Rolando R Rocha
DJ Rolando
R3 Records
Rolando grew up in south west Detroit, a Hispanic district, he was heavily influenced by his cultural Latin rhythms and percussion. Inspired from an early age by his musician father, he pursued his own interest in music and became well known and respected within the community. It was later when he heard Jeff Mills in 1985 as "The Wizard" that he discovered the innovative sounds of Techno. Through a mutual friend he was introduced to Mike Banks and joined Underground Resistance in 1994. In 1999 'Jaguar' although not Rolando's first release on UR turned perceptions of Techno on their head, breaking into other genres of dance music and becoming a classic in the boxes of DJs such as Tenaglia, Morillo, Oakenfold, and Gilles Peterson. The track has a long legacy of reworking and lives on fifteen years later inspiring audiences from all genres. As of November 2004, Rolando left both Underground Resistance and his Los Hermanos project behind. 2014 Rolando has launched his own label R3 ( Roland Rocha Records) and will exclusively release his own music on his label. Rolando now a Dj for almost thirty years continues to work internationally as a Dj and continues to hold a residency at the notorious and enigmatic Berlin club Berghain; as of 2016 he will also be a resident at the lauded and Seminal Parisian Rex Club.
̸
SINGLES:
DJ Rolando - The Aztec Mystic EP. - Underground Resistance - 1996
DJ Rolando and Mad Mike - Aztlan - Underground Resistance - 1998
DJ Rolando aka The Aztec Mystic - Knights of the Jaguar EP. - Underground Resistance - 1999
DJ Rolando aka The Aztec Mystic - Revenge of the Jaguar EP. - Underground Resistance - 2000
Rolando - Hiatus EP. - Delsin - 2008
Rolando - The Afterlife EP. - Saved Records - 2009
Rolando - 5 to 9 EP. - Ostgut Ton - 2010
Nic Fanciulli & Rolando - The Test - Saved Records - 2011
Nic Fanciulli & Rolando - The Lost Mixes - Saved Records - 2012
Rolando - D & N’s EP. - Ostgut Ton - 2013
Rolando - Juu EP. - R3 Roland Rocha Records - 2014
Rolando - Wheesht Ep. - R3 - 2014
Rolando - FGR EP. - R3 - 2014
Rolando - Hot Box EP. - R3 - 2014
Rolando - Undercover EP. R3 - 2015
Rolando - Wheesht The remixes EP. (Ben Sims & Markus Suckut) - R3 - 2017
Rolando - Time To Jack EP. (Marcel Dettmann remixes) - R3 - 2017
ALBUMS:
Interstellar Fugitives - Mi Raza - Underground Resistance - 1998
Various - Neglected - Ostgut Ton - 2013
REMIXES:
Kraftwerk - Expo 2000 (DJ Rolando remix) - Kling Klang - 2000
Slam - Virtuoso (Rolando remix) - Soma - 2002
John Thomas - Working Night (Rolando remix) - Logistic Recordings - 2002
I Love Aja - Your Light (Rolando remix) - Poussez - 2003
K Alexi Shelby - Peek Time(Rolandos’ I-94 mix) - Superb Entertainment - 2007
Population One - Rush Hour (Rolando remix) - Rush Hour - 2007
Eddie Leader - Give Me A Beat (Rolando remix) - Hudd Traxx - 2010
Vozmediano - There’s A Light(Rolando remix) - Be As One - 2010
Vince Watson - Sequential (Rolando remix) - BIO - 2011
Skudge - Ontic(Rolando Undertsands Remix) - Skudge - 2011
Contakt - Not Forgotten (Rolando Remix) - Local Action - 2011
Ethyl & Flori - Shelter (Rolando remix) - SecretSundaze - 2011
Exium - Complex (Rolando remix) - Pole Recordings - 2011
Magit Cacoon - Higher Point (Rolando remix) - Be As One - 2012
Harvey Mckay - Show Face (Rolando remix) - Saved Records - 2012
Ben Sims - New Blood (Rolando remix) - Theory - 2012
Stephen Brown - Chord Break (Rolando remix) - Indigo Aera - 2013
D’Julz - Da Madness (Rolando remix) - Bass Culture - 2013
Mush - The Descent (Rolando remix) - Technorama - 2013
Rame & Bonora - Pressures (Rolando remix) - Abstract Theory, Manocalda - 2013
Illariao Alicante - M10 (Rolando remix) - Pushmasters Disc - 2013
Unbalance - Voice Dub (Rolando remix) - Rebalance - 2014
A . Sagittariun - 343 (Rolando remix) - Hypercolour - 2015
Joachem Spieth - Under The City (Rolando remix) - 2015
Gary Martin - Galaxy Style (Rolando remix) - 2015
Anton Pieete - The News (Rolando remix) - Rejected - 2015
Cyrk - Tribute (Rolando remix) - Cyrk - 2016
Marcel Dettmann - Let’s Do It (Rolando remix) - K7 - 2016
Ray Kajioka - Retro (Rolando remix) - Kanzleramt - 2016
Hector - Flu Plus (Rolando remix) - Vatos Locos - 2016
Roberto - Persphinctes (Rolando remix) - Fossil Archive - 2016
SDX - The Day She Asks For Forgiveness (Rolando remix) - Suicide Circus Records - 2017
Carlos Nilmnns - Hebbie Jebbies (Rolando remix) - Ornaments - 2017
DJ Mixes:
The Aztec Mystic Mix(cd) - Underground Resistance - 1999
Vibrations(cd) - Underground Resitsance - 2002
Nite:Life 16 - NRK - 2003
Sweat Volume 1 - Sweat Records - 2003
From There To Here And Now - NRK - 2006