Plone (band)
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Plone was an electronic music band from Birmingham, England. The group was created in late 1994 when Mark Cancellara & Mike Johnston started to buy old analogue keyboards and fx and began to rehearse making huge soundscapes. Mike was living with Billy Bainbridge (who was in another band at the time, Supernal, also containing members of electro band sol_dat) who bought himself a keyboard and joined the band.
The band started gigging as support to local bands such as Pram & Broadcast. In 1997 the band were approached by Wurlitzer Jukebox who released the single "Press a Key". On the strength of this the band were signed to Warp and in September 1998 released the single 'plock'. This was tipped as one of the singles of the year by NME, Melody Maker, Dazed & Confused etc.
An album For Beginner Piano was released in September 1999 to wide spread critical acclaim of the band's pioneering "timeless electronic melodies" and was a breath of fresh air in what had become an incredibly stale and studious IDM scene.
Rob Mitchell (who had originally signed the band to Warp) was diagnosed with cancer in 2001. While the band rushed to deliver their second album, Rob died in the september of that year. Shortly thereafter, the band were dropped by the label and subsequently dissolved.
The album is still awaiting release.
Billy went on to play keyboards with Broadcast (on the Ha Ha Sound tour) and is now a member of Seeland with Tim Felton (now also ex-Broadcast) and have released a single "Wander"/"Pherox" on Duophonic in 2005.
Mike Johnston went on to form Mike In Mono and is also 'Clive 2' in ZX Spectrum Orchestra and a member of The Modified Toy Orchestra.
Mark is currently DJing with Matt from Pram for Silver Dollar, a reggae club in Birmingham.
Members of the band
- Mike 'Billy' Bainbridge
- Mark Cancellara
- Michael Johnston
Discography
Singles
- "Press A Key" (7") Wurlitzer Jukebox
- "Plock" (12") Warp Records
- "Plock" (CD5") Warp Records
- "Plock" (Promo) (CD5") Warp Records
- "Plock" (Promo) (12") Warp Records
Albums
- For Beginner Piano (CD) Matador
- For Beginner Piano (CD) Warp Records
- For Beginner Piano (LP) Warp Records
- For Beginner Piano (Promo) (CD) Matador
- For Beginner Piano (Promo) (CD) Warp Records
- Untitled second album - never released
Remixes
- Warp 10+3 (2xCD) "Tricky Disco (Plone Remix)" SMEJ Associated Records
- Warp 10+3 Remixes (2xCD) "Tricky Disco (Plone Remix)" Warp Records
- Warp 10+3 Remixes (2xCD) "Tricky Disco (Plone Remix)" Matador
- Warp 10+3 Remixes (4xLP) "Tricky Disco (Plone Remix)" Warp Records
- Warp 10+3 Remixes (2xCD) "Tricky Disco (Plone Remix)" Rough Trade Germany
- "Me And Jerry D" / "On Furry Cushion (Plone Mix)" (7") "On Furry Cushion (Plone Mix)" Octave Kitten Recordings
- Somniloquy (CD) "Bewitched (Plone Mix)" Domino Recording Company Ltd.
- Somniloquy (Promo) (CD) "Bewitched (Plone Mix)" Domino Recording Company Ltd.
Tracks Appear On
- wap100. We Are Reasonable People (CD) "Plaything" Play It Again Sam (PIAS)
- We Are Reasonable People (CD) "Plaything" Warp Records
- We Are Reasonable People (3xLP) "Plaything" Warp Records
- We Are Reasonable People (CD) "Plaything" SMEJ Associated Records
- We Are Reasonable People (Promo) (CD) "Plaything" Warp Records
- Round Squared: Weirdbag Vol. 1 (CD) Somebody Is Alive And Well... Somewhere" Round Records
- For Wearing A Phone W/Q (CD) "Simple Song" Not On Label
- The Mediterranean Beat Cook (Cassette) "Sunday Laid Moo" Spotlight Records (Japan)
- Music Sampler (CD) "Plock", "Top & Low Rent" Warp Records
Links
- [Plone]
- [Old Site intro]
- [Plock mini site]
- [Plone interviewed in 1997]
- [Mike in Mono fan blog]
- [Mike in Mono page at warmcircuit]
- [Great BBC interview with Mike]
- [Seeland on Duophonic]
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