tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25266688438709692252024-03-22T05:05:51.478-07:00QuaQuaVersityConny Planktonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772147936375067526noreply@blogger.comBlogger174125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526668843870969225.post-12084334389039018982024-03-22T05:05:00.000-07:002024-03-22T05:05:15.752-07:00Getting There<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> Spring is just around the corner, and here are a new series of recordings from Conny Plankton. The recording sessions started off life with further explorations with the Roland S1 Tweak – however, these soon evolved into working alongside mutated loops, treated samples and heavily edited field recordings. Core beats were used big time with the development of dense layers of sound and the Conny Plankton stamp of aural derangement.</span></p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=159407815/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 610px; width: 530px;"><a href="https://connyplankton.bandcamp.com/album/getting-there">Getting There by Conny Plankton</a></iframe>Conny Planktonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772147936375067526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526668843870969225.post-86756807774714049242024-02-24T08:23:00.000-08:002024-02-24T08:23:53.284-08:00Neurodivergence<p><span style="font-family: arial;">A new series of recordings from Conny Plankton sees further explorations with loops, VST Synths, Field Recordings and assorted hardware devices. These sessions started life with the unifying theme of bringing the Roland S1 Tweak Synth to centre stage and having everything evolve and develop around it. However, as is often the case, other samples and synths soon demanded an equal right to be heard and a whole series of new mutated mixes developed. So here we have a series of tracks which cover a range of styles and genres, with trance and ambient, industrial and atonal, all fused together with the Conny Plankton stamp of whatever.</span></p>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 510px; height: 630px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=1091818037/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" seamless><a href="https://connyplankton.bandcamp.com/album/neurodivergence">Neurodivergence by Conny Plankton</a></iframe>Conny Planktonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772147936375067526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526668843870969225.post-29272416835606392302024-02-02T01:36:00.000-08:002024-02-02T01:36:44.264-08:00Tweak<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> A new series of recordings from Conny Plankton based on initial explorations with the Roland S1 Tweak – a stylophone-sized Synth that plays sequences ranging from techno loops to atonal soundscapes. Here it is put through its paces – as solo ventures, and in sync and alongside different hardware devices such as the Arturia MicroFreak and Behringer Neutron Synths, the Roland MC505 Groovebox and software VST Synths such as the beloved UHE Hive. There are a whole universe of different genres, styles and approaches here. Enjoy folks!</span></p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3502709181/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 610px; width: 530px;"><a href="https://connyplankton.bandcamp.com/album/tweak">Tweak by Conny Plankton</a></iframe>Conny Planktonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772147936375067526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526668843870969225.post-15816559617353946092024-01-11T10:20:00.000-08:002024-01-11T10:20:18.241-08:00The Hidden Key<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> The first series of
recordings of 2024 see a series of exploration with various VST and
hardware synths in sync with each other, in conflict and harmony,
working through numerous ideas and experimentations. The Final Mixes
are very varied in terms of style, genre, and approaches, from trance
to atonal to modular synth electronics. And it's all for you!</span></p><p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3859645349/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 630px; width: 510px;"><a href="https://connyplankton.bandcamp.com/album/the-hidden-key">The Hidden Key by Conny Plankton</a></iframe></p>Conny Planktonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772147936375067526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526668843870969225.post-34355939157270455332023-12-05T05:29:00.000-08:002023-12-05T05:29:25.062-08:00Never On Sunday<p><span style="font-family: arial;">A new series of recordings from Conny Plankton sees explorations with the Lush VST Synth from D16. These explorations were carried out with solo instances of Lush 2 and synced up to different VST Synths and other hardware devices. The Final Mixes see journeys into all sorts of styles, approaches and directions. Never the same way twice as someone once said!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The title of Never on Sunday came from a strange piece of flotsam found on a beach in Northumberland. This seemed based around an old theme of Never on Sunday as a happy drunk propping up a lamppost. The found object features in the title track, and the final track shows a copy of the family ornament on the same theme from my childhood. Strange repetitions...</span></p><p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=2881613234/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 630px; width: 510px;"><a href="https://connyplankton.bandcamp.com/album/never-on-sunday">Never On Sunday by Conny Plankton</a></iframe></p>Conny Planktonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772147936375067526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526668843870969225.post-4678353486189231592023-11-01T09:59:00.002-07:002023-11-01T09:59:32.338-07:00Hinterland<p><span style="font-family: arial;">November 2023 sees a new album of recordings and mixes from Conny Plankton. There seems to be a bit of everything here – from atonal drones and landscapes; to rhythm-based explorations; to ambient soundscapes to strange alien textures. Performers in this series of mixes include new presets with the Hive and Massive X VST Synths; new patches with the Nifty Eurorack set up; exploring the new sample libraries and settings within the Arturia Microfreak Synth; developing a series of freshly-edited loops and samples, and working with new Plug ins such as Wolfram for effects and further modulation. Hope it hits the spots before your eyes!</span></p><p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3900681592/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 630px; width: 510px;"><a href="https://connyplankton.bandcamp.com/album/hinterland">Hinterland by Conny Plankton</a></iframe></p>Conny Planktonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772147936375067526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526668843870969225.post-53701728681709384362023-10-05T05:52:00.003-07:002023-10-05T05:53:54.969-07:00The Day of Album Releases<p><span style="font-family: arial;">This is probably quite deranged - or at the very least a flagrant disregard for the rules and conventions, but October 5th 2023 is the day that Conny Plankton chose to unleash two albums on to the world on the very same day. So here we go...</span></p>Conny Planktonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772147936375067526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526668843870969225.post-24749778681429444922023-10-05T05:52:00.001-07:002023-10-05T05:52:20.138-07:00Neck Of Moles<p><span style="font-family: arial;">October 2023 sees a new series of recordings from Conny Plankton, loosely unified under a common theme of bringing the Arturia MicroFreak into sync with the Hive and Massive X VST Synths – but it soon evolved and expanded into working alongside edited loops, timestretched drones, and additional external devices such the Nifty Eurorack and the Roland MC505 Groovebox. Enjoy folks!</span></p><p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=4061048562/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 610px; width: 530px;"><a href="https://connyplankton.bandcamp.com/album/neck-of-moles">Neck Of Moles by Conny Plankton</a></iframe></p>Conny Planktonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772147936375067526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526668843870969225.post-35937040863981915042023-10-05T05:50:00.001-07:002023-10-05T05:50:24.526-07:00Bug Metallic - the Magic Bullet Mixes<p><span style="font-family: arial;">This album is different from the norm – whatever that means – in that is based on three mixes that were already made for three different sites. Each them have the common theme of being based on samples and sound bites from Magic Bullet, the experimental-electro warped brain child of Mick Magic. Magic Bullet is very much worth checking out, and can be found at:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.mickmagic.net/Magic%20Bullet%20Index.htm">http://www.mickmagic.net/Magic%20Bullet%20Index.htm</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Each of the three original mixes have been reworked with additional samples, arrangements and new Conny Plankton artwork, so they are not just duplicates that can be found elsewhere. So now…let the Magic begin…</span></p>
<iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=1090960054/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 610px; width: 530px;"><a href="https://connyplankton.bandcamp.com/album/bug-metallic">Bug Metallic by Conny Plankton</a></iframe>Conny Planktonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772147936375067526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526668843870969225.post-24247235698907688662023-08-27T09:19:00.003-07:002023-08-27T09:19:54.917-07:00All Hail Metaphorium<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> A new series of recordings sees a series of explorations based largely around use of the rather excellent soundset, <b><i>Metaphorium</i></b>, for the Hive VST Synth. This was rolled out under different presets and synced to different plug ins and devices such as the Massive X VST synth, the Eurorack Nifty set up, the MC505 Groovebox and the Arturia MicroFreak hybrid synth. The results range from rhythmic arps and sequences, to drones and atonal soundscapes, to worlds of alien noise.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />All of the photos used here were taken by Conny Plankton during a recent visit to the Western Isles of Lewis and Harris: A most magical part of Scotland!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=2549003743/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 610px; width: 530px;"><a href="https://connyplankton.bandcamp.com/album/all-hail-metaphorium">All Hail Metaphorium by Conny Plankton</a></iframe></div>Conny Planktonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772147936375067526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526668843870969225.post-20220115305794132402023-07-20T02:45:00.000-07:002023-07-20T02:45:17.643-07:00Lazarus<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> A new series of recordings from Conny Plankton: Although these started off life based around the common theme of working with new presets and voices from the Hive and Massive X VST synths – much of the source files were riddled with problems and glitches and a lot of the original material had to be extensively remixed and reworked. So this is a Lazarus project – due to the resurrection and rebirth of much of the source material.</span></p><p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=2577796679/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 610px; width: 530px;"><a href="https://connyplankton.bandcamp.com/album/lazarus">Lazarus by Conny Plankton</a></iframe></p>Conny Planktonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772147936375067526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526668843870969225.post-74047502765775035402023-07-19T07:00:00.001-07:002023-07-19T07:04:09.763-07:00Four Conny Plankton Mixes for Summer '23<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Conny Plankton has been even busier than usual, and four long mixes have been recorded and uploaded to <a href="https://www.mixcloud.com/BonnyPlankton/">Mixcloud</a>. Each one has a markedly different theme with all of the details and links set out below. Take it away folks!</span></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Magic Bullet Unitas Mix</span></h1><p><span style="font-family: arial;">A Complex Mix based on material produced from my old chum <b>Mick Magic</b> and his <b>Magic Bullet</b> Project. <b>Magic Bullet </b>can be found at: (<a href="http://www.mickmagic.net/Magic%20Bullet%20Index.htm">http://www.mickmagic.net/Magic%20Bullet%20Index.htm</a>). The samples were taken from appearances on Radio Shows (<a href="https://www.mixcloud.com/Mick_Magic/">https://www.mixcloud.com/Mick_Magic/</a>) or from the <b>Unitas</b> series of sound collages, made available in the three -part compilation, <b>Communitas</b>. (<a href="https://mickmagic.bandcamp.com/">https://mickmagic.bandcamp.com/</a>). For this mix, all of the samples were extensively reworked, broke down onto loops, drones and synth patterns, and then reconstructed into this brain-melting mega mix!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="400" src="https://www.mixcloud.com/widget/iframe/?feed=%2FBonnyPlankton%2Fmagic-bullet-unitas-mix%2F" width="100%"></iframe></span></p><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Interstellar</span></h1><span style="font-family: arial;">This Mix was inspired by reading about the concept of the classic Interstellar Wotnot track by Syd's PF came about from Syd listening to the theme old BBC Sitcom, <b><i>Steptoe and Son</i></b> which under the lysergic influence. You can read the story in <b><i>A Very Irregular Head</i></b> by <b><i>Rob Chapman</i></b>. So this here Mix explores the possibility that step further with samples from TV themes Including other soundtracks from <b><i>Ron Grainer</i></b>, who penned <b><i>Old Ned</i></b> for Steptoe and Son), various versions of the original track, and overdubbed with loops and samples made from selected samples of source audio converted to Midi files and played through different Synths. The Final Mix is an intriguing soup and one for a Very Irregular Head indeed.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>
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<p><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Korruptor</span></h1><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A complex mix based around key events of a controversial film director. Rather than try to aim for cliches or sensationalism in this Mix, the core samples were taken from interviews describing major events in the protagonist's life. These samples were set alongside loops from Genesis P-O and one of the versions made he/her made about Mr P. This Mix may well cause its own share of controversy as people fight to take sides of one of the most controversial film directors ever. Genius or Corruptor. You decide...</span></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="400" src="https://www.mixcloud.com/widget/iframe/?feed=%2FBonnyPlankton%2Fkorruptor%2F" width="100%"></iframe></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Resurrection Special</span></h1><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A Mix based on four unreleased tracks by Conny Plankton - actually the tracks in question were rediscovered while clearing up an old Soundcloud Archive. Here they have each been deconstructed, rearranged, and reassembled through a series of segues into one long continuous mix, which probably burn out your cerebral cortex.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
<iframe frameborder="0" height="400" src="https://www.mixcloud.com/widget/iframe/?feed=%2FBonnyPlankton%2Fresurrection-special%2F" width="100%"></iframe>Conny Planktonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772147936375067526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526668843870969225.post-70291890036083418272023-07-19T01:22:00.003-07:002023-07-19T01:40:43.147-07:00In The Flow<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>In the Flow</b> is a new video release from Conny Plankton: The visual material is based around Conny Plankton video recordings made around various seas and rivers, together with material from a wide range of exotic sources. Artificial Intelligence treated graphics plays a considerable role here, with neural network software such as Deep Dream Generator (<a href="https://deepdreamgenerator.com/">Trending Dreams | Deep Dream Generator</a>) playing its part.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The audio track, Flow is from the Conny Plankton album of the same name, which can be found either <a href="https://quaquaversity.blogspot.com/2023/02/flow.html">elsewhere in this here blog</a> or from the <a href="https://connyplankton.bandcamp.com/track/flow">Conny Plankton Bandcamp site</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Go for it!</span></p>
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Conny Planktonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772147936375067526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526668843870969225.post-71995051631785102712023-06-16T10:23:00.007-07:002023-06-16T10:25:12.034-07:00Largonaut<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> A new series of recordings from Conny Plankton, loosely unified under the vaguely common theme of using the Largo VST Synth by Waldorf. This concept quickly evolved into pairing and syncing with other VST Synths, working alongside edited loops and samples, and in tandem with various hardware devices. The Final Mixes mutated into something as unpredictable as ever.</span></p>
<iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=635906594/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 630px; width: 510px;"><a href="https://connyplankton.bandcamp.com/album/largonaut">Largonaut by Conny Plankton</a></iframe>Conny Planktonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772147936375067526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526668843870969225.post-85622029122855762472023-05-19T02:51:00.005-07:002023-05-19T02:51:55.226-07:00Paradigm<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> A new series of recordings from Conny Plankton, loosely connected by the common theme of exploring different patterns and sequences – originated as loops and edited samples; developed from VST and hardware synths – but most often through a combination of different sources. The results are varied and unpredictable, crossing a range of genres and styles.</span></p><p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=1717772260/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 630px; width: 510px;"><a href="https://connyplankton.bandcamp.com/album/paradigm">Paradigm by Conny Plankton</a></iframe></p>Conny Planktonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772147936375067526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526668843870969225.post-86814276721527064732023-04-24T05:34:00.004-07:002023-04-24T05:34:57.980-07:00Destinate<p><span style="font-family: arial;">A new series of recordings from Conny Plankton sees continued exploration in working with multiple instances of VSTs and hardware synths – often based around live performances which were then edited down with multiple resamplings, filters and effects, and further real--time modulation. The final mixes bridge a wide diversity of genres from sequencers and arp-based experimentation, to atonal ambience, to industrial soundscapes.</span></p>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 510px; height: 630px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=591428387/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" seamless><a href="https://connyplankton.bandcamp.com/album/destinate">Destinate by Conny Plankton</a></iframe>Conny Planktonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772147936375067526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526668843870969225.post-57378606428425313162023-03-10T02:31:00.004-08:002023-03-10T02:31:35.526-08:00Rubix<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> A new series of
recordings sees the introduction of a serious piece of kit into the
Conny Plankton sonic arsenal: The Roland Rubix 4 by 4 is an audio
interface which allows 4 in or 4 out – or 4 mono or two stereo
inputs to be recorded direct to Ableton Live and each recorded input
edited separately afterwards. These means different synths and
hardware effects could be set up to record direct into Ableton. Often
synced into different VST synths, this made for an altogether
different approach to recording and mixing – especially in that
mixers were bypassed altogether and everything recorded and played
back through the interface. Of course, the finished mixes are as
varied and unpredictable as ever!</span></p><p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=2074762111/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 630px; width: 510px;"><a href="https://connyplankton.bandcamp.com/album/rubix">Rubix by Conny Plankton</a></iframe></p>Conny Planktonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772147936375067526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526668843870969225.post-44886325775366574532023-03-02T13:12:00.001-08:002023-07-19T07:06:45.438-07:00The Sons of Plankton<p><span style="font-family: arial;">There has been lots of big time editing and general moving around here in the world of Plankton recently: After Recent changes to the Mixcloud site limiting users to only ten shows for free, new Plankton Mixcloud sites have now been developed, with existing shows and mixes now transferred to the capable hands of the Sons of Conny Plankton, So Let me introduce to you:</span></p><p><a href="https://www.mixcloud.com/DonnyPlankton/"><span style="font-family: arial;">Donny Plankton</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.mixcloud.com/RonnyPlankton/"><span style="font-family: arial;">Ronny Plankton</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.mixcloud.com/JonnyPlankton/"><span style="font-family: arial;">Jonny Plankton</span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.mixcloud.com/BonnyPlankton/">Bonny Plankton</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Links to these are also in the sidebar of the blog. All mixes have now been set up so they will still play their original places in this blog, so most people may not notice the difference. It does mean that people can still access all of the Plankton Mixes however!</span></p>Conny Planktonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772147936375067526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526668843870969225.post-19725487074962750452023-02-09T10:56:00.001-08:002023-02-09T10:56:23.392-08:00Flow<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> The latest series of recordings in 2023 see a series of sessions based on experimental approaches to using Ableton as both source recorder and editor. Most mixes were based on use of both the Hive and Massive X VST Synths playing simultaneously as source, with a few fleeting guest appearances from the Arturia MicroFreak synth, the Nifty Eurorack set up and the Roland MC505 Groovebox thrown in for good measure. The final mixes cover a wide variety of styles and genres – from atonal noise, to sequence based trance, to dark ambient soundscapes – and that's only the first track!</span></p><p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3618109836/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 630px; width: 510px;"><a href="https://connyplankton.bandcamp.com/album/flow">Flow by Conny Plankton</a></iframe></p>Conny Planktonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772147936375067526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526668843870969225.post-64017902895563973452023-01-09T06:30:00.001-08:002023-01-09T06:30:08.917-08:00X Marks The Spot<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> 2023 rolls in with a new series of recordings from Conny Plankton. This time round, everything is based around a loosely connecting theme of explorations with the MassiveX VST Synth from Native Instruments: So we have atonal landscapes and dark ambient textures, interwoven with ARPs and sequences, loops and samples – to take us into new and undiscovered horizons.</span></p><p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=657384884/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 610px; width: 530px;"><a href="https://connyplankton.bandcamp.com/album/x-marks-the-spot">X Marks The Spot by Conny Plankton</a></iframe></p>Conny Planktonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772147936375067526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526668843870969225.post-3576158195846777292022-12-13T03:58:00.003-08:002022-12-13T04:02:49.032-08:00Charivna Kulya<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">This is a slow, ethereal soundscape as a remix from
different tracks from Magic Bullet - an experimental project from my old chum,
Mick Magic over at http://www.mickmagic.net/<o:p></o:p></span></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">The finished mix was constructed from samples, loops,
timestetched drones and reassembled sections made into pulses and beats,
deconstructed and reincarnated by Conny Plankton into this Dark Ambient Mix.</span></p><div><iframe frameborder="0" height="400" src="https://www.mixcloud.com/widget/iframe/?feed=%2Fconnyplankton%2Fcharivna-kulya%2F" width="100%"></iframe></div>Conny Planktonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772147936375067526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526668843870969225.post-73703220170623178362022-12-13T03:29:00.002-08:002022-12-13T04:00:51.485-08:00Heart Of Darkness<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">This started off its life as an experimental night made many
years ago of a computer-based pinball machine recorded onto cassette tape. The
recordings were digitised, cut up, arranged into loops and some converted into
Midi Files to be used as different presets for the mighty Hive VST synth. The
epic mix began to develop - chilled and ambient but with a dark atonal
undercurrent running throughout: A Heart of Darkness indeed...</span><o:p></o:p></p><iframe frameborder="0" height="400" src="https://www.mixcloud.com/widget/iframe/?feed=%2Fconnyplankton%2Fheart-of-darkness%2F" width="100%"></iframe>Conny Planktonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772147936375067526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526668843870969225.post-41549222259136507202022-12-05T10:01:00.001-08:002022-12-05T10:01:42.018-08:00Sync<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> As Autumn Slides into Winter, a new series of recordings from Conny Plankton does emerge: Fresh from the Chrysalis, the loosely connected theme this time round is connecting up multiple VST synths to play simultaneously – a new set up for recording, which also brought in various hardware synths and other devices to join in the melee. The results are as unpredictable as ever, as the mixes evolved under their own styles and directions. Enjoy folks!</span></p>
<iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=130098092/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 610px; width: 530px;"><a href="https://connyplankton.bandcamp.com/album/sync">Sync by Conny Plankton</a></iframe>Conny Planktonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772147936375067526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526668843870969225.post-61394654582407301032022-10-30T09:33:00.003-07:002022-10-30T09:33:30.967-07:00K<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> October 2022 sees a new series of recordings from Conny Plankton – continuing experiments with various instruments and VST synths played through Kontakt, Kreative Kontrol, and other goodies from the Native Instruments stable. This time round there is a lot of experimentation with midi routing and bringing in extra devices and instruments into the post-production stage. Of course, being Conny Plankton, everything is as weird, wonderful and unpredictable as always.</span></p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3957806460/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 610px; width: 530px;"><a href="https://connyplankton.bandcamp.com/album/k">K by Conny Plankton</a></iframe>Conny Planktonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772147936375067526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526668843870969225.post-25933209495031660872022-10-03T03:00:00.003-07:002022-10-03T03:00:32.862-07:00First Kontakt<p><span style="font-family: arial;">First Kontakt is a new series of recordings and mixes from Conny Plankton: Based around a common theme of exploring use of different synths and samples through the Kontakt series from Native Instruments, this very quickly evolved into bringing in various guest appearances from external synths, the Eurorack system, field recordings and other VST devices.</span></p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=2170899117/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 610px; width: 530px;"><a href="https://connyplankton.bandcamp.com/album/first-kontakt">First Kontakt by Conny Plankton</a></iframe>Conny Planktonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772147936375067526noreply@blogger.com0