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Red sand
Rotersand at the Blackfield Festival 2013
Rotersand at the Blackfield Festival 2013
General information
Genre (s) Future pop , progressive trance , techno
founding 2002
Website www.rotersand.net
Current occupation
Rascal Nikov
Krischan JE Wesenberg
former members
music
 Gunther Gerl

Rotersand is a German music project that was started in 2002 by singer and frontman Rascal Nikov and musician and lyricist Gunther Gerl (Gun), after both of them had previously worked together musically on various projects. In the same year, DJ and producer Krischan JE Wesenberg joined them and completed the trio. The band's music is often referred to as future pop and has a variety of influences, e.g. B. from progressive trance, techno , pop and classical music.

The band's CD releases have consistently high positions in the German Alternative Charts , the Nordic Alternative Charts and the Dutch Alternative Charts. Rotersand toured with Assemblage 23 in 2004 and accompanied Covenant on their skyshaper tour through Europe and the USA in 2006. A tour with VNV Nation followed in 2009 .

  • Rascal Nikov at the Nocturnal Culture Night Festival 2016

  • Krischan JE Wesenberg at the Nocturnal Culture Night Festival 2016

Discography

Albums

  • 2003: Truth Is Fanatic (Endless Records)
  • 2005: Welcome to Goodbye ( Dependent Records )
  • 2007: 1023 (Dependent Records (Germany), Metropolis Records (USA))
  • 2009: Random Is Resistance (Trisol (Germany), Metropolis Records (USA))
  • 2014: Truth Is Fanatic Again (Trisol (Germany))
  • 2016: Capitalism TM (Trisol (Germany))
  • 2020: How Do You Feel Today? (Trisol (Germany))

Singles and EPs

  • 2003: Merging Oceans (EP, Endless Records)
  • 2004: Social Distortion (Limited 12 "Vinyl, ABash Recordings)
  • 2004: Electronic World Transmission (Limited Tour EP, Endless Records)
  • 2005: Exterminate Annihilate Destroy (2005, Dependent Records)
  • 2006: Dare to Live - Perspectives On Welcome To Goodbye (EP, Dependent Records)
  • 2007: Lost (Dependent Records)
  • 2008: I Cry (EP, Trisol (Germany))
  • 2008: Dark Raver (exclusively for the Dark Raver at Fort Fun )
  • 2009: War on Error (EP, Trisol)
  • 2010: Waiting to Be Born (EP, Trisol)
  • 2014: Electric Elephant (EP, Trisol)
  • 2016: Torn Realities (EP, Trisol)
  • 2019: Hey You (EP, Trisol)

Web links

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