*If the first introduction was fleeting, the second will definitely be more sustained. Manchester-based trio Plank!’s first studio recordings were designed to be short, sharp impacts that twisted and beguiled the senses before withdrawing into the North West suburbs again as hastily as they’d emerged. First their self-titled EP and then the double-A side ‘Self Harm/Pig Sick (Remix)’ – both through aA (Akoustik Anarkhy) - led to a flurry of shows at festivals including Green Man, Manchester International Festival, as well as supports with The Phantom Band, Sleepy Sun, Fuijya & Miyagi among others. Yet they then disappeared again, seeking to refine their Krautrock-based chameleonic sound.