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) [1]
, 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]
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