Apparat (musician)
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Apparat is a German electronic musician
living in Berlin and was previously a co-owner of Shitkatapult
records. Starting out with dance floor-oriented techno, he later started to create ambient music
and more recently became "more interested in designing sounds than beats".
In 2004, he appeared at a John Peel
session. The tracks from this session were rerecorded and reworked in the studio and released as Silizium EP in 2005, as a tribute.
He collaborated with Ellen Allien
in 2003 on the album Berlinette, and again in 2006 on the album Orchestra of Bubbles
.
In 2007, he formed his own band to play the album Walls live. Raz Ohara joined him playing the stage piano and Jörg Waehner on drums. Next to playing these live shows, he continued to play his solo live sets, touring with Transforma Visuals.
In May 2009, he released the self-titled album with Modeselektor
under the name Moderat
on BPitch Control
. They have collaborated previously on an EP named Auf Kosten Der Gesundheit which was released as a limited 12" in 2002.
In April 2009, he received the Qwartz
Dancefloor (Electronic Music Award).
Apparat's single "Holdon" features in the trailer for the 2010 Teton Gravity Research ski film Light The Wick.
In 2011, he signed with the British Mute Records
label, where he will release his new record The Devil's Walk, named after a political poem by romantic English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley
, in September.
His track "Goodbye", featuring Soap&Skin
, was featured in a climatic scene in the Season 4 finale of Breaking Bad
.
Electronic musician
An electronic musician is a musician who composes or plays music from synthetic sounds generated with synthesizers, samplers, drum machines or music sequencers....
living in Berlin and was previously a co-owner of Shitkatapult
Shitkatapult
Shitkatapult is a German record label which focuses on electronic music, spanning both IDM and techno. The label was founded by Marco Haas and Marcus Stotz in 1998, and is now run by Haas and Apparat ....
records. Starting out with dance floor-oriented techno, he later started to create ambient music
Ambient music
Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...
and more recently became "more interested in designing sounds than beats".
In 2004, he appeared at a John Peel
John Peel
John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE , known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004...
session. The tracks from this session were rerecorded and reworked in the studio and released as Silizium EP in 2005, as a tribute.
He collaborated with Ellen Allien
Ellen Allien
Ellen Allien, born Ellen Fraatz , is a German electronic musician, music producer and founder of BPitch Control music label. She lives in Berlin, Germany. She sings in both German and English. She has said that one of the main inspirations for her music is the culture of reunified Berlin; her...
in 2003 on the album Berlinette, and again in 2006 on the album Orchestra of Bubbles
Orchestra of Bubbles
Orchestra of Bubbles is an album by Ellen Allien and Apparat, released in 2006.- Reception :It was named the 48th best album of the decade by Resident Advisor.- Track listing :#"Turbo Dreams" – 4:10#"Way Out" – 3:43#"Retina" – 4:03#"Rotary" – 4:24...
.
In 2007, he formed his own band to play the album Walls live. Raz Ohara joined him playing the stage piano and Jörg Waehner on drums. Next to playing these live shows, he continued to play his solo live sets, touring with Transforma Visuals.
In May 2009, he released the self-titled album with Modeselektor
Modeselektor
Modeselektor is an electronic music band formed in Berlin, featuring Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary. The group draws heavily from IDM, glitch, Electro house and hip hop. In an interview the group said regarding their sound: "Happy metal, hard rap, country-ambient, Russian crunk. We don’t like...
under the name Moderat
Moderat
Moderat is an electronic music project that originated in Berlin, Germany. It started as a collaboration between Sascha Ring, also known as Apparat, and Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary, also known as Modeselektor...
on BPitch Control
BPitch Control
BPitch Control is a German techno record label founded in 1999 in Berlin by DJ and producer Ellen Allien. In 1992 she became resident DJ at the legendary Tresor club in Berlin's Potsdamer Platz...
. They have collaborated previously on an EP named Auf Kosten Der Gesundheit which was released as a limited 12" in 2002.
In April 2009, he received the Qwartz
Qwartz Electronic Music Awards
Qwartz Electronic Music Awards is a promotional and supportive program dedicated to new and electronic music. It recognizes and awards grants to independent labels and artists. It brings together the different waves of new and electronic music, from the most demanding to the most festive, from ...
Dancefloor (Electronic Music Award).
Apparat's single "Holdon" features in the trailer for the 2010 Teton Gravity Research ski film Light The Wick.
In 2011, he signed with the British Mute Records
Mute Records
Mute is an independent record label based in the UK. It was founded in 1978 by Daniel Miller and featured several prominent musical acts on its roster such as Goldfrapp, Depeche Mode, Yazoo, Erasure and Fad Gadget.-Beginnings:...
label, where he will release his new record The Devil's Walk, named after a political poem by romantic English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Percy Bysshe Shelley was one of the major English Romantic poets and is critically regarded as among the finest lyric poets in the English language. Shelley was famous for his association with John Keats and Lord Byron...
, in September.
His track "Goodbye", featuring Soap&Skin
Soap&Skin
Soap&Skin is the experimental musical project of Austrian artist Anja Plaschg .- Life :Anja Plaschg grew up in a small village called Gnas in south east Styria, where her parents have a farm. She has played piano since she was six. At the age of 14 she began violin studies and developed an interest...
, was featured in a climatic scene in the Season 4 finale of Breaking Bad
Breaking Bad
Breaking Bad is an American television drama series created and produced by Vince Gilligan. Set and produced in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Breaking Bad is the story of Walter White , a struggling high school chemistry teacher who is diagnosed with advanced lung cancer at the beginning of the series...
.
Albums
- Multifunktionsebene (ShitkatapultShitkatapultShitkatapult is a German record label which focuses on electronic music, spanning both IDM and techno. The label was founded by Marco Haas and Marcus Stotz in 1998, and is now run by Haas and Apparat ....
, 2001) - Duplex (Shitkatapult, 2003)
- Orchestra of BubblesOrchestra of BubblesOrchestra of Bubbles is an album by Ellen Allien and Apparat, released in 2006.- Reception :It was named the 48th best album of the decade by Resident Advisor.- Track listing :#"Turbo Dreams" – 4:10#"Way Out" – 3:43#"Retina" – 4:03#"Rotary" – 4:24...
(BPitch ControlBPitch ControlBPitch Control is a German techno record label founded in 1999 in Berlin by DJ and producer Ellen Allien. In 1992 she became resident DJ at the legendary Tresor club in Berlin's Potsdamer Platz...
, 2006) with Ellen AllienEllen AllienEllen Allien, born Ellen Fraatz , is a German electronic musician, music producer and founder of BPitch Control music label. She lives in Berlin, Germany. She sings in both German and English. She has said that one of the main inspirations for her music is the culture of reunified Berlin; her... - Walls (Shitkatapult, 2007)
- Things to Be Frickled: Parts & Remixes (Shitkatapult, 2008)
- ModeratModerat (album)Moderat is an album by the electronic project of the same name, and was released on May 11, 2009 on BPitch Control.- Track listing :# "A New Error"# "Rusty Nails"# "Seamonkey"# "Slow Match" # "3 Minutes of"...
(BPitch Control, 2009) with ModeselektorModeselektorModeselektor is an electronic music band formed in Berlin, featuring Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary. The group draws heavily from IDM, glitch, Electro house and hip hop. In an interview the group said regarding their sound: "Happy metal, hard rap, country-ambient, Russian crunk. We don’t like...
(as ModeratModeratModerat is an electronic music project that originated in Berlin, Germany. It started as a collaboration between Sascha Ring, also known as Apparat, and Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary, also known as Modeselektor...
) - DJ-Kicks (!K7 Records, 2010)
- The Devil's Walk (Mute Records, September 27, 2011)
Singles and EPs
- Algorythm (2001)
- Tttrial and Eror (Shitkatapult, 2002)
- Auf Kosten Der Gesundheit (BPitch Control, 2003) with ModeselektorModeselektorModeselektor is an electronic music band formed in Berlin, featuring Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary. The group draws heavily from IDM, glitch, Electro house and hip hop. In an interview the group said regarding their sound: "Happy metal, hard rap, country-ambient, Russian crunk. We don’t like...
(as ModeratModeratModerat is an electronic music project that originated in Berlin, Germany. It started as a collaboration between Sascha Ring, also known as Apparat, and Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary, also known as Modeselektor...
) - Koax (2003)
- Can't Computerize It (2004)
- Duplex.Remixes (Shitkatapult, 2004)
- Shapemodes (2004)
- Silizium (Shitkatapult, 2005)
- Impulsive! Revolutionary Jazz ReworkedImpulsive! Revolutionary Jazz ReworkedImpulsive! Revolutionary Jazz Reworked is a compilation of music originally released on Impulse! Records, remixed by contemporary hip hop and electronic musicians and released in 2005 on CD and LP for the same label.-Tracklisting:...
(Impulse! RecordsImpulse! RecordsImpulse! Records was an American jazz record label, originally established in 1960 by producer Creed Taylor as a subsidiary of ABC-Paramount Records, based in New York City...
, 2005) - Berlin, Montreal, Tel Aviv (Shitkatapult, 2006)
- Holdon (Shitkatapult, 2007)
- Sayulita (DJ-KicksDJ-KicksDJ-Kicks is a series of DJ mix albums, mixed by various artists for the independent record label !K7 Records.-History:...
) (!K7, 2010)