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Principally recorded at Bleibeil Studios, Berlin, Germany between October 1998 and January 2001.
Though they quickly traded the warm electronic pop of The Amateur View for a colder vision of primitivist synth pop and atmospheric noise, To Rococo Rot proved with Music Is a Hungry Ghost that they're still at the top of their game artistically. Though they occasionally reference some familiar forms -- swirling ambient noise reminiscent of Oval as well as the angular, downtempo indie rock often found on Tortoise records -- the trio (plus guest I-Sound) clearly has a knack for creating music that's understated yet deeply felt. "First" frames a few beautiful, atmospheric chords around downtempo heart-monitor beats, while "Pantone" transforms a series of compact disc errors into surprisingly lush trance-state ambience. Two of the highlights are "From Dream to Daylight" and "Along the Route," a pair of Tortoise-styled tracks featuring another guest, violinist Alexander Balanescu, merging contemporary classical into experimental techno. ~ John Bush
Additional personnel includes: Alexander Balanescu (violin).
5th Rel;German Trio & New York DJ/Musician
To Rococo Rot/I-Sound: Ronald Lippok (keyboards, synthesizer, percussion, samples); Robert Lippok (keyboards, synthesizer, programming); Craig Willingham (keyboards, turntables); Stefan Schneider (synthesizer, bass).
Engineers include: Bernd Jestram, Erik Wiegand, Robert Lippok.Q (6/01, pp.119-20) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...If you only buy one album this year by palindromic Germans residing in the hinterland between post-rock and avant-electronica, er, make it this one."
Alternative Press (6/01, p.86) - 4 out of 5 - "...I-Sound shows the group how to add a bit of swagger...helping loosen up the trio..."
The Wire (5/01, p.67) - "...A departure....a journey back to the group's younger selves. 80s music isn't such so much ghost here as a familiar..."
Muzik (5/01, p.101) - 4 out of 5 - "...Their best album to date. It's pristine, polished and ever-so-modern..."
CMJ (5/14/01, p.13) - "...I-Sound's soft-focus grit adds depth and shadow to To Rococo's precise synthesis - a little asphalt here and there, scattered on the silicon..."
Mojo (Publisher) (1/02, p.71) - Included in Mojo's "Best Underground Albums of 2001".
Mojo (Publisher) (6/01, p.116) - "...This is sonic ice sculpture with a very warm heart..."
NME (Magazine) (5/5/01, p.36) - 7 out of 10 - "...There remains an easy organic warmth to this album....proving why these kings of Teutonic understatement are one of the biggest noises in quiet music." Music Is A Hungry Ghost Music To Rococo Rot Music Is A Hungry Ghost Songs | 1. | Number of Things, A |
| 2. | For a Moment |
| 3. | How We Never Went to Bed |
| 4. | First |
| 5. | From Dream to Daylight |
| 6. | Your Secrets, A Few Words |
| 7. | Along the Route |
| 8. | Overhead |
| 9. | Koku |
| 10. | Pantone |
| 11. | Mazda in the Mist |
| 12. | She Tended to Forget |
| 13. | Trance of Travel, The |
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