Finally taking a break from his work with Moderat (Apparat + Modeselektor), Sascha Ring (aka Apparat) offers up a track named after the Mexican town where he recorded new material. “Sayulita” is his exclusive contribution to his DJ-KiCKS mix. Harnessing the shaky, organic percussion, big hoover like bass sounds and the erratic guitar chops that cut through the rising pads it blends somewhat brilliantly with Joy Orbison’s “The Shrew Would Have Cushioned The Blow” on the mix but also manages to stand up to repeated listens on its own; fully blossoming into a somewhat angular exercise in where Ring is at right now sonically – complete with curved reverb tails across the snare drums while the low end chomps at the bit behind it. The album drops on October 25 on iTunes. You can download “Sayulita” by Apparat here or stream it below:
Moderat is not the first collaboration by electronic gurus Modeselektor and Apparat. They released the disappointing Auf Kosten der Gesundheit EP in 2002 under the same moniker. The second collaborative effort from the group has much to offer fans of each but does not quite live up to each individual band’s previous works, especially that of Modeselektor. Happy Birthday! and Hello Mom! are landmark electronic dance records that few in the genre have approached in production and sonic mindfucking.