Rolf Trostel
Rolf Trostel is a German electronic musician associated with the Berlin School of synthesizer music since the late 1970s. His early albums are built around the PPG wavetable synthesizer. He is known for the records he released in the early 1980s, among them Inselmusik, Two Faces and Der Prophet. Rolf Trostel opened Inselmusik with a piece driven by a Roland CR-78 drum machine. Der Prophet moved towards a more rhythmic and streamlined sound than the debut. The German label Bureau B later reissued his early albums in remastered editions.
Two Faces
Trostel's sequencers turn contemplative. 'Two Faces' balances driving arpeggios with slower, reflective passages: melodic, precise cosmic music in the classic German mould. Quietly compelling analogue craftsmanship.
Inselmusik
'Island music': Trostel maps a private electronic paradise. Warm sequencer motifs and glowing synth melody drift in unhurried loops, solitary, serene Berlin-school reverie from a cult German synthesist.
Der Prophet
German synth mystic Rolf Trostel at the sequencer. 'Der Prophet' unfurls stately, hypnotic electronic patterns: solemn, melodic and deeply Berlin-school. A private-press cosmic gem returned to the light.
Deutsche Elektronische Musik 2 (Record B) (2LP)
Second volume of the Soul Jazz's superb introduction to experimental German rock and electronic Musik from 1971 to 1983, a 2013 2LP set featuring A.R. & Machines, Gila, Neu!, Pyrolator, Sergius Golowin, You, Niagara, Popol Vuh, Rolf Trostel, Electric Sandwich, Asmus Tietchens, Faust.