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To Rococo Rot

The Amateur View (Expanded Edition)

    '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. 

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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 

    To Rococo Rot

    John Peel BBC Sessions 97-99

      Without a doubt, To Rococo Rot are an exception within the German music landscape. From 1995 until they broke up in 2014, the group around Robert Lippok, Ronald Lippok and Stefan Schneider researched a unique sound between electronic music, ambient, post-melancholy and the further development of a new, free music like krautrock. The trio was invited 3 times by John Peel to record radio sessions in the BBC. Available on record for the first time, which, in addition to the versions of selected album tracks, also contains exclusive, unreleased songs.

      TRACK LISTING

      Intro
      Thomson Colour
      Tour De Repechage
      Glück
      This Sandy Piece
      Prado
      A Little Asphalt Here And There
      Rocket Fuel
      Telema
      Esther
      Glas

      To Rococo Rot have carved an identifiable niche for themselves, and one which has crossed a variety of styles; neither wholly in the realms of ambient or pure electronics. The late 1990s albums of Veiculo and The Amateur View brought their fundamental and innovative landscapes of sound to the fore, whilst 2001’s collaboration with I-Sound, Music is a Hungry Ghost, showed their ability to blend disparate influences into something wonderfully cohesive. Remixed by Four Tet and Daniel Miller and heralded by the likes of Modeselektor, their influence extends as far as their unique approach deserves.

      Returning to City Slang in 2014 for their first full-length since 2010’s Speculation (released on Domino) and their eighth album in total, Instrument is a landmark record for the electronic trio from Berlin. The serenely soft melodies of No Wave pioneer Arto Lindsay adorn three tracks (‘Many Descriptions’, ‘Classify’ and ‘The Longest Escalator in the World’), offering up a new perspective. As much a progression as a refresher course for older material, it is arguably their most refined record so far.

      Lindsay’s laid-back and unhurried words lend themselves perfectly to the aesthetic of To Rococo Rot whilst pulling them through to an unfamiliar and occasionally pop-based space. Though melodies have always been a big part of their sound, the inclusion of a human voice is a distinctive modification. It sits perfectly within the warm timbres created by Lippok, Lippok and Schneider.


      TRACK LISTING

      1 Many Descriptions (featuring Arto Lindsay)
      2 Besides
      3 Down In The Traffic
      4 Classify (featuring Arto Lindsay)
      5 Baritone
      6 Spreading The Strings Out
      7 Pro Model 8 Sunrise
      9 Gitter
      10 Longest Escalator In The World (featuring Arto Lindsay)


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