Goa Bill Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 1 Not A Number 2 Hailin From The Edge 3 Useless Information 4 Limelight 5 Holdon 6 Fractales Pt.1 7 Fractales Pt.2 8 Birds 9 Arcadia 10 You Don't Know Me 11 Headup 12 Over And Over 13 Like Porcelain Apparat is a German electronic music producer that i first noticed about 3 years ago following a recommendation by a friend that knows her shit. It was Apparat's Duplex album that hit me hard with it's hectic yet organised soundscapes that amazed me with the attention to small sounds that Sasha is so well known for. Since that Duplex album Sasha released a collaboration album with Ellen Alien which didn't really catch my ears because it was too much dancefloor oriented in my eyes than his previous more experimental material. So although i approached this release with a grain of skepticism as soon as i found about this album i quickly purchased this album on Beatport. So what do we have here? Pretty surprising outcome by all means. This album is much more stripped down version of the Apparat that i fell in love with but i guess that the insane sound editing and small glitches were replaced by lots of melodies and walls of strings which gives this album a very cinematic feeling at parts. The album features many vocal tunes that actually fit very well (after the initial shock that is). Raz Ohara contributes with his very unique and warm voice that hints remotely Thom Yorke's melancholy. Those tunes have a Hip Hop rhythm but don't let this shock you cause it really sounds cool, as hard to believe as it is. Personally it took me almost one month to grasp this one, overcoming the undeniable Soul and Hip Hop influences that some tracks here display. I mean, IDM with Hip Hop, wasn't it the worse idea ever? Not here it isn't. Bottom line: Weird album, masterful production with really touching melodies in a few tunes and some really cool songs that you'd prefer on Radio over the shit they feed you. 9/10 Highly recommended for IDM aficionados. Previews here: http://www.myspace.com/apparat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Time_Trap Posted July 7, 2007 Share Posted July 7, 2007 Is it ok to accept that IDM can be pretty psychedelic music ? About Apparat, I wasn't really impressed by most of his previous work, I will have this release in mind though & check it in the future ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banan Posted July 8, 2007 Share Posted July 8, 2007 what about me? btw: pretty cool IDM indeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amphiton Posted July 8, 2007 Share Posted July 8, 2007 Can you recommend something like Apparat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beyond the mask Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 Can you recommend something like Apparat? well i guess i can, Arovane, Bola, Clickits, Funkstörung, Helios, Lusine (Icl), Ochre ... If you haven't listened to them yet, you should give them a try Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaft Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 On topic please. By the way Pavel, Merck do some fantastic electronica/hiphop. Shame they're defunct now, but you can still buy most of their back catalogue online. http://www.m3rck.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 Most tracks doestn sound like IDM for me,I hate these crapy vocals . Arovane, Bola, Clickits, Funkstörung, Helios, Lusine (Icl), Ochre ...I agree with you. I can recommend (melodic IDM/electronica): Lackluster (!), Multiplex (!) , Abfahr Hinwil, Infinite Scale (!), Sleepy Town Manufacture, Loess and more... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 Most tracks doestn sound like IDM for me,I hate these crapy vocals . I agree with you. I can recommend (melodic IDM/electronica): Lackluster (!), Multiplex (!) , Abfahr Hinwil, Infinite Scale (!), Sleepy Town Manufacture, Loess and more... I am not sure what Apparat is doing in this section since it is has zero to do with trance. Perhaps it should be moved to the general section. Having said this, this is Apparat's best release, a worthy effort, and I heartily recommend a listen. I do hate the term IDM - I think "electronica" or "leftfield" are probably better terms. The "IDM" moniker is just so...90s in my opinion. I will resist giving recommendations in the genre, but just to say that of all the artists so far mentioned in this thread, if I would have to choose one I would choose Abfahrt Hinwil - theirs was a fantastic release and the best thing to come out of the now seemingly defunct (and somewhat over-rated) Toytronic label. Pedro PS This is not related musically - but am I the only one who thinks Pantha-du-Prince walks on water? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goa Bill Posted August 9, 2007 Author Share Posted August 9, 2007 I am not sure what Apparat is doing in this section since it is has zero to do with trance. Perhaps it should be moved to the general section.Yes, true, but still. If there are FSOL and Hardfloor reviews from back in the 90's here than there's no reason why this one shouldn't be as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amphiton Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 I liked his collaboration with Ellen Alien better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaZeD Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 Shitkatapult, Really? Original .... Don't know if I like the cover or not, pretty facinating art-work though. (Don't know the artist...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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