Walls (Apparat album)

Walls
Studio album by
Apparat
Released7 August 2007 (2007-08-07)
Recorded2006
Genre
Length59:53
Label
ProducerSascha Ring
Apparat chronology
Duplex
(2003) 		Walls
(2007) 		DJ-Kicks: Apparat
(2010)

Walls is a third solo studio album by German electronic musician Apparat. It was released on Shitkatapult in 7 August 2007. It was also released in France and Japan under licence to InFiné and P-Vine Records.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
eMusic[2]
Pitchfork8.1/10[3]
PopMatters[4]
Resident Advisor3/5[5]
Tiny Mix Tapes[6]

Ned Raggett of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, commenting that it is "a remarkable album that ranks as his best yet."[1] Nitsuh Abebe of Pitchfork, who gave the album an 8.1 out of 10, compared the album to the work of M83 and Slowdive, calling it "one of the best electronic dream-pop records in a while".[3] He added, "The best of these tracks combine the mechanized pulse and sonic possibilities of techno with good old bliss-out dreams better than anything in a while."[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sascha Ring, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Not a Number" 3:59
2."Hailin from the Edge"
  • Raz Ohara
  • Sascha Ring
3:39
3."Useless Information" 4:04
4."Limelight" 4:12
5."Holdon"
  • Raz Ohara
  • Sascha Ring
4:10
6."Fractales, Pt. 1" 3:34
7."Fractales, Pt. 2" 2:06
8."Birds" 5:03
9."Arcadia" 5:10
10."You Don't Know Me" 4:24
11."Headup"
  • Raz Ohara
  • Sascha Ring
5:06
12."Over and Over"
  • Raz Ohara
  • Sascha Ring
5:07
13."Like Porcelain" 9:19
Total length:59:53
Japanese release tracks
No.TitleLength
1."Not a Number"3:59
2."Hailin from the Edge"3:39
3."Useless Information"4:04
4."Limelight"4:12
5."Holdon"4:10
6."Fractales, Pt. 1"3:34
7."Fractales, Pt. 2"2:06
8."Birds"5:03
9."Arcadia"5:10
10."You Don't Know Me"4:24
11."Headup"5:06
12."Over and Over"5:07
13."Like Porcelain"2:48
14."Holdon A-Minor Version"9:44
Total length:63:07

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • Sascha Ring – vocals (8, 9), production
  • Kathrin Pfänder – strings
  • Lisa Stepf – strings
  • Raz Ohara – vocals (2, 5, 11, 12)[3]
  • Simon Berz – drums (9)
  • Jörg Wähner – drums (11, 12)
  • Joshua Eustis – mixing
  • Roger Seibel – mastering
  • Maria Hinze – painting
  • Ivan Negro – Apparat logo

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] 94

References

  1. ^ a b Raggett, Ned. "Apparat - Walls". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  2. ^ eMusic review
  3. ^ a b c d Abebe, Nitsuh (7 August 2007). "Apparat: Walls". Pitchfork. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  4. ^ Schiller, Mike (August 1, 2007). "Apparat - Walls". PopMatters. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  5. ^ Mann, Chris (May 28, 2007). "Apparat - Walls". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  6. ^ Foster, Split. "Apparat - Walls". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Ultratop.be – Apparat – Walls" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
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