Apparat’s ‘The Devils Walk’ And New Australian Tour Dates

Sascha Ring, the Berlin artist who records under the name Apparat, has been a restless force in contemporary electronic music for a decade. In that time he’s released three acclaimed Apparat albums – the fourth, The Devil’s Walk, is released today, Friday 23rd September through Mute/EMI.

Sascha, a tousle-haired, slightly dandyish figure and an expert programmer, produces richly textured, emotional electronica and heavy sci-fi soul.

The Devil’s Walk, its title a nod to Shelley’s 1812 satirical poem of the same name, is the album on which Sascha grows up and raises his game.

For someone whose first love is techno, Sascha’s most trusted instrument was the computer. “I was always on the hunt for interesting sounds, electronic sounds,” he says. “But at some point, when everything got computerised and there was a plug-in for every sound, it felt like this whole thing was done and there wasn’t much new sound to experience. So I started getting more interested in the old-school ‘songs’ thing.”

Sascha’s learned to compose on a wider range of ‘real’ instruments, which partly accounts for the traditional feel and undeniable warmth of The Devil’s Walk.

Album track listing:
1. Sweet Unrest
2. Song Of Los
3. Black Water
4. Goodbye
5. Candil De La Calle
6. The Soft Voices Die
7. Escape
8. Ash/Black Veil
9. A Bang In The Void
10. Your House Is My World

Today also sees the announcement from promoter tDmuzic that Apparat will be touring Australia in the first weekend of December. Sasha Ring will be bringing his full band to perform songs from the new album.

ALBUM ‘THE DEVIL’S WALK’ AVAILABLE NOW