Planningtorock – All Love’s Legal [Human Level]

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Planningtorock – All Love’s Legal [Human Level]

Using facial prosthetics, androgynous vocals and leftfield electronics to make her point, Jam Rostron, the multimedia artist behind Planningtorock, sings “You can’t illegalize love” on the title track on ‘All Love’s Legal’. While she’s always held a strong political focus in her music, her newest record for Human Level is by far her most straightforward in terms of sexual and gender equality. That’s not such a bad thing either, especially when we still share the planet with countries where even vaguely defined homosexual behaviour is worthy of the death penalty. But Rostron, in her attempt to rid the globe of what she describes as a “sickness within society, the genderization of intellect and skill in almost any profession,” utilises de-genderized tones to enable her to confront received ideas of femininity head-on, and since she composed, recorded, played and produced ‘All Love’s Legal’ in its entirety also lays waste to what could be described as a giving a big fuck-you to anyone opposing marriage equality.

The music’s good, too. It’s more direct, fun and pop-oriented than Planningtorock’s last album, ‘W’. ‘Misogyny Drop Dead’ may be a house track, but its off-kilter timings mean it’s far from straightforward four-to-the-floor music. Similarly, the pleasantly pummelling techno of ‘Public Love’ is one remix away from being a floor-ready bomb. This album is both a beautiful and intriguing record, but it’s useful as well, giving people an access point into complex discourse about gender. Her jams flash with anger, but — look at that title again — it’s also about love. Get it here.

Tracklist:
01. Welcome (Original Mix) 02:03
02. All Love’s Legal (Original Mix) 03:33
03. Human Drama (Original Mix) 04:07
04. Answerland (Original Mix) 02:52
05. Let’s Talk About Gender Baby (Original Mix) 04:23
06. Words Are Glass (Original Mix) 01:17
07. Misogyny Drop Dead (Original Mix) 04:49
08. Beyond Binary Binds (Original Mix) 01:25
09. Steps (Original Mix) 04:57
10. Public Love (Original Mix) 07:00
11. Purple Love (Original Mix) 01:39
12. Patriarchy Over… & Out (Original Mix) 04:49

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