New Plastic Ideas was the second album Unwound

Unwound

Unwound was a United States post-hardcore band based in Tumwater/Olympia, Washington. Formed in 1991, the band consisted of Justin Trosper , Vern Rumsey , and Brandt Sandeno , all of whom had previously been in a band called Giant Henry. Brandt Sandeno quit Unwound in 1992 and was replaced by...

 released on Kill Rock Stars

Kill Rock Stars

Kill Rock Stars is an independent record label founded in 1991 by Slim Moon and based in both Olympia, Washington and Portland, Oregon. The label has released a variety of work in different genres, making it difficult to pigeonhole as having any one artistic mission...

. It was recorded by Stuart Hallerman and Steve Fisk

Steve Fisk

Steve Fisk is a Washington-based audio engineer, record producer and musician.Fisk joined the instrumental rock band Pell Mell in 1982. With vocalist Shawn Smith, he formed Pigeonhed, which released its first album in 1993....

 at Avast! studios from November 26-28 and December 13, 1993. All songs were written and performed by Unwound. "Abstraktions" is an instrumental. "The first 5000 or so" (according to Kill Rock Stars) CD copies of New Plastic Ideas accidentally say "Uwound" as the band name on the spine.

Track listing

1. "Entirely Different Matters" - 2:04
2. "What Was Wound" - 2:28
3. "Envelope" - 3:20
4. "Hexenzsene" - 4:34
5. "Abstraktions" - 7:11
6. "All Souls Day" - 3:12
7. "Usual Dosage" - 5:14
8. "Arboretum" - 5:00
9. "Fiction Friction" - 6:36

Credits

• Justin Trosper
  Justin Trosper
  Justin Trosper is an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter, born in Olympia, Washington. He fronted Tumwater/Olympia, Washington band Unwound from 1991 to 2002. He has also been a member of bands such as Replikants, The Young Ginns, and Worst Case Scenario...
  
   - Guitar, vocals
• Sara Lund - Drums
• Vern Rumsey
  Vern Rumsey
  Vern Rumsey was the bass guitar player for the band Unwound. He generally played a Fender Jazz bass. He is also a recording engineer who has worked with bands such as Blonde Redhead, KARP, Enemymine, Novex and Replicator....
  
   - Bass
• Steve Fisk
  Steve Fisk
  Steve Fisk is a Washington-based audio engineer, record producer and musician.Fisk joined the instrumental rock band Pell Mell in 1982. With vocalist Shawn Smith, he formed Pigeonhed, which released its first album in 1993....
  
   - Producer, engineer
• Stuart Hallerman - Engineer