Rotersand
| Rotersand | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Rotersand performing at "Infest 2010". | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Germany |
| Genres | Electro-Industrial, EBM |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels |
Metropolis Records Trisol Music Group |
| Website | www.rotersand.net |
| Members |
Gunther Gerl Rascal Nikov Krischan Jan-Eric Wesenberg |
Rotersand is a German electronic music act, formed in September 2002 by musician/producer Gun and singer Rascal with dance music producer/DJ Krischan J.E. Wesenberg joining them shortly after. Being referred to by the band itself as Industrial Pop Rotersand's music can generally be described as Futurepop.
History
Prior to Rotersand, Gun and Rasc had collaborated on various other projects, most notably Gun as one producer and Rasc as one member of the band The Fair Sex. Rotersand's debut release was the 'Merging Oceans' EP in 2003, followed by their debut album Truth Is Fanatic. In 2005, they released the single 'Exterminate Annihilate Destroy', a precursor to their second album Welcome To Goodbye. Both of which reached No.1 in the Deutsche Alternative Charts DAC. The third Rotersand album, 1023, was released in 2007. The band has toured Europe with Assemblage 23 and both Europe and the US with Covenant, it played at Dark City Festival and was one of the headlining acts at Infest 2006. Mark Jackson of VNV Nation joined them on stage at the M'era Luna Festival in Hildesheim Germany in August 2006, and the band appeared twice at the Wave Gotik Treffen.
After the discontinuation of Dependent Records in 2008 the band signed to Trisol Records in 2008 and released the single "I cry", which was taken from the '1023' album. It also contains a DVD with live and interview material and reached the DAC's No.1 shortly after its release.
2009 saw the release of the newest Rotersand MCD War On Error a teaser for the band's album Random Is Resistance,[1] which was released in October of that year.
Discography
Albums
- Truth Is Fanatic (2003)
- Welcome To Goodbye (2005)
- 1023 (2007)
- Random Is Resistance (2009)
EPs
- Merging Oceans (2003)
- Exterminate Annihilate Destroy (2005)
- Dare To Live (2006)
- I Cry EP (2008)
- War On Error (2009)
- Waiting To Be Born (2010)
Limited Edition Releases
- Electronic World Transmission (Limited 2004 Tour EP)
- Social Distortion (Limited 12" vinyl)
References
- Birchmeier, Jason. "Rotersand. Biography". Allmusic.
External links
Media related to Rotersand at Wikimedia Commons
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