hail to the belgian kings! r.o.t. is led by veglia founder laurent cartuyvels. this group of noiseniks produce some heavily spaced out jams, thick with cosmic debris. "hougebraajt" is one long piece clocking in at just a shade over 41 minutes. within that space, r.o.t. change modes multiple times. the consistent thread running through the track is one that preaches to the journey, not the destination. you get the feeling r.o.t. are constantly searching for something, but are really not concerned with finding it. electric guitar hum melts perfectly with minimal chromatic percussion, all the while backed by simple basslines. r.o.t. show that most of the time, complexity is overrated and just being in the moment is good enough. 100 copies