Planet 1999 is a French synth-pop and shoegaze band based in London. The group consists of members Caro (who also operates as a solo act under the name caro♡), Alex, and Charles.[1] 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 | |
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| Origin | London, England |
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| Years active | 2018–present |
| Labels | PC Music |
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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]
Alex 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. Planet 1999 formed 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] In late 2018, they 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"[5] and Nasty Cherry's "What Do You Like In Me?".[6] 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.[7] In early 2020, Planet 1999 released two more singles, "Party"[8] and "Replay",[9] "Party" was accompanied by a video featuring their mascot Zippy. Later in the year they released their EP "Devotion" in March 2020.[10] The group has named artists Cocteau Twins, Hannah Diamond, Frank Ocean, Croation Amor, and Uli K as some of the biggest inspirations for the project.[11] 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.[12]
In November 2020, Caro began releasing solo material under the moniker caro♡.[13] She released her debut album Heartbeats/Heartbreaks in September 2021.[14] It was released alongside a Bandcamp exclusive bonus demo album titled the lost logic files vol.1.[15] A remix EP will be 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".[16] 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,[17] additionally releasing the lead single from the EP, "crush".[18] The EP released in June 2022.[19]
Devotion (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 | |
Heartbeats/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 | |
All tracks are stylized in all lowercase.
| Title | Year | Lead artist | Album | Credit(s) | Member(s) | Notes | |||
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| 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 | ||||||||
| "Walking Away" | LST | Closer EP | Yes | Yes | Additional production from and mixed by Shlohmo | ||||
| "Nightdrive" | Caro & Charles | Additional production from Juice Jackal, Groundislava and Shlohmo, mixed by Shlohmo | |||||||
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