Published
Tue, Aug 31, 2010, 09:30
- !K7 has tapped the Berlin-based producer for their next mix CD.
German producer Sasha Ring, AKA Apparat, is next in line for !K7's DJ KiCKS series.
To date, Apparat has been known more as a producer than a DJ, having garnered acclaim for his productions with Ellen Allien and more recently Modeselektor (as Moderat), as well as his own albums on Shitkatapult. Especially when working on his own, Apparat blends intricate sound design with a feeling of melancholy–a sound that's reflected in the tracklist for his DJ KiCKS, which includes selections by Oval, Autechre and Thom Yorke. Nonetheless, Apparat says the mix shows him trying to break away from his usual mood. "I guess the bittersweet-ness has long been kind of my thing and with this mix I was just trying to spice it up a bit," he says. "There's a lot of sweetness on there, but it is dark and mysterious at points."
Apparat's DJ KiCKS isn't only contemplative: tracks by Patrice Baumel, Martyn and Ramadanman help give the mix a steady pulse. "I didn't want to make this kind of 'smart' mix, that's eclectic and sounds like it's done 'on purpose,'" he says. "But I need to do different things to keep myself motivated." The compilation also features a previously unreleased tune by Telefon Tel Aviv, plus two of Apparat's own exclusive productions.
Tracklist
01. Apparat - Circles
02. 69 - Rushed
03. Telefon Tel Aviv - Lengthening Shadows
04. Apparat - Interlude
05. Luke Abbott - More Room
06. Oval - Legendary
07. Patrice Baumel - Sub
08. Martyn - Miniluv
09. Ripperton - Echocity
10. Cosmin TRG - Tower Block
11. Scorn - Falling (Autechre "FR 13" Remix)
12. Born Ruffians - I Need A Life (Four Tet Remix)
13. Pantha Du Prince - Welt Am Draht
14. Phon.o - Intervall
15. Burial + Four Tet - Moth
16. Vincent Markowski - The Madness Of Moths
17. Ramadanman - Tempest
18. Thom Yorke - Harrowdown Hill
19. Spherix - Lesser People
20. Oval - TV Power
21. Joy Orbison - The Shrew Would Have Cushioned The Blow
22. Apparat - Sayulita (DJ-KiCKS)
23. T++ - Worn Down
24. Tim Hecker - Borderlands
!K7 will release Apparat's DJ KiCKS on October 26, 2010.