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Electronic Elegance
This month’s guest is Sascha Ring. He first released an album as Apparat back in 2001, on Shitkatapult, a label he runs with Marco Haas.
Since Multifunktionsebene he has created Duplex (2003), Walls (2007, The Devil's Walk (2010), and now LP5. This album is Apparat’s first release since 2013’s Krieg und Frieden (Music for Theatre) – a music adaption based on a score for a theatrical production of War and Peace.Krieg und Frieden (Music for Theatre). – and follows two studio albums by Moderat, the trio he founded with Modeselektor.
From ethereal techno to deep orchestral pop ballads, Apparat‘s music is the epitome of electronic elegance. This album saw him embrace a more holistic approach to production.
“It’s called LP5 because I didn’t wanna make up a bullshit title and a story to go with it. It is about music and only that. And about trying to find that joy in making music again. That moment when things just seem to happen magically on it’s own and all you do is trying to not get in the way. LP5 is the result of many little ideas, bits & pieces and lots of recording sessions. It has moments of early Apparat nerdyness, hints of Moderat, some film score and, as usual, a lot of trial and error.”
TRACK LIST by APPARAT
Burial - Night Bus
Arovane - Aussen Vor
Appleblim - Fountains Of Paradise
Blursome - Time
Axel Boman - Barcelona
Skeemask - Reduct Live
Kev Sheridan - Samhain
Moritz Von Oswald - Sounding Line 3
Burnt Friedman - Skies Okay Blue
Overmono - O-Coast
Carl Craig - The Melody (Ishmael Ensemble
Remix)
Rolando Simmons - Wanderer
Retape - Coir
E-Unity - Morty
Alex Tannhauser - Dxmountains
Polygon Window - Untitled
Monic - Deep Summer
Yamaha CS-80
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The Yamaha CS-80 is a polyphonic analog synthesizer released in 1976.
It supports true 8-voice polyphony, with two independent synthesizer
It has exceptionally complete performer expression features, such as a layered keyboard that was both velocity-sensitive and pressure-sensitive but unlike most modern keyboards the aftertouch could be applied to individual voices rather than in common, and a ribbon controller allowing for polyphonic pitch-bends and glissandos. This can be heard on the Blade Runner soundtrack by Vangelis, in which CS-80 is featured prominently, as well as the composer's soundtrack for the film Chariots of Fire
Production of the instrument ceased in 1980. Vying with the Sequential Circuits Prophet-5, and Oberheim OB-X polysynths, the CS-80 is regularly described as the pre-eminent polyphonic analog synthesizer, and commands amongst the highest prices of any polyphonic synthesizer.
It supports true 8-voice polyphony, with two independent synthesizer
It has exceptionally complete performer expression features, such as a layered keyboard that was both velocity-sensitive and pressure-sensitive but unlike most modern keyboards the aftertouch could be applied to individual voices rather than in common, and a ribbon controller allowing for polyphonic pitch-bends and glissandos. This can be heard on the Blade Runner soundtrack by Vangelis, in which CS-80 is featured prominently, as well as the composer's soundtrack for the film Chariots of Fire
Production of the instrument ceased in 1980. Vying with the Sequential Circuits Prophet-5, and Oberheim OB-X polysynths, the CS-80 is regularly described as the pre-eminent polyphonic analog synthesizer, and commands amongst the highest prices of any polyphonic synthesizer.