The commies are coming

Apparat, short for the Russian word, Apparatchik, means to be a full-employed member of the communist party. In other words, to be a member of a collective group whose focus is to build a society where everyone looks after each other. In reality, the Apparat that we’re are about to describe is a member of a group of artists based in Germany. Berlin to be exact. They consist of T.Raumschmiere, Modselektor and whole list of artists on the German based record label, Shitkatapult. This is truly a group looking out for not only their friends, but their fans as well. I highly recommend checking out Modselektor or any other artists affiliated with those mentioned above. If you’re an electronic fan, I’m sure you are already aware of most.

There is no question that Apparat, aka Sascha Ring, has been mainly influenced by techno and electronica. However, unlike many electronica artists who rarely use their own vocals, Sascha brings his out to play.

There is a strong emotional and human element to his music that differentiates him a bit from his colleagues. Of course, this doesn’t make him a better artist. It just makes him unique.

On his most recent album, Walls, the emotional level is at a high. It’s hard not to turn this album on and not turn off until the 13th and final song. It sucks you in to a trance. P-Fork compared it to the Junior Boys latest success and I would have to agree.

I also found that there were moments that reminded me of Thievery Corporation. Not so much the style but rather that the sounds on this album seem to represent something larger than just some nice songs put together by a little well known DJ from Germany. There are deeper meanings to these songs and just like any good artist, we the listener are up to interpret.

Links of Interest:
Official Website
Myspace
Purchase Walls – (emusic) (amazon – US or UK)
Stream Walls
MP3 – “Fractales (Pt. I)” – which means you need to buy the album to find out about Pt. II