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apparat – fractales

i just returned home from day 2 of the movement festival in downtown detroit. it was pretty enjoyable for the most part. we caught a few minutes of dennis ferrer, then caught all of rjd2′s set, and headed back to the main stage to catch loco dice vs. luciano, which was a little too housy for my tastes, although im not quite clear on the exact definitions of house, trance, techno, dance, etc. but what i mean is i like it better when djs mix songs with words rather than just the same beat over and over. anyway, the point is, i wanted todays song to be sorta electronic. im obviously more into indie rock electronic than dance/techno electronic, but i can definitely appreciate both (and in fact may go back tomorrow to see benny benassi, who i know will be mixing it up the way i like it. i need to get one of those beat pad things that all the djs use, mostly because i have no idea how they work and im intrigued by them. and when i become a famous musician, there will definitely be electronic aspects to my game, so i need to learn how that shizz works fast.

the other crazy electronic music making gadget i want is the reactable, aka the coolest thing ever. i first saw this device at the bjork show i went to fall 2007 (was it really that long ago?) and had no idea what it was. after some research, i found out that you cant even buy these things, and that she was pretty much the only person who was able to acquire one for non-exhibition use. its basically an interactive screen that reacts to certain markers that you place on it. depending on what pattern is on the blocks, how far from center they are, how theyre turned, etc, you can control the beat, pitch, volume, etc. and on top of all that, it looks like it comes from the future — always a plus.

anyway, todays jam is a 2 for 1, mainly because the song has two parts. its by apparat and was my instant favorite when i first heard his latest album “walls”. other favorites from the disc include arcadia and headup. part one is the up-tempo mover and shaker, while part two is the calm after the storm, if you will, nicely complimenting the rigor and speed of part one. i think i liked this song (and album) so much the first time i heard it because of my aforementioned secret dream of putting together a bunch of electronic rock on my own. i know how hard of a time i have trying to write music mainly because im not in a band, and all of my influences have big full sounds that i cant get on my own with one guitar, so everything i come up with inherently sounds boring and not awesome. but electronic is the one place where you can do it all on your own and still get as big of a sound as you want. kind of blows my mind how some of my favorite songs were probably made by some guy on his laptop, and how that could be me. “we could be that mistake!!” enjoy.

apparat – fractales pt I

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apparat – fractales pt II

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