With The Amateur View, To Rococo Rot leaves behind their many fumbling colleagues in the field of post-rock/post-techno to set upon a course of their own, a lush vision of listener electronica. Though the occasional angular guitar repetition is a clear nod to the influence of Tortoise, the trio construct tracks with reams of vintage electronics and a few acoustic instruments, assembling complex songs on a production line of sorts with a variety of simplistic parts. Highlights "Telema" (the sing...   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. Twelve exclusive new tracks recorded by the trio of Lippok, Lippok, and Schneider. Kölner Brett is the name of a building, designed by Cologne architects b&k+ in 2000, whcih blends living and working in each of its single units. On the occasion of Archilab, an architectural exhibition held at Orleans in May 2001, b&k+ and Staubgold presented a musical translation of the Kölner Brett, composed by To Rococo Rot. The music of To Rococo Rot reflects the architectural grid (twelve equally sized mo...   [ read more ]

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TO ROCOCO ROT are back with their fourth album MUSIC IS A HUNGRY GHOST, which was co-produced by New York DJ and musician I-SOUND. Those familiar with their previous work will find that MUSIC IS A HUNGRY GHOST sees the band refine their talent for sumptuous and restrained instrumental soundscapes, underpinned by Stefan Schneider's lugubrious basslines. But it also exhibits even greater skill at resolving the conflict between abstract electronica and contemporary dance music. The new album sees TO ROCOCO RO...   [ read more ]

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