To Rococo Rot
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To Rococo Rot is a Berlin-based trio who combine electronic and acoustic elements to create instrumental post-rock
and electronic
music. The group is composed of bassist Stefan Schneider (ex-member of Düsseldorf
-based group, Kreidler) and brothers Robert (guitar, electronics) and Ronald Lippok (drums, effects). Ronald Lippok has also gained praise for his work in Tarwater
. The band's name is a palindrome
, as it can be spelled the same both forwards and backwards.
The group's debut arrived in 1996 in the form of an untitled picture disc (subsequently reissued on CD by Kitty Yo), with the more widely distributed Veiculo (released by UK indie label City Slang) appearing the following year. In 1997, the group recorded an album's worth of material with producer David Moufang
. Following a move to Mute Records
, the band released The Amateur View in 1999 and Music Is a Hungry Ghost in 2001, followed by the critically acclaimed Hotel Morgen in 2004. Their latest full-length album, Speculation, was released in March 2010.
Post-rock
Post-rock is a subgenre of rock music characterized by the influence and use of instruments commonly associated with rock, but using rhythms and "guitars as facilitators of timbre and textures" not traditionally found in rock...
and electronic
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
music. The group is composed of bassist Stefan Schneider (ex-member of Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
-based group, Kreidler) and brothers Robert (guitar, electronics) and Ronald Lippok (drums, effects). Ronald Lippok has also gained praise for his work in Tarwater
Tarwater
Tarwater is a German music duo comprising Bernd Jestram and Ronald Lippok. Tarwater have recorded several albums of mostly instrumental music usually tagged as post-rock.-History:...
. The band's name is a palindrome
Palindrome
A palindrome is a word, phrase, number, or other sequence of units that can be read the same way in either direction, with general allowances for adjustments to punctuation and word dividers....
, as it can be spelled the same both forwards and backwards.
The group's debut arrived in 1996 in the form of an untitled picture disc (subsequently reissued on CD by Kitty Yo), with the more widely distributed Veiculo (released by UK indie label City Slang) appearing the following year. In 1997, the group recorded an album's worth of material with producer David Moufang
David Moufang
David Moufang is a German ambient techno musician. He records with his partner, Jonas Grossmann as Deep Space Network project and his solo releases as Move D...
. Following a move to Mute Records
Mute Records
Mute is an independent record label based in the UK. It was founded in 1978 by Daniel Miller and featured several prominent musical acts on its roster such as Goldfrapp, Depeche Mode, Yazoo, Erasure and Fad Gadget.-Beginnings:...
, the band released The Amateur View in 1999 and Music Is a Hungry Ghost in 2001, followed by the critically acclaimed Hotel Morgen in 2004. Their latest full-length album, Speculation, was released in March 2010.
Albums
| Title | Release date | Notes | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| To Rococo Rot | January 12, 1996 | Kitty-Yo | |
| Veiculo | February 20, 1997 | City Slang Records City Slang Records City Slang is an independent record label based in Berlin, Germany. It was created in 1990 by former tour agent Christof Ellinghaus. Its main goal was to provide American, Canadian and German independent artists with a way to distribute their records in the European market, particularly the UK,... |
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| The Amateur View The Amateur View The Amateur View is an album by German electronic group To Rococo Rot, released on April 26, 1999.The songs "Telema" and "Cars" had music videos made for them... |
April 26, 1999 | City Slang Records | |
| Music is a Hungry Ghost Music is a Hungry Ghost Music is a Hungry Ghost is an album by German post-rock group To Rococo Rot in collaboration with New York turntablist I-Sound. It was released on May 8, 2001 and was their first album for the Mute Records label.-Track listing:... |
April 30, 2001 | Collaboration with I-Sound | City Slang Records |
| Kölner Brett | November 26, 2001 | Staubgold | |
| Hotel Morgen | April 19, 2004 | Domino Records Domino Records (1993) Domino Recording Company, generally known as Domino, is an independent record label based in London. There is also a wing of the label based in the United States, releasing Domino artists' music from the label's Brooklyn offices and run by Kris Gillespie, as well as a German division called Domino... |
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| Taken From Vinyl | November 27, 2006 | Enhanced CD with 12 previously vinyl-only tracks and a video for 'Telema' | Staubgold |
| ABC One Two Three | October 21, 2007 | Music resulting from a commission related to the 50th anniversary of the Helvetica Helvetica Helvetica is a widely used sans-serif typeface developed in 1957 by Swiss typeface designer Max Miedinger with Eduard Hoffmann.-Visual distinctive characteristics:Characteristics of this typeface are:lower case:square dot over the letter i.... typeface. |
Domino Records Domino Records (1993) Domino Recording Company, generally known as Domino, is an independent record label based in London. There is also a wing of the label based in the United States, releasing Domino artists' music from the label's Brooklyn offices and run by Kris Gillespie, as well as a German division called Domino... |
| Speculation | March 8, 2010 | Domino Records Domino Records (1993) Domino Recording Company, generally known as Domino, is an independent record label based in London. There is also a wing of the label based in the United States, releasing Domino artists' music from the label's Brooklyn offices and run by Kris Gillespie, as well as a German division called Domino... |
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EPs
| Title | Release date | Notes | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paris 25 | February 10, 1998 | City Slang Records City Slang Records City Slang is an independent record label based in Berlin, Germany. It was created in 1990 by former tour agent Christof Ellinghaus. Its main goal was to provide American, Canadian and German independent artists with a way to distribute their records in the European market, particularly the UK,... |
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| TRRD | July 1998 | With D | Soul Static Sound |
| Pantone | October 15, 2001 | With I-Sound | City Slang Records |
Singles
| Title | Release date | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| She Understands the Dynamics | April 27, 1998 | Fat Cat Records Fat Cat Records Fat Cat Records is an independent label based in Brighton on England’s South Coast. Their output includes electronica, post rock, indie, downtempo, minimal techno, noise and punk-pop... |
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| Telema | March 29, 1999 | The Amateur View The Amateur View The Amateur View is an album by German electronic group To Rococo Rot, released on April 26, 1999.The songs "Telema" and "Cars" had music videos made for them... |
City Slang Records City Slang Records City Slang is an independent record label based in Berlin, Germany. It was created in 1990 by former tour agent Christof Ellinghaus. Its main goal was to provide American, Canadian and German independent artists with a way to distribute their records in the European market, particularly the UK,... |
| Cars | September 20, 1999 | The Amateur View The Amateur View The Amateur View is an album by German electronic group To Rococo Rot, released on April 26, 1999.The songs "Telema" and "Cars" had music videos made for them... |
City Slang Records |
| Jacky | April 18, 2000 | Sub Pop Records | |
| Cosimo | June 21, 2004 | Hotel Morgen | Domino Records Domino Records (1993) Domino Recording Company, generally known as Domino, is an independent record label based in London. There is also a wing of the label based in the United States, releasing Domino artists' music from the label's Brooklyn offices and run by Kris Gillespie, as well as a German division called Domino... |