- Audio CD (Jan 12 2004)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Mute U.S.
- ASIN: B00000J7MN
- Other Editions: Audio CD
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #195,586 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Product Details |
Track Listings
| 1. I Am In The World With You |
| 2. Telema |
| 3. Prado |
| 4. A Little Asphalt Here And There |
| 5. This Sandy Piece |
| 6. Tomorrow |
| 7. Greenwich |
| 8. Cars |
| 9. She Loves Animals |
| 10. Die Dinge Des Lebens |
| 11. Das Blau Und Der Morgen |
Product Description
From Amazon.co.uk
Track 8 on To Rococo Rot's The Amateur View has the nerve to borrow its title from Gary Numan's most famous song. Although their "Cars" isn't a cover of that "Cars", it manages to be every bit as catchy, turning a semaphore beep, a sing-song xylophone figure and a watery six-note bass line into an unlikely pop confection. On the rest of the German trio's third album, they stick to what they usually stick to: a lulling update of the pastoral instrumentals created 25 years ago by their fellow countrymen Cluster. The result is an attempt to recreate the random beauty of nature in the realm of the unnatural. The 11 tracks on The Amateur View sound less composed than stumbled upon within the depths of the band's machines. It's as if To Rococo Rot, microphones and tape recorders in hand, simply happened upon the digital equivalent of birdcalls, burbling streams and rustling leaves. If you've never had the patience for nature walks, it'll probably seem like a bore. But if flora and fauna are your idea of a good time, check out the new wilderness. --Jeff Salamon
Product Description
This German trio with an arty palindrome for a moniker makes playful, organic music that falls somewhere between experimental techno and "postrock." Like their forebears Kraftwerk, TRR do not use sequencers and computer gadgetry associated with modern electronic music. On this lovely, breakthrough disc, the group flavors their experimentation with bouncing melodies. --Mike McGonigal
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items. |
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most helpful customer reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
The line between ambient and melody,
By Israel Casanovas (PPCC) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Amateur View (Audio CD)
This is one of these albums you've never heard of, but when you discover them, you fall in love with them. I normally don't like ambient, but this can't really be counted as ambient. It combines the distant, crystal-like sounds of ambient with all sorts of strange sounds, more or less uniform rythms and some melodies. I like it because the pieces are short and, therefore, doesn't fall into monotony, something that most electronic albums suffer of. The melodies are intrincate soundscapes built around a synth base, with lots of strange sounds and occasional melodies. The atmosphere is somehow cold, although the sounds are very warm, using a lot of accoustic instruments. To me, the soundscape it paints for me is a walk through the top floors of Reina Sofía modern art museum at Madrid: huge empty white rooms with crystal elements here and there. Sometimes, though, it brings images of empty grassfields
3.0 out of 5 stars
Unremarkable,
By Mons "Mons" (Norrpan) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Amateur View (Audio CD)
As a bona fide electronica buff, I really wanted to like this album having heard so may good things about it. To me, however, this was a major disappointment. It's perfectly listenable, but a bit too cheesey, predictable and well...Euro for my taste. It's competent but falls short of being remarkable, inspring, or intriguing. Its all a matter of taste, of course. No doubt many of you will love this: it's just not original or adventurous enough to stick out from the crowd.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent CD,
By
This review is from: Amateur View (Audio CD)
This CD is great, just about every song is worth listening to. "Cars" is one of the most popular for a good reason. My personal favorites are "This Sandy Piece" and "Die Dinge Des Lebens". I don't have any idea what that second title means, but its a great song.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
Want to see more reviews on this item?
|
Most recent customer reviews |
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
- Music > Alternative Rock > Alternative Styles > Rock
- Music > Dance & DJ > Electronica
- Music > Dance & DJ > IDM
- Music > Miscellaneous > Experimental Music
- Music > Pop
- Music > Rock
- Music > World Music > Europe > Continental Europe
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
