Planningtorock

Planningtorock
Birth name Janine Rostron
Also known as Jam Rostron
Born Bolton, United Kingdom
Occupation(s) Vocalist, songwriter, record producer, music video director, musician
Years active 2004–present
Labels Rostron Records,
Human Level,
DFA

Jam Rostron (formerly Janine), better known by her stage name Planningtorock, is an English electronic musician and record producer who lives in Berlin, Germany.

Life and career

Early life

Rostron studied at Blackburn College of Art on the Foundation course in 1990 together with Patrick Bridge, Andrew Hine, Lisa Roberts amongst others. Then Rostron enrolled in an Art school in Sheffield before she moved to Berlin in 2002. In 2004, she launched her label Rostron Records with Planningtorock's EP Eins, following it in 2005 with a compilation LP Carousel of Souls that featured songs from The Knife and The Soft Pink Truth.[1]She sang backing vocals on the Badly Drawn Boy track 'Outside is a Light 2', a B-Side from the 1999 single 'It Came From the Ground'.[2]

2006–2009: Have It All

After signing to Chicks on Speed's record label in 2006, Planningtorock released the limited edition 7" single "Changes/I Wanna Bite Ya," before her debut album was released the following summer.[3]

In 2006, Planningtorock remixed the song "Marble House" by The Knife.[4]

2010–2011: Tomorrow, In a Year and W

In 2010, Planningtorock collaborated with The Knife and Mount Sims to write an opera for the Danish performance group Hotel Pro Forma. The opera, titled Tomorrow, In a Year, is based on Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species. Tomorrow, In a Year was later released on 9 March 2010, by Mute Records and received generally favourable reviews from contemporary critics; according to the music review aggregation of Metacritic, it garnered an average score of 67/100.[5]

Rostron worked as the sound designer and componist for the Bruce LaBruce film The Bad Breast; or, The Strange Case of Theda Lange in 2010.[6]

Rostron began correspondence with James Murphy after he sent her a fan email that said 'Really like the Planningtorock stuff – just saying." Murphy later invited her on LCD Soundsystem's Sound of Silver tour before signing her to his label DFA Records.Planningtorock co-wrote the song "Answering Machine" from the album From the Cradle to the Rave by DFA label-mate Shit Robot in 2010.[7] DFA released Rostron's second studio album W on 17 May 2011.[8] Rostron had been working on the album's songs since 2007, eventually writing more than 27 songs.[9] W received positive reviews from contemporary critics; according to the music review aggregation of Metacritic, it garnered an average score of 72/100.[10] The album included a cover of Arthur Russell's song "Janine."

2012–present: EPs and All Love's Legal

In an interview with Resident Advisor, Rostron stated: 'Last summer after touring W, I had a bit of a creative meltdown and wasn't sure about making music any more—then I wrote "Patriarchy Over And Out," and suddenly the goal of the next album became clear'. During this period Rostron legally changed her name from Janine to Jam so as to have a non-gendered name. She also revealed that in the Spring of 2012 she set up a studio space with Olof Dreijer (of The Knife), Hermione Frank (AKA Roxymore) and Paula Temple.[11]

Rostron states that "Patriarchy Over And Out" was a turning point 'which was the beginning of being more direct and experimenting with being more political'.[12]

On 8 March 2013 Rostron released "Misogyny Drop Dead EP"[13] and in mid-July released a vinyl-only remix of "Full of Fire" by The Knife "Let's Talk About Gender Baby".[14]

On 29 October 2013 Rostron announced a third studio album All Love's Legal[15] along with a music video for its opening track "Welcome".[16]

Artistry

Planningtorock has stated that the distortion of her vocals allows for the "playing around with gender alongside communicating what I feel is the emotions within the songs. Because I am really interested in expanding upon the limits that we live in – how we are defined – and it is an experiment."[9]

Discography

Studio albums

Collaborations

Extended plays

Mixtapes

Singles

Remixes

References

  1. ↑ Martin Piers. "Girlie Action". Girlie Action. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  2. ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Badly-Drawn-Boy-It-Came-From-The-Ground/release/52465
  3. ↑ "CHICKS ON SPeeD RECORDS". Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  4. ↑ "Knife, The – Marble House (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  5. ↑ "Tomorrow, In a Year Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  6. ↑ "The Bad Breast; or, The Strange Case of Theda Lange (2010) – Full cast and crew". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
  7. ↑ "RA News: Shit Robot goes From The Cradle to the Rave". Resident Advisor. 20 July 2010. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  8. ↑ Fitzmaurice, Larry (4 March 2011). "New Release: Planningtorock: W". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  9. 1 2 Mcfarlane, David (23 May 2011). "Planningtorock interview: "It's all I do. I love it."". Dummy. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
  10. ↑ "W Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  11. ↑ http://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=21605
  12. ↑ http://www.electronicbeats.net/en/features/interviews/new-sounds-battling-the-fear-of-queer-planningtorock/
  13. ↑ http://www.discogs.com/PlanningToRock-Misxgyny-Drxp-Dead/release/4356373
  14. ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Knife-Lets-Talk-About-Gender-Baby-Planningtorock-Full-Of-Fire-Remix/release/4780909
  15. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/PLANNINGTOROCK/posts/10151778963281997
  16. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCk22Bjf07I
  17. ↑ "RA Podcast: RA.266 Planningtorock". Resident Advisor. 4 July 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
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