"Nous étions autrefois en contact avec une usine compliquée. Mais aujourd’hui nous oublions qu’un moteur tourne. Il répond enfin à sa fonction, qui est de tourner, comme un cœur bat, et nous ne prêtons point, non plus, attention à notre cœur. Cette attention n’est plus absorbée par l’outil. Au-delà de l’outil, et à travers lui, c’est la vieille nature que nous retrouvons, celle du jardinier, du navigateur, ou du poète." saint exupéry, terre des hommes.

R.O.T. - pff grt yyyu tour

24 june Stuttgart, Germany: Fuss with Smiley Caravan Band (members of Buffle, City Hands and Cotopaxi)

25 june Prague, Czech Republic: Chapeau Rouge with Radio Royal & Kaspar von Urbach

26 june Graz, Austria: JOPPIE SAUCE FEST

27 june Graz, Austria: JOPPIE SAUCE FEST

28 june Graz, Austria: JOPPIE SAUCE FEST

29 june Vienna, Austria: Celeste Jazz Bar

30 june Brno, Czech Republic

1 july Berlin, Germany: GDK with Theo Angell, Gavin Russom, Palms, StellarOMSource

2 july Berlin, Germany: Kino-Krokodil with Heatsick, Zim Zim Zim + films (Dolphins into the future, Isabelle Nouzha, Makino Takashi,...)

3 july Hamburg, Germany, Brachmanns Galeron with Joachim Schütz

mp3: 1

pics: 1 © marion innocenzi), 2, 3, 4

bio/info: 1, 2, 3

selective discography:

"Ceci n'est plus avioth/ils chantent pour vous (lp, morc records 2008)

"Ouad doos (tape veglia, 2008)

"L'Ecurie lp (lp kraak, 2006)

"batman & snake" (cdr imvated, 2006)

"s/t" (tape sloow tapes, 2005)

"des lands" (8" morc records, 2005)

"hougebraajt" (cdr foxglove, 2005)

4-way split with ashtray navigations, sandoz lab technicians, toss (cd veglia, 2000)

Quotes/reviews:

The Wire Top 2006 / R.O.T. 'L'Ecurie' in the 'Outer limits'-section

"It feels pure and not in need of classification It’s simply quality improvisation." (Bryon Hayes, Foxydigitalis)

"…this is the sort of music horses hear right before they go to sleep. For good." (Bull Tongue/Byron Coley & Thurston Moore, Arthur Magazine)

"Sounds like a very stoned Starfuckers jamming at the bottom of an emptied swimming pool, or like an alien army of sentient music making machines left to hum and rattle and drone until their batteries slowly run out. Really cool." (Aquarius)