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"If electronic industrialist Marc Plainguet (pronounced Plan-J) is anything, he’s imaginative. It is unusual to find someone so unafraid to go against the grain and offer sounds that both challenge the established norm and stimulate the much neglected grey matter between the ears. His ever changing style has embraced everything from industrial noise and post modern dance to requiems and humorous punk-folk storytelling. His lyrics bombard his listener with some of the oddest visual pictures on could imagine. Skeletons at Disneyland, a suitcase toting Godzilla looking for work in Hollywood, melting clocks, choking cats, televisions with eyes, psychotic TV preachers, old factories grinding out machine laden rhythms, and microscopic amebas who fall in love to a Latin salsa beat are only a few specks from Plainguet’s menagerie of supporting cast members. | "If electronic industrialist Marc Plainguet (pronounced Plan-J) is anything, he’s imaginative. It is unusual to find someone so unafraid to go against the grain and offer sounds that both challenge the established norm and stimulate the much neglected grey matter between the ears. His ever changing style has embraced everything from industrial noise and post modern dance to requiems and humorous punk-folk storytelling. His lyrics bombard his listener with some of the oddest visual pictures on could imagine. Skeletons at Disneyland, a suitcase toting Godzilla looking for work in Hollywood, melting clocks, choking cats, televisions with eyes, psychotic TV preachers, old factories grinding out machine laden rhythms, and microscopic amebas who fall in love to a Latin salsa beat are only a few specks from Plainguet’s menagerie of supporting cast members. | ||
- | In 1985, Plainguet and soloist [[Mike Futch]] formed a strange duo called [[Nutty Faith]]. As [[Nutty Faith]] the two produced a cassette release titled //It’s Our Job!// and released it on the streets through Futch’s [[Plan 7 Distribution]] label. | + | In 1985, Plainguet and soloist [[Mike_Bing_Futch|Mike Futch]] formed a strange duo called [[Nutty Faith]]. As [[Nutty Faith]] the two produced a cassette release titled //It’s Our Job!// and released it on the streets through Futch’s [[Plan 7 Dist|Plan 7 Distribution]] label. |
That next year, Plainguet and Futch teamed up with Shaka and formed a band called [[Crazed Bunnyz]]. Using pseudonyms like Futch, Shaka, Gadget (Plainguet) and Box (the name of Gadget’s drum machine) they played an odd sort of punk rock using a bass synthesizer and drum machine. Soon, they recorded //Achtung: Musik Klirrfaktor!// | That next year, Plainguet and Futch teamed up with Shaka and formed a band called [[Crazed Bunnyz]]. Using pseudonyms like Futch, Shaka, Gadget (Plainguet) and Box (the name of Gadget’s drum machine) they played an odd sort of punk rock using a bass synthesizer and drum machine. Soon, they recorded //Achtung: Musik Klirrfaktor!// | ||
- | //Amebas In Love//, Plainguet’s first solo cassette, consisted of little casio sounds, programmed bouncy bass lines, monologues and his own brand of off-beat humor and social commentary. The tape really took off after the first review of it was published in //The Cutting Edge// and Plainguet quickly establised his own label [[Corpqii Music]]. He chose the name ‘CORPQII’ by ramdomly picking letters off the top of his head and created the logo in a similar manner. | + | //Amebas In Love//, Plainguet’s first solo cassette, consisted of little casio sounds, programmed bouncy bass lines, monologues and his own brand of off-beat humor and social commentary. The tape really took off after the first review of it was published in //The Cutting Edge// and Plainguet quickly establised his own label [[Corpqii Productions|Corpqii Music]]. He chose the name ‘CORPQII’ by ramdomly picking letters off the top of his head and created the logo in a similar manner. |
Futch then decided to change [[Crazed Bunnyz]] to [[Johnny Quest]] and released // | Futch then decided to change [[Crazed Bunnyz]] to [[Johnny Quest]] and released // | ||
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In December of 1987 Plainguet released //Security Shelter Hope// which dealt entirely with Christian themes and their application to the real world. Plainguet then spent most of 1988 composing new instrumental music and growing creatively. A comic rendition by him of his monologue // | In December of 1987 Plainguet released //Security Shelter Hope// which dealt entirely with Christian themes and their application to the real world. Plainguet then spent most of 1988 composing new instrumental music and growing creatively. A comic rendition by him of his monologue // | ||
- | In August of 1989 Plainguet moved from Los Angeles to Youngstown, Ohio where he became a member of Artatak Studios. With his new studio space completed he changed the name of the company to Corpqii Productions to represent his new broader creative focus. He then released // | + | In August of 1989 Plainguet moved from Los Angeles to Youngstown, Ohio where he became a member of Artatak Studios. With his new studio space completed he changed the name of the company to [[Corpqii Productions]] to represent his new broader creative focus. He then released // |
Marc then jumped into an array of projects. For history buffs, he released // | Marc then jumped into an array of projects. For history buffs, he released // | ||
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(from [[http:// | (from [[http:// | ||
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+ | See also [[Marc Plainguet & Chris Yambar]] and [[Marc Plainguet & Richard F. Hay, Sr.]]. | ||
===== Discography ===== | ===== Discography ===== | ||
- | | 1986 | Amebas in Love | [[Corpqii Music]] | | + | | 1986 | [[https:// |
- | | 1986 | World Media | [[Corpqii Music]] | | + | | 1986 | [[https:// |
- | | 1986 | Demovision | [[Corpqii Music]] | | + | | 1986 | [[https:// |
- | | 1987 | Blood & Fire | [[Corpqii Music]] | | + | | 1987 | [[https:// |
- | | 1988 | Security Shelter Hope | [[Corpqii Music]] | | + | | 1988 | [[https:// |
- | | 1989 | Marc Plainguet | + | | 1989 | [[https:// |
- | | 1989 | Surrealism for Beginners | | + | | 1989 | [[https:// |
- | | 1989 | Cats Welcome You Home | | + | | 1989 | Marc Plainguet | [[Corpqii Productions|Corpqii Music]] |
- | | 1990 | Strange Tales | | + | | 1990 | [[https:// |
- | | 1991 | Electric Campfire Songs | | + | | 1991 | Electric Campfire Songs | [[Corpqii Productions|Corpqii Music]] |
- | | 1991 | Live at Cornerstone '90 | | + | | 1991 | [[https:// |
- | | 1996 | Alt.Music.Marc-Plainguet.Best-Of | | + | | 1996 | Alt.Music.Marc-Plainguet.Best-Of |
- | | 1998 | The Curiosity Shop | | + | | 1998 | [[https:// |
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==== Amebas in Love ==== | ==== Amebas in Love ==== | ||
- | 1986 [[Corpqii Music]] | + | 1986 [[Corpqii Productions|Corpqii Music]] |
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+ | All music and text was written, produced, and performed by Marc Plainguet | ||
- Amebas in love | - Amebas in love | ||
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==== World Media ==== | ==== World Media ==== | ||
- | 1986 [[Corpqii Music]] | + | 1986 [[Corpqii Productions|Corpqii Music]] |
+ | |||
+ | All music and text was written, produced and performed by Marc Plainguet except: | ||
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+ | “The Repeated Course”: Guitar and co-written by Mitch Coughlin | ||
- World Media | - World Media | ||
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- Robotics | - Robotics | ||
- Hold Me in Your Arms | - Hold Me in Your Arms | ||
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CD re-issue songs: | CD re-issue songs: | ||
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==== Demovision ==== | ==== Demovision ==== | ||
- | 1986 [[Corpqii Music]] | + | 1986 [[Corpqii Productions|Corpqii Music]] |
- World Media | - World Media | ||
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==== Blood & Fire ==== | ==== Blood & Fire ==== | ||
- | 1987 [[Corpqii Music]] | + | 1987 [[Corpqii Productions|Corpqii Music]] |
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+ | Written, produced, and performed by Marc Plainguet | ||
- Blood & Fire Part 1 | - Blood & Fire Part 1 | ||
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- | ==== Security, Shelter, Hope ==== | + | ==== Security Shelter Hope ==== |
- | 1987 [[Corpqii Music]] | + | 1987 [[Corpqii Productions|Corpqii Music]] |
+ | |||
+ | Written, produced, and performed by Marc Plainguet | ||
- In the Beginning | - In the Beginning | ||
- | - Security, Shelter, Hope | + | - Security Shelter Hope |
- EZ2C | - EZ2C | ||
- The Dam | - The Dam | ||
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CD re-issue songs: | CD re-issue songs: | ||
- | - Maria Durant (Electric Campfire Songs Version) | + | |
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+ | ==== Cat's Welcome You Home ==== | ||
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+ | 1989 [[Corpqii Productions|Corpqii Music]] (CM-8) | ||
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+ | Written, produced, and performed by Marc Plainguet | ||
+ | |||
+ | - Chats Valsant a' Minuit | ||
+ | - Cats Welcome You Home | ||
+ | - Psychedelic Catnip | ||
+ | - Furball | ||
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+ | "This cassette came with four cat related covers: 1) Catnip dealing cartoon pimp cat. 2) Cartooned cat with claws that scratched up everything on the cover. 3) Photo of cat sitting in sunshine. 4) and the most popular - An image of Lee Harvey Oswald sitting in the window watching as the Kennedy motorcade passed by underneath. Beside him sits a shadow cat whispering, “Here he comes now.” These covers were on the ‘Corpqii Productions’ cassette releases only and never made it onto the CDs issued later by ‘Corpqii Arts’ in the 1990s." | ||
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+ | The Corpqii Productions version was made available with 4 different covers. | ||
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+ | ==== Surrealism For Beginners ==== | ||
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+ | 1989 [[Corpqii Productions|Corpqii Music]] (CPCS-7) | ||
+ | |||
+ | Written, produced, and performed by Marc Plainguet | ||
+ | |||
+ | - Palindrome 1 | ||
+ | - Dinner With Dali | ||
+ | - La Valse Surreal | ||
+ | - Day of the Dead | ||
+ | - Glenn' | ||
+ | - Palindrome 2 | ||
+ | - The Final Dream (Requiem for Salvador Dali) | ||
+ | |||
+ | "This delightfully moody and abstract salute to the late Salvadore Dali was originally a cassette-only project until it was reissued on CD. On the original cassette cover, Yambar designed the simple but effectively haunting ‘clock head’ art which did find its way onto the new millennium release." | ||
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==== Marc Plainguet ==== | ==== Marc Plainguet ==== | ||
- | 1989 [[Corpqii Music]] | + | 1989 [[Corpqii Productions|Corpqii Music]] |
- In The Beginning... | - In The Beginning... | ||
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This tape was made as a gift for friends and was limited to only 25 copies. | This tape was made as a gift for friends and was limited to only 25 copies. | ||
- | Surrealism For Beginners | + | ------ |
- | 1989 Corpqii | + | |
- | 01) Palindrome 1 | + | ==== Strange Tales ==== |
- | 02) Dinner With Dali | + | |
- | 03) La Valse Surreal | + | |
- | 04) Day of the Dead | + | |
- | 05) Glenn' | + | |
- | 06) Palindrome 2 | + | |
- | 07) The Final Dream (Requiem for Salvador Dali) | + | |
- | This delightfully moody and abstract salute to the late Salvadore Dali was originally a cassette-only project until it was reissued on CD. On the original cassette cover, Yambar designed the simple but effectively haunting ‘clock head’ art which did find its way onto the new millennium release. | + | 1990 [[Corpqii Productions|Corpqii Music]] |
- | Cat's Welcome You Home | + | Marc Plainguet - All vocals; keyboards; drum programming; |
- | 1989 Corpqii Music | + | |
- | 01) Chats Valsant a' Minuit | + | [[Chris Yambar]] - All illustrations not by Plainguet, the Prayboy logo, and accompanying Church of Holy Profits money tracts; wrote the introduction and co-wrote the activities for each chapter\\ |
- | 02) Cats Welcome You Home | + | Mitch Coughlin - Vocals and co-wrote "Hell Sweet Hell," intro vocals and wrote/ performed guitar on "The Church of Holy Profits," |
- | 03) Psychedelic Catnip | + | Chuck Greenland - Modified Casio on " |
- | 04) Furball | + | |
+ | - Prologue / Strange Tales | ||
+ | - They Saved Gidget' | ||
+ | - Meanwhile | ||
+ | - Hole in my Body | ||
+ | - Spongebrain | ||
+ | - Something' | ||
+ | - Hell Sweet Hell (performed by Eddie Ego & The Love Sticks) | ||
+ | - It's Showtime! | ||
+ | - The Church of Holy Profits | ||
+ | - Suddenly... | ||
+ | - Descent into the Abyss | ||
+ | - Godzilla vs the World / The Final Battle | ||
+ | - Boy & Girl in Love | ||
+ | - Half Past Nine / Strange Tales (reprise) / Epilogue | ||
- | This cassette came with four cat related covers: 1) Catnip dealing cartoon pimp cat. 2) Cartooned cat with claws that scratched up everything on the cover. 3) Photo of cat sitting | + | "The packaging for the original 14-song |
- | The Corpqii Productions version | + | The cassette |
- | Strange Tales | + | ------ |
- | 1990 Corpqii Music | + | |
- | 01) Prologue | + | ==== Electric Campfire Songs ==== |
- | 02) Strange tales Theme | + | |
- | 03) They Saved Gidgets Brain | + | |
- | 04) Meanwhile | + | |
- | 05) Hole in my Body | + | |
- | 06) Spongebrain | + | |
- | 07) Somethings Going On | + | |
- | 08) Hell Sweet Hell | + | |
- | 09) It's Showtime | + | |
- | 10) The Church of the Holy Profits | + | |
- | 11) Suddenly | + | |
- | 12) Descent into the Abyss | + | |
- | 13) Godzilla Vs the World | + | |
- | 14) The Final Battle | + | |
- | 15) Boy & Girl in Love | + | |
- | 16) Half past Nine | + | |
- | 17) Strange Tales (reprise) | + | |
- | 18) Epilogue | + | |
- | The packaging for the original 14-song cassette only release of this project was completely designed by Yambar and came with an activity book and props so you could actually participate in the ‘physical adventure’ as well as the audio experience. There was even a phone number for you to call in order to get a secret message from Marc (aka: Pastor Smilin’ Jack Stomach Pump) which got updated every once in awhile and was available to callers for several years. The cassette and booklet package also included a pair of signed and numbered surgical gloves. The original packaging was overhauled for a new millennium CD release but still kept plenty of Yambar’s artwork intact, including the infamous ‘Prayboy’ logo parody. This project was also available with a variant electronic book for more hi-tech listeners. The Prayboy logo made its way onto several dozen t-shirts which raised even more eyebrows than those gloves! An ever-evolving and maddening audio magic moment! (http:// | + | 1991 [[Corpqii Productions|Corpqii Music]] |
- | The cassette was packaged with an illustrated booklet of the story, signed and numbered rubber gloves, Church Of Holy Profit play money, and an Eddie Ego & The Love Sicks concert flyer. The CD release has all the same items plus added artwork and a redesigned book. The book has gone through 4 revisions. | + | - Amebas in Love |
+ | - Maria Durant | ||
+ | - Hole in My Body | ||
+ | - Barbie' | ||
+ | - Skeletons | ||
+ | - Somewhere... | ||
- | Electric Campfire Songs | + | This was a limited edition cassette of 25 copies. All previously released songs are new recordings. |
- | 1991 Corpqii Music | + | |
- | 01) Amebas In Love | + | ------ |
- | 02) Maria Durant | + | |
- | 03) Hole In My Body | + | |
- | 04) Barbie' | + | |
- | 05) Skeletons | + | |
- | 06) Somewhere... | + | |
- | This was a limited edition cassette of 25 copies. All previously released songs are new recordings. | + | ==== Live at Cornerstone 90 ==== |
- | Live at Cornerstone 90 | + | 1991 [[Corpqii Productions|Corpqii Music]] (CPCS-20) |
- | 1991 Corpqii Music | + | |
- | 01) Godzilla vs the world | + | Produced and performed by Marc Plainguet |
- | 02) Armageddon | + | |
- | 03) Barbie' | + | |
- | 04) Afterlifestyles | + | |
- | 05) Spongebrain | + | |
- | 06) The Lord's Prayer | + | |
- | The original art on the cassette-only edition was designed by Yambar but was altered when this project was reissued for a brief time on the now-defunct Corpqi Arts label. Like the ‘35 Little Ducks in a Basket | + | |
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+ | - Afterlifestyles | ||
+ | - Spongebrain | ||
+ | - The Lord's Prayer | ||
- | Alt.Music.Marc-Plainguet.Best-Of | + | "The original art on the cassette-only edition was designed by Yambar but was altered when this project was reissued for a brief time on the now-defunct Corpqi Arts label. Like the ‘35 Little Ducks in a Basket - Live at Artatak’ project, the contents of this CD captures the heart and soul of the Artatak/ |
- | 1996 Corpqii | + | |
- | 01) Barbie' | + | ------ |
- | 02) Somebody' | + | |
- | 03) The Olympics | + | ==== Alt.Music.Marc-Plainguet.Best-Of ==== |
- | 04) Afterlifestyles | + | |
- | 05) Oblivion | + | 1996 [[Corpqii Productions|Corpqii Music]] (CACS-MP-9) |
- | 06) Glenn' | + | |
- | 07) Security Shelter Hope * | + | - Barbie' |
- | 08) Skeletons * | + | |
- | 09) Motions | + | |
- | 10) They Saved Gidget' | + | |
- | 11) The Repeated Course | + | |
- | 12) The Final Dream (Excerpt) | + | |
- | 13) Binary Life * | + | |
- | 14) Blood & Fire (Beautiful Broken Record) | + | |
- | 15) The Uncle Sammy Show | + | |
- | 16) World Media * | + | |
- | 17) Spongebrain | + | |
- | 18) Robotics * | + | |
- | 19) The Island * | + | |
- | 20) Psychedelic Catnip (Edited Mix) | + | |
- | 21) Hippocritical Oath | + | |
- | 22) Blood & Fire (King) | + | |
- | 23) Godzilla | + | |
- | 24) The Church | + | |
- | 25) Amebas | + | |
- | 26) La Valse Surreal | + | |
- | 27) Hole In My Body | + | |
- | 28) Maria Durant * | + | |
- | 29) Barbie' | + | |
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* CD only tracks. | * CD only tracks. | ||
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Barbie' | Barbie' | ||
- | The Curiosity Shop | + | ------ |
- | 1998 Corpqii | + | |
+ | ==== The Curiosity Shop ==== | ||
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+ | 1998 [[Corpqii | ||
+ | |||
+ | - Why Hospitals? | ||
+ | - Armor of God | ||
+ | - Metallic-Like Planets | ||
+ | - Living Water 2 | ||
+ | - Sugar Halos | ||
+ | - The Industrial Blues | ||
+ | - Who Knows? | ||
+ | - Don't Puke On Me (Excerpt 1) | ||
+ | - Somewhere... | ||
+ | - Outside Time | ||
+ | - Living Water 1 | ||
+ | - Rewind | ||
+ | - The Uncle Sammy Show (Original Version) | ||
+ | - Don't Puke On Me (Excerpt 2) | ||
+ | - Brainthrob Headache Medicine | ||
+ | - The Church Of Holy Profits Love Line | ||
+ | - What I Want | ||
+ | - Burned Scalded Mutilated Radiated Crushed | ||
+ | - 73 Seconds | ||
+ | - Friendship (In 4 Movements) | ||
+ | - Action Movie Soundtrack | ||
+ | - Don't Puke On Me (Excerpt 3) | ||
+ | - Francine | ||
+ | - Why Hospitals? (Disabled Mix) | ||
+ | |||
+ | == 2021 remaster Version == | ||
+ | |||
+ | - Why Hospitals? | ||
+ | - Armor of God | ||
+ | - Don't Puke On Me (Excerpt 1) | ||
+ | - Oblivion | ||
+ | - Living Water | ||
+ | - Sugar Halos | ||
+ | - The Industrial Blues | ||
+ | - Who Knows? | ||
+ | - Don't Puke On Me (Excerpt 2) | ||
+ | - Rewind | ||
+ | - Burned Scalded Mutilated Radiated Crushed | ||
+ | - 73 Seconds | ||
+ | - Friendship (In 4 Movements) | ||
+ | - Action Movie Soundtrack | ||
+ | - Don't Puke On Me (Excerpt 3) | ||
+ | - Francine | ||
+ | - Why Hospitals? (Disabled Mix) | ||
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- | 01) Why Hospitals? | ||
- | 02) Armor Of God | ||
- | 03) Metallic-Like Planets | ||
- | 04) Living Water 2 | ||
- | 05) Sugar Halos | ||
- | 06) The Industrial Blues | ||
- | 07) Who Knows? | ||
- | 08) Don't Puke On Me (Excerpt 1) | ||
- | 09) Somewhere... | ||
- | 10) Outside Time | ||
- | 11) Living Water 1 | ||
- | 12) Rewind | ||
- | 13) The Uncle Sammy Show (Original Version) | ||
- | 14) Don't Puke On Me (Excerpt 2) | ||
- | 15) Brainthrob Headache Medicine | ||
- | 16) The Church Of Holy Profits Love Line | ||
- | 17) What I Want | ||
- | 18) Burned Scalded Mutilated Radiated Crushed | ||
- | 19) 73 Seconds | ||
- | 20) Friendship (In 4 Movements) | ||
- | 21) Action Movie Soundtrack | ||
- | 22) Don't Puke On Me (Excerpt 3) | ||
- | 23) Francine | ||
- | 24) Why Hospitals? (Disabled Mix) | ||
- | See also Nutty Faith; Gadget; Crazed Bunnyz; Marc Plainguet & Chris Yambar (below); Marc Plainguet & Richard F. Hay, Sr. (below); Graveyard Cafe; 35 Little Ducks in a Basket; and Chris Yambar |
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