'The Amateur View' is widely hailed as one of the definitive records of late ’90s analog electronica. Released in the U.S. via Mute Records, it was named one of UNCUT's Albums of the Year in 1999 and perfectly captured the introspective, experimental mood of the era.
The album's influence was far-reaching—so much so that Saint Etienne enlisted To Rococo Rot for their 2000 album Sound of Water. At the time, To Rococo Rot were the band of the moment—jetting across the globe to play the most cutting-edge electronica festivals, including wild WARP events where none other than Aphex Twin spun support DJ sets, The trio was invited three times by John Peel to record radio sessions in the BBC studios between 1997 and 1999.
Bands like Modeselektor still cite them as key influences and pioneers. Stephen McRobbie of The Pastels, Mark Fell (SND), and Kieran Hebden (aka Four Tet) are all big fans—Kieran even remixed a track from their debut album so did Mira Calyx and Daniel Miller of Mute, a longtime supporter, and yes Björk is a fan too.
The album's influence was far-reaching—so much so that Saint Etienne enlisted To Rococo Rot for their 2000 album Sound of Water. At the time, To Rococo Rot were the band of the moment—jetting across the globe to play the most cutting-edge electronica festivals, including wild WARP events where none other than Aphex Twin spun support DJ sets, The trio was invited three times by John Peel to record radio sessions in the BBC studios between 1997 and 1999.
Bands like Modeselektor still cite them as key influences and pioneers. Stephen McRobbie of The Pastels, Mark Fell (SND), and Kieran Hebden (aka Four Tet) are all big fans—Kieran even remixed a track from their debut album so did Mira Calyx and Daniel Miller of Mute, a longtime supporter, and yes Björk is a fan too.
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Barry says: An electronic classic, and one of my favourite examples of the sort of glitchy, fractured melodies we'd expect from newer bands like Múm or Four Tet. There's a lot of influence can be heard in electronic music nowadays that sprang from this album, and it's available once more!TRACK LISTING
1. I Am In The World With You
2. Telema
3. Prado
4. A Little Asphalt Here And There
5. This Sandy Piece
6. Tomorrow
7. Greenwich
8. Cars
9. She Loves Animals
10. Die Dinge Des Lebens
11. Set
12. Cars (Variant)
13. Meet The Lucky Kitchen
14. Telema (Längs)
15. Rocket Fuel
16. Copa
17. Pantone 6
18. Numbers In Love
19. Casper
20. Milker
21. A Day Long
22. Pantone 1