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Looks like to rococo rot does not have it's own proper thread. I heard their new "Hotel Morgen" at a friend's, only once. It seemed more jazzy than past efforts--more vibraphone? Just wondering if anyone's heard the new album, and what the general consensus c/d-wise is about the group. I'm sure they are irrelevant to most. But, "Music is a Hungry Ghost" seemed to have a little something extra to it.

― robots in love (robotsinlove), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 03:42 (nineteen years ago) link

They are okay. I haven't heard any of the stuff with I-Sound and beyond, but the early stuff was decent enough nuevo-Krautrock that never really seemed to go beyond that (for me anyway.)

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 03:49 (nineteen years ago) link

Caught part of them supporting The Pastels last year and enjoyed their warmth, but the new album seems a bit too polite for my tastes. I've only listened to it once, but nothing really stood out. I'd been listening to Fennesz / O'Rourke / Rehberg beforehand, and it appeared utterly tame and unoriginal in comparison.

― Stewart Gardiner (Stewart Gardiner), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 07:34 (nineteen years ago) link

I'd heared they were doing the next Beth Orton album.

Are they still?

― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 07:36 (nineteen years ago) link

Really? Matt Ward is on it too. If only it wasn't for Beth, it might be a good record... ;o)

― NickB (NickB), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 07:38 (nineteen years ago) link

Check their remix of "Carmella", that's why it may well be fine!

― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 07:40 (nineteen years ago) link

Caught part of them supporting The Pastels last year

Stewart was that @ ICA?

If so....I saw that show, and really dug them. I had one of their records from a couple years back...never did much for me...but live, it was really quite nice.

― ddb, Wednesday, 28 April 2004 13:35 (nineteen years ago) link

Initial listens to Hotel Morgen have not been memorable. I much prefer The Amateur View. Their contributions to St. Et's Sound of Water almost make that record.

― bchan (bchan), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:55 (nineteen years ago) link

I really like The Amateur View and esp. Music is a Hungry Ghost, and am not as much into their previous releases. So I guess I'm hoping the new one will be in that more recent vein -- is it?

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 15:57 (nineteen years ago) link

The Amateur View - totally classic
Hotel Morgen - dud

Releasing a "jazzy" album should be added to the list of career moves that indicate a creative well gone dry.

― Curt (cgould), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 18:27 (nineteen years ago) link

I guess the Amateur View's the one then, huh? Funny, one of the only reviews I found of Hotel Morgen compared to rococo rot with Tortoise's new album. Overall, Hotel Morgen does end up sounding more like Veiculo and less like Music is a Hungry Ghost.

― robots in love (robotsinlove), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 22:08 (nineteen years ago) link

The Amateur View - totally classic
Hotel Morgen - dud

I agree with this wholeheartedly.

― scott seward (scott seward), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 22:11 (nineteen years ago) link

The new one sounds like they've been sleeping.

― scott seward (scott seward), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 22:13 (nineteen years ago) link

they have a history of making interesting artists boring-saint etienne, luke sutherland(though maybe mr sutherland had more to do with it than the man from the rot). strangely, though, one of them made meriel barham interesting.

― keith m (keithmcl), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 23:26 (nineteen years ago) link

I think I liked that I-Sound thing I have. I haven't played it in years though. That must mean something.

― scott seward (scott seward), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 23:38 (nineteen years ago) link

And I don't think I've heard the stuff before The Amateur View. And I like Kriedler for what its worth.

― scott seward (scott seward), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 23:55 (nineteen years ago) link

ddb- yes it was at the ICA. I had heard one of their tracks beforehand, but it didn't really do it for me. I enjoyed their interaction with The Pastels that night as well though. But on record ... nah, I'm not convinced (although I haven't heard The Amateur View).

― Stewart Gardiner (Stewart Gardiner), Thursday, 29 April 2004 12:48 (nineteen years ago) link

So ILM agrees on the new one, then? I loved Amateur View but found Hungry Ghost incredibly unengaging, so I guess I should stay away from the new one.

― Baaderoni (Fabfunk), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 08:25 (nineteen years ago) link

most of their releases so far have been brilliant and very relevant to the time they were released.... but abstract/ambient/experimental/idm/whatever has really taken a hit to the belt over the last few years. electronica has in general. it's seems as if a point in time happened where everybody sat back and said, "well damn, everything's been done but harsh noise."

it feels like it hasn't been until the last 6 months that collective comas are starting to wear off. but i think in that same sense, we're gonna see a lot of retread.

electronica is a weird genre to me because, like science, it's is expected to constantly change... compare that to rock or jazz... or folk or classical.

when will the critical crowd take a step back from electronica and let it breathe?

(am i on crack here?)
m.

― msp, Wednesday, 12 May 2004 10:55 (nineteen years ago) link

five years pass...

Anyone heard Speculation? It was recorded on Faust's studio and features Jochen Irmler in one song. Read a favorable review on Resident Advisor but dont trust them completely as they tend to give favorable reviews to everything.

― Moka, Wednesday, 28 April 2010 21:33 (thirteen years ago) link

Here: http://www.residentadvisor.net/review-view.aspx?id=7236
4/5

― Moka, Wednesday, 28 April 2010 21:33 (thirteen years ago) link

as I already said 6 years ago (sheesh) - I really loved Amateur View when it came out but I'm not sure where TRR would fit in my life right now.

― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Thursday, 29 April 2010 08:28 (thirteen years ago) link

one year passes...

Been listening to Paris 25, She Understands the Dynamics and TRR+D. "Dual Use" on Paris 25 is kind of amazing.

― the box cutter killer from the calcutta gutter (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Wednesday, 11 January 2012 13:14 (twelve years ago) link

"Lift (Denso)" from Paris 25 is the first TRR I ever heard and it's still my favorite. wish there were more like it.

― andrew m., Thursday, 12 January 2012 05:40 (twelve years ago) link

so, two years later... how is 'Speculation'? AMG review has me interested

― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Thursday, 12 January 2012 09:59 (twelve years ago) link

it's great! i got it a while ago and never listened to it, until today. sonically, i'd say it's pretty much a cross between Veiculo and Amateur View. really good.

― nerve_pylon, Thursday, 12 January 2012 23:29 (twelve years ago) link

two years pass...

man the song on the amateur view that bjork sampled on vespertine

― jaymc, Sunday, 18 May 2014 08:04 (nine years ago) link

had no idea they released an album in 2010.

― jaymc, Sunday, 18 May 2014 08:05 (nine years ago) link

also just realized this thread was started by my brother!

― jaymc, Sunday, 18 May 2014 08:06 (nine years ago) link

two months pass...

Any thoughts on the new album? Norman Records only gives it 4/5 so I'm wondering if it is dreadful.

― djh, Friday, 18 July 2014 19:02 (nine years ago) link

i heard some of it & it's nice
arto lindsay is cool on it

― schlump, Friday, 18 July 2014 22:01 (nine years ago) link

haven't listened to these guys nearly enough

saw robert lippok live without realizing he is part of to rococo rot. whoops.

― mh, Monday, 21 July 2014 13:59 (nine years ago) link

four months pass...

http://boilerroom.tv/session/in-stereo-to-rococo-rot/

― djh, Thursday, 18 December 2014 08:01 (nine years ago) link

Have announced split.

― djh, Thursday, 18 December 2014 08:02 (nine years ago) link

to rococo not

― Ottbot jr (NickB), Thursday, 18 December 2014 08:09 (nine years ago) link

to (n)ococo not

― Noel Emits, Thursday, 18 December 2014 10:29 (nine years ago) link

man the song on the amateur view that bjork sampled on vespertine

Once I realized that this song was almost entirely lifted from Gigi Masin, I was kinda sad how I'd considered this to be TRR's greatest accomplishment.

― doug watson, Thursday, 18 December 2014 10:57 (nine years ago) link

"Lift (Denso)" from Paris 25 is the first TRR I ever heard and it's still my favorite. wish there were more like it.

― andrew m., Thursday, January 12, 2012 5:40 AM (2 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Only recently realized this was a Move D remix. This tune forever. Was really formative for me.

― andrew m., Thursday, 18 December 2014 15:50 (nine years ago) link

Their final gig tonight. I confess I had begun to take them for granted.

― djh, Monday, 29 December 2014 21:08 (nine years ago) link

nine years pass...

https://www.normanrecords.com/records/90992-robert-lippok-open-close-open

― djh, Monday, 29 January 2024 22:23 (two months ago) link

Cool

― Pictish in the Woods (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 30 January 2024 12:11 (two months ago) link

Amazed I managed to miss this first time around (and/or ... I have no memory of this).

― djh, Tuesday, 30 January 2024 16:08 (two months ago) link

two weeks pass...

(Has anyone bought this version? Does it include a download code?)

― djh, Wednesday, 14 February 2024 17:34 (two months ago) link

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