Postpunk, sci fi, glamrock, avant  garde, ambient.

Michael Plater is a U.K-based Australian experimental/folk/psych/indie/noir musician and multi-instrumentalist. His first two solo albums “Exit Keys” (2012) and “Mythologies” (2016) received world-wide critical acclaim, with “Mythologies” being re-released in expanded form in the U.K in 2018 through cult British folk/psyche/drone label Reverb Worship. In recent years, he has also released music on such labels as Hypostatic Union (U.K), Dub Cthonic (U.K), Woodford Halse (U.K), Hibernate (U.K), Laily Recordings (U.K), and More Than Folk Records (France).

Michael has also played in the U.K-based dark folk ensemble GhostShips, the ambient project Ghosts of Electricity, the Gothic soundscapes act The Northern Lighthouse Board, Melbourne garage rockers The Exit Keys, and folkloric collective Cornish Wreckers. 

His acclaimed new solo album, “Ghost Music,” is out now on Hypostatic Union. 

Selected Press:

"Beautiful and timeless...Music that breaks your heart." (Peek-a-Boo Magazine, Belgium)

"Dark folk (via destabilised post-punk) and epic mind-bending pieces which leave you gasping for air" (I-94 Bar, Sydney)

"Multifaceted and very emotional...bewitching" (Gezeitenstrom Musik Magazine, Germany)

"Mythologies is an album made of that sweet melancholy that we know so well…at once familiar and reassuring, like an old friend who comes to visit you when a rainy horizon weighs on your soul." (Mithra Templezine, France) 

“Late-night indie rock 'n' roll, woozy dreampop atmospherics, and a generous helping of Gothic Americana,” (Bliss Aquamarine, U.K) 

"His seemingly sweet music approaches you almost tenderly, then comes the deep, deep voice... A voice that carries a real melancholy...exciting, rock and roll and lyrical," (New Box Magazine, France) 

"Michael is an Australian musician who has a deep baritone voice, a voice that he uses to great effect...There are some nice touches in the playing with slide guitar, Leslie harmonica, violin, organ accordion, bass and drums...The album ends with ‘The Dreamer’s Dream’, mostly instrumental, it’s also my favourite, with some fine ensemble playing, tremolo guitar, martial drums and heavily amped harmonica," (Terrascope, U.K)

"Michaels warm, very melodious and deep voice exudes a draft of a special kind and creates goosebumps." (Independent Sounds, Germany)

"Listening to Michael Plater's music, the names that come to mind are Nick Cave, Nikki Sudden (in his 'solo works'), Lou Reed... Intimate folk-blues ballads, with an underground taste...a songwriter with talent...Heartfelt music from a sensitive soul, surely. Very good work." (Sudden Art Music Magazine, Italy)

"Fantastic and melancholic songs, sung with his strong and expressive voice." (At Sea Compilations, Germany)

"Mythologies is vocal-driven, Plater’s deep voice laying down a trail into the forest, the guitars and occasional harmonica and piano are the dark unknown around us…we’re lucky to have him,” (Robert Brokenmouth, I-94-Bar)



Bandcamp: http://michaelplater.bandcamp.com

Website: 
www.michaelaplater.wixsite.com/michaelplater
 
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmecIpsw-N0GnEFmoESiZuOcUnYiy0U2C

Just making some music for the hell of it

Young Astronauts Club is a stadium rock group featuring singer / songwriter / guitarist / multi-instrumentalist / producer Mic (Michael James Macintosh), singer / songwriter / keyboardist / multi-instrumentalist / producer Krs (Crystal Dawn Macintosh) and a continuously active, rotating cast of musicians, vocalists, producers, sonic / visual artists and remixers. As primogenitures of post rock, their collective mission is to continue to bring music forward, into the 21st century and beyond.

Contact: macintosh@gmx.com.

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I fell in love with Trance music at the age of 16 with the 'Future sounds of London'.
My love continued with trance over the next few years, Clubbing in Brum at the likes of Bakers, Wobble and the Steering wheel and then the first ever Sundissential arrived in Brum at hurst street at what was then Pulse nightclub.
In the late 90's Gods Kitchen landed at The Sanctury in Digbeth and became a great night until someone mentioned this club in the back end of beyond called Passion, so we gave it a go and the residents and guests were amazing, as trance was moving more forward this became our home for the next several years. I stood in amazement of the guys who were spinning these tunes and really wanted to learn how this was done.
I brought my first set of decks in 99' and practiced and practiced maxing out several credit cards buying the newest tracks, I played a few places in Brum and Cov and tried to make a go of it but life just seemed to get in the way.
Ive kept my addiction going playing a few internet radio stations 


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