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Posted by Sykonee on Dec-07-2005 17:50:

In Praise Of: Rollo

No, not 'Faithless' Rollo. Well, kinda.

I'm talking about the works the man's done in the past (near and far) that deserve some recognition, but tend to get overshadowed by his supergroup work.

Of course, we all know of Felix, and I'm sure Dusted has garned well deserved, if not as much, attention. How about O.T. Quartet for some fun stuff? Or his absolutely fabulous remix of the Pet Shop Boys', um, Absolutely Fabulous? Let's sing the praises of the other side of Rollo!

Posted by montana on Dec-07-2005 17:59:

good producer, he should get more credit than he gets. he is the driving force behind faithless but he has done alot more, the dusted project is one of his best, all the "Rollo goes" singles are great aswell. i heard that he a funny man also, but a shy one aswell.

Posted by SYSTEM-J on Dec-07-2005 18:33:

I love his style of production. I think it's because he has synaesthesia. Whatever the reason, he manages to create really organic, textured sonic landscapes. Little tiny flourishes and touches you can barely hear that wrap around the meaty elements and make for a gorgeous end product. In my opinion, one of the deftest and finest producers in dance music.

Posted by Floorfiller on Dec-07-2005 18:54:

Rollo is a great producer i also really enjoy his work.

ps. this is the problem with TA...you start a thread about a class act legend in EDM...and only 2 people reply because no one knows who you're talking about :/

Posted by JakeC on Dec-07-2005 18:57:

Genius.

Posted by humilis on Dec-07-2005 19:36:

O.T Quartet - Hold That Sucker Down is still soooooo massiiiiive

Posted by basd on Dec-07-2005 19:48:

And let's not forget the co-productional work on Felix' 'Don't you want me' and 'It will make me crazy'..

The Dusted album is class as well.

Posted by montana on Dec-07-2005 20:01:

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Originally posted by basd
And let's not forget the co-productional work on Felix' 'Don't you want me' and 'It will make me crazy'..

such tunage

Posted by RapidFire on Dec-07-2005 20:30:

loved his work with Rob Dougan on Kristine W - Feel What You Want and that Petshop Boys remix. great producer

Posted by GrimReaper on Dec-07-2005 21:11:

I'm not a fan of all of his works but for the most part i enjoy what he has done over the years. As said, Dusted is quality (one of my fav Rollo related productions is 'Dusted - Deeper River', which was made for the soundtrack of 'A Life Less Ordinary'.) and his numerous great collaborations with other artists have sure given him the status what he is nowadays known for, for those that DO know who he is.

There is still sooo much of his works i haven't heard.

Posted by Floorfiller on Dec-07-2005 21:30:

has everyone heard his reworking of "When We Were Young" that came out in september? what's everyone think of it?

Posted by Philby on Dec-09-2005 13:53:

where is narcism? i better bump this so she can see it yeah rollo is good hehe