| To Rococo Rot | |
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| Origin | Berlin, Germany |
| Genres | IDM Post-rock Experimental techno |
| Years active | 1995 – present |
| Labels | Kitty-Yo City Slang Domino Records |
| Associated acts | Tarwater Kreidler |
| Members | |
| Robert Lippok Ronald Lippok Stefan Schneider |
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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.
Contents |
| Title | Release date | Notes | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| To Rococo Rot | January 12, 1996 | Kitty-Yo | |
| Veiculo | February 20, 1997 | City Slang Records | |
| The Amateur View | April 26, 1999 | City Slang Records | |
| Music is a Hungry Ghost | April 30, 2001 | Collaboration with I-Sound | City Slang Records |
| Kölner Brett | November 26, 2001 | Staubgold | |
| Hotel Morgen | April 19, 2004 | Domino Records | |
| 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 typeface. | Domino Records |
| Speculation | March 8, 2010 | Domino Records |
| Title | Release date | Notes | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paris 25 | February 10, 1998 | City Slang Records | |
| TRRD | July 1998 | With D | Soul Static Sound |
| Pantone | October 15, 2001 | With I-Sound | City Slang Records |
| Title | Release date | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| She Understands the Dynamics | April 27, 1998 | Fat Cat Records | |
| Telema | March 29, 1999 | The Amateur View | City Slang Records |
| Cars | September 20, 1999 | The Amateur View | City Slang Records |
| Jacky | April 18, 2000 | Sub Pop Records | |
| Cosimo | June 21, 2004 | Hotel Morgen | Domino Records |