Apparat Announces New Album Out March 22; Listen To "DAWAN"

APPARAT ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM LP5 RELEASED MARCH 22 LISTEN TO “DAWAN”

Photo: Phil Sharp (hi-res)

APPARAT, aka Sascha Ring, has announced details of LP5, a new album released on March 22. For a first taste of what to expect from the Berlin-based artist, watch the video for lead track “DAWAN” here. LP5 is Apparat’s first release since 2013’s Krieg und Frieden (Music for Theatre), and follows two studio albums, II and III (Mute / Monkeytown) by Moderat, the trio he founded with Modeselektor’s Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary. Sublime and delicate, the album finds greatness in small things and in unexpected twists. It joins musical fragments together and glows from the cracks in between. For Ring, it is also a document of artistic insight and autonomy. "I was only able to make the record this way because Moderat exists," he says. "Having a huge stage with Moderat gave me a setting for grand gestures and meant I could unburden Apparat from these aspirations. I don't have to write big pop hymns here; I can just immerse myself in the details and the structures."  Still hymnic, LP5 doesn’t rely on dramatic gestures and theatrical amplification, instead it lives off delicately sculpted sounds crackling alongside filigree beeping and twitching. Like previous Apparat albums, the new release sees Sascha Ring collaborate with cellist Philipp Thimm. On the album you can also hear trombone, trumpet and saxophone, a harp, a double bass and other strings. Tracks were developed over endless group improvisations and lavish orchestral sessions – some of these sessions are only apparent in the final mix as fluttering echoes, just barely noticeable. The album was recorded in Berlin at AP4, JRS, Vox-Ton & Hansa Studios, mixed by Gareth Jones and Sascha Ring. From elegiac techno to deep orchestral pop ballads, Apparat‘s work has always had a common denominator: an elegance that embraces and gives nuanced layers of detail and a near universal beauty. Apparat will embark on a European tour in April with a stop at London’s Barbican on April 27. Full details below.   (hi-res) LP5 Tracklist 1. VOI_DO 2. DAWAN 3. LAMINAR FLOW 4. HEROIST 5. MEANS OF ENTRY 6. BRANDENBURG 7. CARONTE 8. EQ_BREAK 9. OUTLIER 10. IN GRAVITAS Apparat 2019 Live Tour April 3 – Prague, Czech Republic – Spectaculare Festival April 5 – Naples, Italy – Teatro Acacia April 6 – Bologna, Italy – Estragon April 7 – Milan, Italy - Alcatraz April 10 – Riga, Latvia – Palladium April 11 – Vilnius, Lithuania – Loftas Art Factory April 12 – Kiev, Ukraine – Film Studios April 16 – Munich, Germany – Alte Kongresshalle April 17 – Paris, France – La Gaite Lyrique – SOLD OUT April 18 – Hamburg, Germany – Kampnagel April 19 – Rotterdam, Netherlands – Motel Mozaique April 20 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ April 23 – Leipzig, Germany – Täubchenthal April 26 – Brighton, England – Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts April 27 – London, England – Barbican April 28 – Brussels, Belgium – AB May 3 – Llubljana, Slovenia –Kino Šiška May 4 – Krems, Austria – Donau Festival May 10 – Berlin, Germany – Tempodrom May 17 – Moscow, Russia – Izvestia Hall - RESCHEDULED May 18 – St. Petersburg, Russia – Aurora May 30 – Barcelona, Spain – Primavera Sound Festival June 22 – Katowise, Poland – Tauron Nowa Muzyka July 26 – Lugano, Switzerland – Roam Festival August 10 – Basel, Switzerland – Kaserne Open Air   APPARAT: WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | TWITTER | INSTAGRAM | SPOTIFY | APPLE MUSIC   MUTE: WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | TWITTER | TUMBLR | SOUNDCLOUD