Sascha Ring has announced a fifth Apparat LP, quaintly titled LP5 to be released on March 22nd on Mute, the projects first release since 2013’s Krieg und Frieden (Music for Theatre) and first since his collaborative project with Moderat, which released a third album in 2016.
Cellist Philipp Thimm is a collaborator on LP5 and trombone, trumpet and saxophone, a harp, a double bass and strings are also present. The album was recorded in Berlin at AP4, JRS, Vox-Ton & Hansa Studios, mixed by Gareth Jones and Sascha Ring.
‘Dawan’ is the album’s lead track and current tour dates are below.
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
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