Obituaries column.

Passeism, Futurism Vs. Post-punk/electronics combo. b. 2007, d. 19.4.2009. Leaves behind a number of excellent recordings. Will be missed.

Passion, Plastic. Indie post-punk band, natural causes. b. Cheshunt, 2007, d. Islington, 7.4.2009. Leaves behind one album, Contrived Imagery, and a new project, The Savants. Friends described Plastic Passion as 'a bloody great band'.

RIP.

Plastic Passion debut album

Plastic Passion, the finest modern purveyors of new wave pop, have announced the release of their debut album, Contrived Imagery - but only in Japan. It's due to be released on the (new) Knew Noise label on CD on 10th September, and hopefully it will be available to buy online for anyone who isn't Japan-based. The first single from the album is reported to be 'Beneath the Light', but that's still to be confirmed. The LP's tracklisting is...

Pass Over
File Under
We Have Come So Far
Homage
Look Around
Scratching at the Door
Not Art
It's Been Done
Beneath the Light
It Stops