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Wax Pick: Apparat – Walls

I just got turned on to this album via a few tweets from Imogen Heap. Apparat is German musician Sascha Ring, though he takes a band out when he plays live.

Walls is his 2007 release, breaking away from his dance floor roots and growing to be “more interested in sounds than beats” by incorporating strings, various live percussion, and dropping the 4-on-the-floor for a more laid-back trip-hop vibe. I can hear exactly why Imogen loves this so much, as there is definitely some sonic overlap with the textures created. Think of cross-breeding Imogen Heap, Sigur Ros, and a dose of Fink, and you’ll be in the ball park.

Apparat has been collaborating with Modselektor to cut an album that’s do out this Tuesday, under the psyeudonym Moderat… clever. It’s like a celebrity couple name mashup, only with good results.

Apparat – Walls

This entry was posted on Friday, May 8th, 2009 at 8:59 am. It is filed under wax picks and tagged with collaboration, electronic, trip hop. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.