New To Rococo Rot - "Lvx 4"
Been three years since we last heard new music from one of our longtime favorite post-rock/armchair electronica outfits, the Berlin-Dusseldorf trio to rococo rot (palindrome). A bunch of releases into a solid catalogue, tor ococor ot (backwards that time) have run this time with that German ingenuity, stripping away their usual live rhythm section/analog synth set up, opting to compose the entire abc 1,2,3 LP on a Yamaha vss30. The album title's telling of the revamped approach, too; bassist Stefan Schneider wanted to explore the "possibility of doing something 'in an alphabetical sense.' He explains:
I was curious to see how the music would come out if you do something that is not made with a musical logic. I knew that John Cage once did a piece where a chessboard was mechanically connected to four individual sound sources. The chessplayers were generating the sounds randomly by moving the figures from one field to the other. That was what I was thinking of.'So what does that mean for you and us? A very out there, mathematically minded, glitchy effort. Obtuse with first listens, but repeats are heavily rewarded; we know jack about computers aside from how to fire up Movable Type, but a sort of hypnotic logic reveals itself through the course of abc 1,2,3, oddly musical when at first glance, maybe it shouldn't be. Unrelated patches of sound float in and out, slowly hammering out a weird sort of sonic fabric. Very, very cool. So as not to drive you too far away on first listen, here's the most beat-oriented track they have. But for a better feel of the LP, ignore the pulse and key in on the madness floating above it.
To Rococo Rot - "lvx 4" (MP3)
Out in the UK now. No plans at present for a US release, but you can (and should) get it at Domino. Recommended.
Posted at 11:37 AM in MP3
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you guys change your heavy rotation every two seconds, kind of makes me not want to listen to anything you post. just saying.
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We add 3-5 albums every week. We listen to a lot of music.
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This mp3 link is broke. :(
If TRR had beards would more people on here care, perhaps...?
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sorry about that lance! should be better now, palindromic titles are hard to code sometimes ;)
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many thanks.
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probably safe to assume everyone who's reading a music blog listens to a lot of music. but then theres always quality over quantity.
you took down in rainbows so fast. but then again, it is toootally five minutes ago. i want my music to just be background noise, i don't want to like,....uh actually listen to it.
again, just saying.
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Hey Ben --
Albums don't come down; that homepage module only holds the five latest additions ... this is a broader picture of the chronology of our iTunes. Just click on the Heavy Rotation header to get there.
http://www.stereogum.com/heavy-rotation/
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I like the to rococo rot track. Sounds a lot like an Autechre track, Yeesland, from the ciclisuite EP. I'm not sure but some of the sounds might even be sampled.
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I like the to rococo rot track. Sounds a lot like an Autechre track, Yeesland, from the ciclisuite EP. I'm not sure but some of the sounds might even be sampled.
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