Planet 1999 is a French synth-pop and shoegaze band based in London. The group consists of members Caro, Alex, and Charles,[1] who also operate as solo acts under the names caro♡, DJ Kit (formerly City Links), and Ultralove, respectively. They were the first band to be signed to the record label PC Music.[2] They also occasionally act as songwriters and record producers for other artists.
| Planet 1999 | |
|---|---|
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2018–present |
| Labels | PC Music |
| Members |
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| Website | https://www.planet1999.com/ |
Alex described the defining characteristics of their music as a "minimalistic shoegaze loop with over-processed vocals on top of it."[1] The band has cited many shoegaze and krautrock artists as their inspirations.[3] Often featured in Planet 1999's visuals is a mascot named Zippy which was designed by artist Leomi Sadler.[4]
History
editAlex and Charles are brothers and previously have made music together.[1] Caro was born in Marseille but grew up further east along the coast[3] and made music mostly on her own. They met after Caro attended a psychedelic rock concert in Paris and found a flyer from Charles and Alex saying they were looking for a singer.[1] Together they formed the now defunct Dead Sea group with Julien Moreno. They were signed to PIAS Recordings, and released a handful of singles, as well as an EP titled Colorate in May 2018.[5]
In late 2018, Caro, Alex and Charles emailed A. G. Cook, head of record label PC Music, and after meeting with him were eventually signed to the label.[1]
Cook introduced Charli XCX to Planet 1999's music which led to them co-producing Charli XCX's song "February 2017"[6] and Nasty Cherry's "What Do You Like In Me?".[7] Planet 1999 also composed the score to the Netflix series about Nasty Cherry's come up.
Planet 1999 released their debut single "Spell" in September 2019.[2] In November 2019, they performed at fellow PC Music artist Hannah Diamond's concert in Paris during The Invisible Tour.[8] In early 2020, Planet 1999 released two more singles, "Party"[9] and "Replay",[10] "Party" was accompanied by a video featuring their mascot Zippy. Later in the year they released their EP "Devotion" in March 2020.[11] The group has named artists Cocteau Twins, Hannah Diamond, Frank Ocean, Croatian Amor, and Uli K as some of the biggest inspirations for the project.[12] In January 2021, they released a deluxe version of the EP, featuring 3 new remixes. This came with a CD release.
In August 2020, the band was featured on the song "Everyday, Everynight" by Anamanaguchi.[13]
In November 2020, Caro began releasing solo material under the moniker caro♡.[14] She released her debut album Heartbeats/Heartbreaks in September 2021.[15] It was released alongside a Bandcamp exclusive bonus demo album titled the lost logic files vol.1.[16] A remix EP was released in January 2022, featuring remixes from PC Music affiliates Lil Data, Cecile Believe, Himera, Count Baldor, and more.
In May 2021, Planet 1999 produced for Australian singer Banoffee's single "Tapioca Cheeks".[17] Charles also produced multiple tracks off of her Tear Tracks album. They additionally announced a European 2022 tour with Anamanaguchi.
Planet 1999 unveiled details of their upcoming EP This Is Our Music in late March 2022,[18] additionally releasing the lead single from the EP, "crush".[19] The EP released in June 2022.[20] Alex also created his own record label, City Links Recordings.
Caro will release her second studio album Wild at ♡ in September 2023. It was supported by the singles "From the Heart <3" and "4ever1".[21][22] It will again be released alongside a Bandcamp exclusive bonus demo album titled the lost logic files vol.2.
Discography
editAs a band
editEPs
editDevotion (2020)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Spell" | 2:15 |
| 2. | "Party" | 2:50 |
| 3. | "Awake" | 2:03 |
| 4. | "Replay" | 2:54 |
| 5. | "Haze" | 0:59 |
| 6. | "Night" | 2:03 |
| 7. | "Devotion" | 2:40 |
| Total length: | 15:42 | |
Devotion Deluxe (2021)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 8. | "Awake" (Dinamarca Remix) | 2:52 |
| 9. | "Night" (DJ Lostboi Remix) | 4:20 |
| 10. | "Party" (A. G. Cook x Baseck Remix) | 8:00 |
| Total length: | 30:52 | |
This Is Our Music ♫ (2022)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Z:/" | 0:08 |
| 2. | "i<3u" | 1:36 |
| 3. | "dune" | 2:29 |
| 4. | "crush" | 2:28 |
| 5. | "gold" | 2:33 |
| 6. | "()-( : > )-<={|" | 0:35 |
| Total length: | 9:51 | |
Singles
edit- "Spell" (2019)
- "Party" (2020)
- "Replay" (2020)
- "Everyday, Everynight" (2020) (with Anamanaguchi)
- "crush" (2022)
- "dune" (2022)
Remixes
edit- Orchin – "dRiVe" (2020)
- Banoffee – "This Is For Me [baby blue]" (2020)
Other songs
edit- “May (Radish)” (2021)[23]
As solo artists
editcaro♡
editAlbums
editHeartbeats/Heartbreaks (2021)
All tracks written and produced by Caroline Beatrix Maurin. All tracks are stylized in all lowercase, with the exception of "4U".
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Le Grand Bleu" | 1:46 |
| 2. | "Hide Me Here" | 3:23 |
| 3. | "Moonrise" | 1:33 |
| 4. | "Over U" | 4:16 |
| 5. | "Heart in 2" | 4:10 |
| 6. | "Wild at Heart" | 4:06 |
| 7. | "Drop in the Ocean" | 4:57 |
| 8. | "Sad Song 33" | 3:11 |
| 9. | "4U" | 3:11 |
| 10. | "7 Waves" | 2:30 |
| 11. | "Sad Song 77" | 2:50 |
| 12. | "Marseille" | 3:07 |
| 13. | "20K Feet Under" | 2:43 |
| 14. | "Do You Believe in Forever" | 1:29 |
| Total length: | 43:02 | |
Wild at ♡ (2023)
All tracks written and produced by Caroline Beatrix Maurin. All tracks are stylized in all lowercase.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Behind the Clouds" | 3:08 |
| 2. | "4ever1" | 2:38 |
| 3. | "Under the Stars" | 1:49 |
| 4. | "Dreamersofdreams" | 3:28 |
| 5. | "Running w Wolves" | 2:36 |
| 6. | "Comet" | 3:12 |
| 7. | "In2u" | 3:21 |
| 8. | "Wildatheart Reload" | 0:49 |
| 9. | "Dive Like a Dove" | 2:47 |
| 10. | "In2 the Wild" | 4:25 |
| 11. | "From the Heart <3" | 4:14 |
| Total length: | 32:31 | |
Singles
editAll tracks are stylized in all lowercase.
- "Hide Me Here" (2020)
- "Sad Song 77" (2021)
- "Heart in 2" (2021)
- "Over U" (2021)
- "20K Feet Under" (2021)
- "From the Heart <3" (2023)
- "4ever1" (2023)
Guest appearances
edit- GUTTERRING – "cool" from BODYLEPSIS (2022)
Remixes
edit- Silly Boy Blue – "The Riddle" (2021)
- A. G. Cook – "Drink Blood" (2021)
- Namasenda – "Steel" (2021) (featuring Hannah Diamond)
- Erika de Casier – "Better Than That" (2021) (co-remix with Hannah Diamond)
- Wave Racer – "Look Up To Yourself" (2022)
Songwriting and production credits
edit| Title | Year | Lead artist | Album | Credit(s) | Member(s) | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Writing | Production | Caro | Alex | Charles | |||||
| "What Do You Like In Me" | 2019 | Nasty Cherry | Non-album single | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also mixers |
| "February 2017" | Charli XCX | Charli | Yes | Co | Yes | Yes | Yes | Featuring Clairo & Yaeji, co-produced with A. G. Cook | |
| "Tapioca Cheeks" | 2021 | Banoffee | Tear Tracks | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| "Enough" | Yes | Yes | Charles is credited as 'Ultralove' | ||||||
| "I Hate It" | Yes | Yes | |||||||
| "Money" | Yes | Yes | |||||||
| "Tears" | Yes | Yes | |||||||
| "Unspoken" | 2022 | Tessa Dixson | Unspoken EP | Charles mixer | |||||
| "Creep" | Yes | Yes | Yes | Charles also mixer | |||||
| "Forget U" | Yes | Yes | |||||||
| "True" | Yes | Yes | |||||||
| "Bad Thoughts" | Yes | Yes | |||||||
| "I Gave U Everything" | Charles mixer | ||||||||
| "u&me" | lagrima | eyes still closed | Yes | Yes | Alex also mixer, credited as 'City Links' | ||||
| "This Feeling" | Yes | Yes | |||||||
| "Raindrops" | Yes | Yes | |||||||
| "Hide and Seek" | Yes | Yes | |||||||
| "Walking Away" | LST | Closer EP | Yes | Yes | Charles is credited as 'Ultralove', additional production from and mixed by Shlohmo | ||||
| "Nightdrive" | Caro & Charles | Yes | Yes | Charles is credited as 'Ultralove', additional production from Juice Jackal, Groundislava and Shlohmo, mixed by Shlohmo | |||||
| "Take Care" | Simili Gum | 2He | Alex | Yes | Yes | Alex is credited as 'City Links' | |||
| "Helium" | Alex | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| "Nightmares" | 2023 | lagrima | Non-album single | Alex mixer, credited as 'City Links', also co-artist | |||||
| "Eclipse" | |||||||||
| "Haunt" | daine | Shapeless | Caro | Yes | Yes | ||||
| "6 Kiss" | Munix | Left Out | Yes | Additional | Alex also mixer, credited as 'DJ Kit' | ||||
| "i Two" | Yes | Additional | |||||||
| "Belgium Angel" | Yes | Additional | |||||||
| "Long Gone" | Yes | Additional | |||||||
| "End Fall" | Yes | Additional | |||||||
| "10 Years" | Yes | Additional | |||||||
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Dazed (22 January 2020). "Inside the orbit of Planet 1999, the first band signed to PC Music". Dazed. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Planet 1999 Sign To PC Music, Share New Single 'Spell'". Clash Magazine. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Get To Know... Planet 1999". diymag.com. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "Planet 1999 on Instagram: "Our first single "Spell" is out now on @pcmus!! (link in bio) 🔮 😈 💫 Thank u @leon_sadler for creating the artwork and our new friend Zippy…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ "Dead Sea's debut EP "Colorate"out now". Front View Magazine. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ "Charli XCX Reflects On "February 2017" With Clairo & Yaeji". idolator. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ "Nasty Cherry Is Back With "What Do You Like In Me?"". idolator. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ @hannahdiamond (2 December 2019). "So happy to announce my friends @plnt99 as my special guest for my Paris show on 11.12.19" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 September 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ "PC Music's resident shoegaze band Planet 1999 share new single, 'Party'". FACT Magazine. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ "Planet 1999 Reach Dream-Pop Paradise on "Replay"". pastemagazine.com. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ "Planet 1999 Twinkles with Tender Enthusiasm on Devotion". pastemagazine.com. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ Stereo, London In (10 March 2020). "Planet 1999 // In Five | LONDON IN STEREO". Archived from the original on 21 March 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ @anamanaguchi (25 August 2020). "'Everyday, Everynight' (ft. @plnt99) summer single no. 5" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 September 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ "caro♡ Shares Extraordinary Single 'hide me here'". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "PC Music's caro♡ Announces Album 'Heartbeats/Heartbreaks'". Clash Magazine. Archived from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Heartbeats/Heartbreaks, by caro♡". caro♡. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Banoffee's 'Tapioca Cheeks' Is A Song About Fear And Falling In Love". UPROXX. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Charles Teiller unveils EP tracklist via Discord Q&A • Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Planet 1999 Soundtrack the Adrenaline Rush of Falling for Someone on "Crush"". FLOOD. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "'Everything Is About Emotion' on Planet 1999's New EP". PAPER. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ Taylor, Sam (24 August 2023). "caro♡ has released a new album teaser - check out '4ever1'". Dork. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ LADYGUNN (25 August 2023). "LADYGUNN – French hyper-pop musician caro♡ is ready to share everything about her new single "4ever1" and upcoming album "wild at". LADYGUNN. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ Planet 1999 ~ May (Radish), retrieved 10 July 2021