Artist
Conny Plank
378 releases · 354 collaborators · 94 labels
- Real name
- Konrad Plank
- Date active
- 1970 – 2025
- Relevance
- Extremely Low, very weak ties with the core dub techno cluster (here through one or more shared credits and labels)
Bio
German producer and sound engineer, owner of label 270188, born 3 May 1940 in Hütschenhausen, died from cancer 18 December 1987.
Plank is reputed for being the producer of Kraftwerk's early records, helping to configure their sound.
In 1974 he built his legendary studio near Cologne, where he produced significant krautrock bands such as Neu!, Cluster (almost becoming a member of the band), Ash Ra Tempel, Holger Czukay (Can), and Guru Guru.
As a duo with Dieter Moebius he recorded 4 albums, and during the 1980s his services aided a new generation of electronica influenced artists, such as Devo, Ultravox, Joy Division, Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft and the Eurythmics.
He has also produced pop and rock artists such as The Scorpions, Clannad, and Killing Joke; and has been called "the Phil Spector of Krautrock".
He was married to Christa Fast. Father of Stephan Plank.
Plank is reputed for being the producer of Kraftwerk's early records, helping to configure their sound.
In 1974 he built his legendary studio near Cologne, where he produced significant krautrock bands such as Neu!, Cluster (almost becoming a member of the band), Ash Ra Tempel, Holger Czukay (Can), and Guru Guru.
As a duo with Dieter Moebius he recorded 4 albums, and during the 1980s his services aided a new generation of electronica influenced artists, such as Devo, Ultravox, Joy Division, Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft and the Eurythmics.
He has also produced pop and rock artists such as The Scorpions, Clannad, and Killing Joke; and has been called "the Phil Spector of Krautrock".
He was married to Christa Fast. Father of Stephan Plank.
Also known as
Aamok
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Active
- Releases: 57 Relevance: very high Active: 2009 – 2025
- Releases: 18 Relevance: very high Active: 1980 – 1982
- Releases: 15 Relevance: very high Active: 1982
- Releases: 7 Relevance: very high Active: 1995 – 1996
- Releases: 6 Relevance: very high Active: 2018 – 2020
- Releases: 5 Relevance: very high Active: 2010 – 2023
- Releases: 4 Relevance: very high Active: 2025
- Releases: 3 Relevance: very high Active: 2017 – 2025
- Releases: 2 Relevance: very high Active: 2021
- Releases: 1 Relevance: very high Active: 2011
- Releases: 1 Relevance: very high Active: 1995
- Releases: 1 Relevance: very high Active: 2015
- Releases: 1 Relevance: high Active: 1990
- Releases: 1 Relevance: high Active:
- Releases: 39 Relevance: medium Active: 1976 – 2023
- Releases: 12 Relevance: medium Active: 1980 – 2009
- Releases: 5 Relevance: medium Active: 2010
- Releases: 3 Relevance: medium Active: 2012
- Releases: 3 Relevance: medium Active: 1991
- Releases: 1 Relevance: medium Active: 1981
- Releases: 1 Relevance: medium Active: 2023
- Releases: 40 Relevance: low Active: 1972 – 2025
- Releases: 29 Relevance: low Active: 1982 – 2017
- Releases: 11 Relevance: low Active: 1991 – 2004
- Releases: 10 Relevance: low Active: 1980 – 1982
- Releases: 9 Relevance: low Active: 2004 – 2017
- Releases: 9 Relevance: low Active: 1971 – 1973
- Releases: 9 Relevance: low Active: 1984 – 1996
- Releases: 8 Relevance: low Active: 2013 – 2020
- Releases: 8 Relevance: low Active: 1982 – 1988
- Releases: 8 Relevance: low Active: 2004 – 2010
- Releases: 7 Relevance: low Active: 2006 – 2007
- Releases: 7 Relevance: low Active: 2007 – 2010
- Releases: 7 Relevance: low Active: 1994
- Releases: 6 Relevance: low Active: 2006 – 2007
- Releases: 5 Relevance: low Active: 1981 – 1983
- Releases: 4 Relevance: low Active: 1982
- Releases: 4 Relevance: low Active: 1982 – 2015
- Releases: 4 Relevance: low Active: 1971 – 1975
- Releases: 4 Relevance: low Active: 2015 – 2017