Plaid | Warp Composers
Plaid
Over 30 years, Plaid have composed for orchestras, films, singular vocal talents such as Björk and even robots.
Biography:
Plaid are an English electronic music duo composed of Andy Turner and Ed Handley. Over 30 years, Plaid have composed for orchestras, films, singular vocal talents such as Björk and even robots. Including their latest record ‘Polymer’, they have now made ten albums, on top of their early output as The Black Dog with Ken Downie. After signing to Warp Records in 1993, they became known as a vital part of the ‘90s electronica generation. But their path has been a singular one: never chasing extreme complexity like Aphex Twin, or purely electronic abstraction like Autechre, they continued to incorporate soul, funk and classic songwriting values into their compositions, even as they innovated with synthesis and audiovisual experiments.
- Selected Credits:
SECRET CINEMA PRESENTS GHOSTBUSTERS: THE GATES OF GOZER (Interactive Film) (2021)
TOKYO ALIEN BROS (Series) d. Michael Arias (2018)
LEVEL UP (Film) d. Adam Randall (2016)
THE CARP AND THE SEAGULL (Interactive Film) d. Evan Boehm (2012)
HEAVEN’S DOOR (Film) d. Michael Arias (2009)
TEKKONKINKREET (Film) d. Michael Arias (2006)
- Commissions:
CWTCH, commissioned by BBC Unclassified and performed at Queen Elizabeth Hall (Southbank Centre) with BBC Concert Orchestra (2022)
