The Amateur View

Rolling Stone (8/19/99, p.118) - 3 1/2 stars out of 5 - "...creating playful fusions that are anachronistic and futuristic at the same time....takes listeners on an aural stroll so immediate, it's almost tactile....feels like a warm blanket..." Spin (9/99, p.200) - 7 out of 10 - "...the Sound of This Unsound Half Decade....[AMATUER] works subtle modulation to its advantage, moving from the dryly ironic to the maudlin with the twist of a knob....background and foreground are on equal ground..." Alternative Press (9/99, p.115) - 4 out of 5 - "...one of the year's best chillout gems....[AMATUER VIEW] is at once abstract, simple, obvious and wonderful." Magnet (8-9/99, p.93) - "...To Rococo Rot prefers strolling through the galleries where new ideas hand on every wall....theses instrumental pieces are perfectly structured works of art that owe a heavy debt to DJ culture..." The Wire (1/00, p.67) - Included in Wire Magazine's "50 Records Of The Year ['99]" The Wire (5/99, p.61) - "...This trio's music...has an art gallery installation feel to it, a white walled ambiance that provides the perfect location to display their sonic portraits, landscapes and abstracts..." CMJ (5/31/99, p.26) - "...takes fans on the group's deepest and most luxurious trip yet. Buffering obscure ambient pulses with lush aural undercurrents, TRR paints scenery that is both inviting and enchanting..." Melody Maker (4/24/99, p.36) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...precise electronic sound architectural in its arrangement and often very beautiful....moving, amusing and utterly compelling." New Music Monthly (7/99, p.59) - "...so accessible as to be innocuous and undemanding....a marvelous array of squiggles, squelches, burps, and blips....perfectly pleasant music..." NME (Magazine) (5/1/99, p.40) - 8 out of 10 - "...an incredibly warm and involving record. There's a prevailing mood of optimism underpinning these tunes..."