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To Rococo Rot

Instrument

On their tenth LP the Berlin duo who blend IDM with post rock are joined by vocalist Arto Lindsay

ADM rating[?]

6.8

Label
City Slang
UK Release date
21/07/2014
US Release date
29/07/2014
  1. 8.0 |   The List

    They’ve been sounding like an exciting and optimistic version of the future for a long time – and they still do
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  2. 8.0 |   The FT

    To Rococo Rot occupy a self-enclosed space where rigorous repetition meets mild playfulness
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  3. 8.0 |   Q

    German electronic trio find a new voice. Print edition only

  4. 8.0 |   Uncut

    Brilliance and beauty abounding in equal measure. Print edition only

  5. 8.0 |   Mojo

    The trio negotiate a familiarly avant terrain, with echoes of Neu!, Can and Tortoise along the way. Print edition only

  6. 7.0 |   Clash

    There's a Big Apple flavor throughout. Print edition only

  7. 7.0 |   Fact

    Their most attractive qualities, their sense of minimalism and simplicity and concision, are hardly the sort of things you bellow from rooftops. And yet, it works, and beautifully
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  8. 6.5 |   The 405

    The sort of noise that could soundtrack you looking all pensive and broody in a montage
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  9. 6.0 |   The Irish Times

    A fine addition
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  10. 6.0 |   The Skinny

    Lindsay’s soft vocals feel at odds with the Instrument(als)
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  11. 6.0 |   All Music

    After eight albums that synthesize post-rock, home-listening electronica, and dub, the trio otherwise aren't up for much of a shakeup in their approach
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  12. 6.0 |   NME

    If their brand of ambience sometimes fades into the background, their semi-secret weapon – drummer Ronald Lippok – ignites tracks like ‘Down In The Traffic’ with krautrock-like percussive fluidity
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  13. 6.0 |   State

    There is still enough innovation and intriguing electronic asides here to make it worthy of your attention
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  14. 6.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Even when each instrumental part has something to recommend it, there is a fundamental lack of cohesion to To Rococo Rot here
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