Things to Be Frickled: Parts & Remixes

Apparat | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 15, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Shitkatapult
• ASIN: B00133QSWM
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #285,392 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Strings Of Live (Apparat Remix) - Francesco Tristano

2. Smile And Receive (Apparat Remix) - Swayzak

3. Where He At (Apparat Remix) - Raz Ohara

4. Shine Shine (Apparat Remix) - Boys Noize

5. Queer Fellow (Ellen Allien & Apparat Remix) - Paul Kalkbrenner

6. Charlie's House (Apparat Remix) - Nathan Fake

7. Drift-Ghostly (Apparat Remix) - Lusine

8. Fractales (Apparat Ibiza Version) - Apparat

9. Bass And Go (Apparat Remix) - Meteo / Thiel

10. Fading Awway (Apparat Remix) - Nitrada

See all 11 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Komponent (Telefon Tel Aviv Remix) - Apparat / Raz Ohara

2. Holdon (Chhris De Luca vs. Phon.o Remix) - Apparat / Raz Ohara / Raz Ohara

3. Arcadia (Telefon Tel Aviv Remix) - Apparat

4. Holdon (Modeselektor Remix) - Apparat / Raz Ohara

5. Hailin From The Edge (Shrubbn!! Remix) - Apparat / Raz Ohara

6. Arcadia (Boys Noize Version) - Apparat

7. Schallstrom (Thomas Fehlmann Remix) - Apparat

8. Contradiction (Lusine Remix) - Apparat

9. Steinholz (Monolake Remix) - Apparat

10. Wooden (Anders Ilar Remix) - Apparat

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Editorial Reviews

Double CD release compiling a fine collection of Sascha Ring aka Apparat's remix work. Things To Be Frickled: Parts & Remixes is a mega-showcase of current electronic music pioneers merging and redefining ways of making music. Killer club tracks as well as silent epics each find their home in Apparat's musical cosmos. This CD is a way to understand Apparat's background, friends, influences, works and ideas. Apparat presents a new motion in electronic music that takes both steps: loops/tracks/club music vs. songwriting, soundscapes, and new ways of experimenting and understanding what is possible with bits and bytes, instrument(al)s and vocals.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Brilliant, August 23, 2008

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metdrie "Future Tomorrow" (Brooklyn, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Things to Be Frickled: Parts & Remixes (Audio CD)

Apparat has long since been a personal favorite of mine but this new work is nothing short of brilliant. If you like ModeSelektor, Ellen Allien, Funkstorungs more vocal work and driving electronica or inventive beats you'll love this album. The production sounds very mature and speaks of a very accomplished musician.

As a "hobbyist musician", I find this album very inspirational in it's approach to the electronic genre, the vocal experimentation and overall production. Can't go wrong here. I'm listening to it right now and was driven to tell others that this definitely has worth!

5.0 out of 5 stars Apparat - Things To Be Frickled, April 27, 2011

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scoundrel - See all my reviews

This review is from: Things to Be Frickled: Parts & Remixes (Audio CD)

Deep IDM from Apparat, both doing remix duties and getting himself remixed. Swayzak's dancefloor sensibilities get a click and cut treatment in "Smile and Receive," and Boyznoize receive an electro-flavored mix of "Shine Shine." He gets a hand from Ellen Allien for a dark mix of Paul Kalkbrenner's "Queer Fellow," while Raz Ohara has the gentleness of "Where He At" echoed in a slow and thoughtful mix that explodes with sound 2/3s of the way through. The female vocals on Nitrada's "Fading Away" receive a backdrop of clattering percussion. But it's his mix of Lusine's "Drift" that stands out the most, a stuttering melody that gives way to long, modulated synths. But Apparat (oftentimes accompanied by Raz Ohara) receive as good as they get: Telefon Tel Aviv get their hands on two tracks, "Komponent" and "Arcadia," and work their considerable mellow magic on the former and go to the dancefloor with the latter. Meanwhile, Chris de Luca and Phono get groovy with "Holdon" while Modeselektor gives the track an acid flashback. Boyznoize return the favor on "Arcadia" with an almost ambient mix, punctuated with acoustic guitar and Rhodes chords. Monolake take "Steinholz" on a deep and abstract journey, and Anders Ilar gets even more blissful with "Wooden." After repeated listens, I'd say Apparat frickles well, in addition to being well-frickled.