Influences run up and down these lines: King Crimson, Talking Heads, Beck, Midnight Oil, Laurie Anderson, Shellac, Throwing Muses, Pixies, Miles Davis, Thelonius Monk, Danny Elfman, Tim Burton, Wire, Firehose (not Firehouse!), Tool, Ella Fitzgerald, The Modern Jazz Quartet, XTC, Brian Eno, Joe Jackson, The Fall, Duran Duran, Julianna Hatfield, Joy Division...
Sounds Like
Bands plankton has been compaired to include Ween, Cake, Portishead, Pixies, PJ Harvey, The Breeders, Pink Floyd, Frank Zappa, and believe it or not... The Cranberries.
"Post-Punk / Art Rock..." - Boyd Nutting
"...in the realm of Sonic Youth or Fugazi..." - Max Kauffman
Hailing from Culver, Indiana, plankton is comprised of
Matt and Tina on vocals, bass, and guitar. Tony of the band Splanchnic Ganglion is currently drumming for the band.
Matt was in a band in 1992 when he met Tina.
That band went bust, but Tina and Matt stayed together. Tina began to
learn bass. Matt and Tina searched for a drummer to suit
their music. For one reason or another, people never worked out.
In January of 2003 plankton was joined by Eric on drums (Eric
left the band in late 2005 and returned in 2007 leaving once more in May 2008). Right away they
knew they could have something special if they practiced hard. Festivals, battles of the
bands, private parties, and a free public performance on the Fulton
County Court House (Indiana) lawn sponsered by the Fulton County Public Library
have all contributed to the band's growth and progress.
Plankton has appeared on WNIT's "Open Studio,"
a program on local public television focusing on talent in the station's
viewing area. They were even selected to participate
in the Chicago Bodog Battle of the Bands!
They have
been working their butts off to craft their originals into a crowd
pleasing set of shock, amazement, and yes, even the occasional
offense.
So...what do you call THAT?
Boyd Nutting, owner of Manifesto! in Niles, Michigan,
described plankton as "Post-Punk / Art Rock."
Something that helps to set plankton's music apart, Matt and Tina switch off on
bass and guitar. They both played drums in other bands. Adding to that,
they write all the songs, and do all the recording themselves in
their studio, Splatcat Records,
with Matt acting as the band's ample engineer. Being a totally DIY band, Tina makes all
the band's t-shirts - dying and printing them by hand.
Hey Plankton, thanks for adding us AN boys. Liking your stuff a lot. How is Culver treating you guys? Well anyways, it shall be great to be friends. Take care and stop by our page to show some love.
sorry I missed your set last night. I had worked-out a bunch yesterday and my legs were like noodles. After standing and dancing for so long, I needed to go home.
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thanks tina! ill never forget laying on the floor behind the drumset looking up at you and you saying "we stayed through that guys set to see you" thats fucking funny! but yes mucho appreciato on staying through the night! it lacked one thing and one thing only, PLANKTON! but yes i have a few other basses, that one i just never played and a sacrifice to grindcore had to be made. I had alot of fun playing the set and seeing you guys so thanks alot tina ballerina . peace
