Whatever happened to... Plone?

Dunno about the failed attempt at gossip up thread but at the time I heard they had a decent advance for the record, immediately spent it all on modular synth gear (v. expensive in them days) and spent longer making it than the label wanted. Which is all perfectly relatable and admirable.

Making the album, that is. Horrible sentence, sorry.

this is all so well crafted and joyous, and yet I'm feeling a wee bit exhausted by it.

maybe I'm tired and the whole Covid thing is making me less receptive to this music, but at only 39 minutes, the relentless cutesiness gets a little samey.
It has some absolutely magic moments, but it can feel like listening to a succession of eighties kids' TV themes. Fun for a minute, but unsustainable.
it could have done with some of the spooky or more melancholic moments they were good at to diffuse the primary colours.
'Top & Low Rent' came on shuffle afterwards and it was a welcome salve.

even the name 'Puzzlewood' sounds like a nursery school. I do realise this is sort of Plone's whole shtick but there's an element missing

https://www.exkalibur.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/jigsaw-puzzle-one-piece-missing.jpg

all told, Miniature Magic lives up to its name

It starts well and the final two tracks are nicely bonkers but I got a bit lost in the middle. "Plock" and about 2/3 of FBP are pretty much the best things evah so I'm prepared to believe this will grow on me.

Completely in love with Puzzlewood

There are a couple of Plone tracks on the new Ghost Box comp that came out a week ago.

https://ghostboxrecords.bandcamp.com/album/intermission

(track 15 is by Plone but the credit is missing for some reason)

i love this record
'build a small fire' personal fav