Handmade Cities Explained
| Handmade Cities |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Plini |
| Cover: | Plini - Handmade Cities.jpg |
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| Length: | 34:37 |
| Label: | Self-released |
| Producer: | Plini |
| Next Title: | Impulse Voices |
| Next Year: | 2020 |
Handmade Cities is the first studio album by Australian guitarist Plini. The album was composed, produced, arranged and mixed by Plini.[1]
Reception
Sputnik Music gave the album 4/5.[2] Peter Hodgson of Beat commented that Plini is "making music of such world-class quality on his first full-length record".[3]
Steve Vai described this album as "one of the finest, forward-thinking, melodic, rhythmically and harmonically deep instrumental guitar records [he has] ever heard".[4]
The title track gained some attention when the guitar rhythm during its solo was claimed to be plagiarized for that of the guitar solo in American pop singer Doja Cat's 2020 metal version of her single "Say So" performed at the MTV Europe Music Awards ceremony.[5] [6] The next month Plini reported that Doja Cat left him an apologetic message through social media.[7] [8] [9] Regarding the alleged plagiarism, Plini stated "the lack of prior communication about it or proper credit upon release is disappointing but not particularly surprising in a sector of the industry that is usually more interested in clout than creativity. (it's being sorted now, but would have been cooler a million views ago)".[10]
Track listing
All tracks composed by Plini.
Personnel
Musicians
- Plini – guitars
- Simon Grove – bass
- Troy Wright – drums
Production
Notes and References
- Web site: Plini – Handmade Cities. 26 August 2016 . 30 June 2019. discogs.
- Web site: Plini Handmade Cities. 30 June 2019. Sputnick Music.
- Web site: Plini – Handmade Cities. Peter Hodgson. 21 September 2016 . 30 June 2019. Beat.
- Web site: Steve Vai praises guitarist Plini . bravewords.com . 27 November 2016 . 21 October 2019.
- Web site: Pop Star Doja Cat Samples Plini Without His Knowledge. November 9, 2020. MetalSucks.
- Web site: 2020-11-12. Australian Guitarist Plini Says Doja Cat Borrowed From One Of His Compositions Without Permission. 2021-07-01. Music Feeds.
- Web site: Doja Cat Left Apologetic Voice Messages for Plini After MTV Song Theft Mishap. December 10, 2020. MetalSucks.
- Web site: Doja Cat apologised to Plini after sampling his song in Say So performance. Kerrang!. 10 December 2020 .
- Web site: Doja Cat Apologised To Australian Guitarist Plini For Borrowing His Composition For 'Say So' Performance. December 10, 2020. Music Feeds.
- Web site: Reilly. Nick. December 10, 2020. Doja Cat apologises to guitarist Plini after using song snippet during EMAs. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210414181701/https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/music/doja-cat-apologises-to-guitarist-plini-after-using-song-snippet-during-emas-performance-2836204. April 14, 2021. April 14, 2021. NME.
