Planningtorock \u2013 aka Jam Rostron \u2013 is a Bolton-born Berlin-based singer-songwriter, composer, producer and director with three critically acclaimed studio albums of left-field dance to their name \u2013 not to mention various collaborations, operas, film scores and remixes. A self-taught, non-binary, working-class musician, they\u2019ve spent a decade plus queering sound and vision as Planningtorock.<\/p>\n
Planningtorock debuted in the Noughties with 2006\u2019s Have It All [Chicks On speed], finding artistic community among fellow DIY outliers and gender outlaws such as Peaches and The Knife. Their sound \u2013 tense, spellbinding dance music with classical flourishes, unexpected brass and pitched-down vocals that have become Planningotorock’s signature \u2013 have earned them a dedicated following.<\/p>\n
W, Planningtorock\u2019s critically acclaimed 2011 debut on DFA, revealed a visionary and politicized producer. It offered up deeply queered art-pop \u2013 2014\u2019s All Love\u2019s Legal (\u201ca masterclass in left-of-centre dance music\u201d, Mixmag), released on Rostron’s own imprint Human Level with banner-ready slogans (\u2018Patriarchy Over And Out\u2019, \u2018Let\u2019s Talk About Gender Baby\u2019), revealed their ability to combine pop-oriented music with a political message.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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