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Handmade Cities
Type:studio
Artist:Plini
Cover:Plini - Handmade Cities.jpg
Genre:
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 the album as being "one of the finest, forward-thinking, melodic, rhythmically and harmonically deep instrumental guitar records [he has] ever heard".[4]

The title track gained attention when the guitar rhythm during its solo was claimed to be plagiarized and said to sound like the guitar solo in American pop singer Doja Cat's 2020 metal version of her single "Say So" which was performed during the MTV Europe Music Awards ceremony.[5] [6] A month later Plini said that Doja Cat left an apologetic message for him on social media.[7] [8] [9] Regarding the alleged plagiarism, Plini said that "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

Production

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Plini – Handmade Cities. 26 August 2016 . 30 June 2019. discogs.
  2. Web site: Plini Handmade Cities. 30 June 2019. Sputnick Music.
  3. Web site: Plini – Handmade Cities. Peter Hodgson. 21 September 2016 . 30 June 2019. Beat.
  4. Web site: Steve Vai praises guitarist Plini . bravewords.com . 27 November 2016 . 21 October 2019.
  5. Web site: Pop Star Doja Cat Samples Plini Without His Knowledge. November 9, 2020. MetalSucks.
  6. Web site: 2020-11-12. Australian Guitarist Plini Says Doja Cat Borrowed From One Of His Compositions Without Permission. 2021-07-01. Music Feeds.
  7. Web site: Doja Cat Left Apologetic Voice Messages for Plini After MTV Song Theft Mishap. December 10, 2020. MetalSucks.
  8. Web site: Doja Cat apologised to Plini after sampling his song in Say So performance. Kerrang!. 10 December 2020 .
  9. Web site: Doja Cat Apologised To Australian Guitarist Plini For Borrowing His Composition For 'Say So' Performance. December 10, 2020. Music Feeds.
  10. 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.

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