07.-Track listings:...
from Pipeline Under the Ocean was used in EA Sports
EA Sports
EA Sports is a brand of Electronic Arts that creates and develops sports video games. Formerly a marketing gimmick of Electronic Arts, in which they tried to mimic real-life sports networks by calling themselves "EA Sports Network" with pictures or endorsements of real commentators such as John...
Cricket 07
Cricket 07
Cricket 07 is a cricket simulation computer game from EA Sports and developed by HB Studios. It is available for Windows and PlayStation 2.The game was released in the UK on 24 November 2006 and in Australia on 14 November 2006...
.
Singles
| Year | Single | Album | Country | Charted | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | "Long White Cross Long White Cross "Long White Cross" is a single by Pluto released in 2005.In May 2006, the song was used as the theme song for the New Zealand drama television series, Orange Roughies.The song was used on the video game EA Sports Cricket 07.-Track listings:... " |
Pipeline Under The Ocean | NZ | 30 | - |
| 2006 | "Dance Stamina" | Pipeline Under The Ocean | NZ | 32 | - |
| 2006 | "Broken Hearted" | Pipeline Under The Ocean | NZ | - | - |
| 2006 | "Baby Cruel" | Pipeline Under The Ocean | NZ | - | - |
| 2007 | "French Grave French Grave "French Grave" is a single by Pluto released in 2007. It is the first single off their third album, Sunken Water.... " |
Sunken Water | NZ | - | - |
| 2009 | "Snake Charmer" | - | NZ | - | - |