Mad Planet Explained

Mad Planet was an indie electronic rock band from Silverlake, California, consisting of Cooper Gillespie (bass/vocals), Greg Gordon (drums, sequences) and Tony Crouse (guitars, keys). Mad Planet was formed in 2009. Their debut album, All Elephants, was released in 2010. The record garnered them a position in the CMJ Top 200 charts.^{[1] [2]} In 2011 the band released an EP, Gliese 581g.

The band has been featured in Filter Magazine (Discovering the Undiscovered), CMJ.com (Sonicbids Spotlight Artist),^[3] Deli Magazine (named as one of Los Angeles' best new artists),^[4] Consequence of Sound^[5] and BMI.com (Indie Spotlight Artist).^[6]

After Mad Planet, Gillespie and Gordon started a new band, called Ultra Violent Rays.^[7] Later they moved to Landers and formed another band, named Landroids.^[8] Tony Crouse continued his career as independent songwriter and producer.^[9]

Discography

• Gliese 581g EP (2011)
• All Elephants (2010)

Notes and References

1. Staff. Filter Magazine (2011-01-10) http://filtermagazine.com/index.php/news/entry/discover_the_undiscovered_mad_planet
2. CMJ Radio 200 Chart Issue 1166 (2010-08-24)
3. Lipsitz, Ari. CMJ.com (2011-05-13) http://www.cmj.com/column/sonicbids-spotlight-mad-planet/
4. Putnam, Jenna. Deli Magazine (2011-02-22) http://nyc.thedelimagazine.com/4612/best-la-37-hot-sun-36-mad-planet
5. Maider, Ted. Consequence of Sound (2010-11-27) https://consequence.net/2010/11/listen-mad-planet/
6. Staff. BMI.com (2010-11-11) http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/549849
7. Web site: artistrack . 2016-05-12 . Ultra Violent Rays - Wish . 2022-08-15 . ArtistRack (One of the world's leading music promotion platforms, one of the best Music Blogs) . en-US.
8. Web site: The Recent . 2022-08-15 . FANATIC . en-US.
9. Web site: Halfway To Eternity, by Tony Crouse . 2022-08-15 . Tony Crouse . en.