Old Apparatus Old Apparatus - Derren EP / Realise EP / Alfur EP / Harem EP

"The mysterious East London ensemble caught the attention with a four-track single on Mala’s Deep Medi Musik in 2011. They last troubled us with the creaking ‘Zebulon’ single, and added a patina of dust to the Tshetsha Boys on the Shangaan Shake compilation. Juno Plus report that the elusive crew have just cut the ribbon on a new label; exuberant as ever, they’ve christened it Sullen Tone. The first release on the label will arrive from Old Apparatus themselves. The Derren EP will feature four new tracks, and will be the first in a trilogy of Old Apparatus releases over the coming months. A snippet from the Derren release is available below, although it’s unclear which track the segment is culled from."

http://www.sullentone.com/

I dig the cover.

new video

[vimeo]40821996[/vimeo]

buy / listen http://boomkat.com/vinyl/545427-old-apparatus-derren-ep

  On 6/13/2012 at 4:49 PM, patternoverlap said:

I dig the cover.

They seem to invent themselves (?) with each new release. I must say that I'm really digging their artworks as well. It has a rare sense for cut-up and machine-like poetry in visual.

The EP is excellent- from their first entry to this there are not much similarities but anyway, a strong work.

News arrives of the second release on the Sullen Tone label run by Old Apparatus, which sees the first in a trilogy of releases from each individual member of the anonymous collective.Entitled Realise, the EP is produced by collective member LTO, and supposedly “provides a glimpse into the feral workings of a consumed inventor tinkering with salvaged parts in a tin shed under the gaze of the northern lights, exploring his humanity through the mirror of gifting life to his mechanical creations”.

Rising to prominence with a pair of releases on Mala’s Deep Medi imprint, Old Apparatus inaugurated their own Sullen Tone imprint with the Derren EP which was released last month, delivering a suitably haunting quartet of tracks that went far beyond the dubstep influenced sounds they were previosuly known for and into industrial and dark ambient territory. Realise EP will be released through Sullen Tone on September 10, 2012.

A1. Chicago

A2. Found

B1. Holding

B2. Realise

http://www.sullentone.com

http://boomkat.com/v...atus-realise-ep

  On 8/14/2012 at 5:46 PM, Redruth said:

 

News arrives of the second release on the Sullen Tone label run by Old Apparatus, which sees the first in a trilogy of releases from each individual member of the anonymous collective.Entitled Realise, the EP is produced by collective member LTO, and supposedly “provides a glimpse into the feral workings of a consumed inventor tinkering with salvaged parts in a tin shed under the gaze of the northern lights, exploring his humanity through the mirror of gifting life to his mechanical creations”.

 

Rising to prominence with a pair of releases on Mala’s Deep Medi imprint, Old Apparatus inaugurated their own Sullen Tone imprint with the Derren EP which was released last month, delivering a suitably haunting quartet of tracks that went far beyond the dubstep influenced sounds they were previosuly known for and into industrial and dark ambient territory. Realise EP will be released through Sullen Tone on September 10, 2012.

 

A1. Chicago

A2. Found

B1. Holding

B2. Realise

 

http://www.sullentone.com

http://boomkat.com/v...atus-realise-ep

Video of realise http://www.factmag.com/2012/08/31/watch-the-sinister-new-video-for-old-apparatus-realise/

Just jogged through the Realise ep. To my ears this sounds really special.

  On 9/6/2012 at 9:34 PM, beerwolf said:

Just jogged through the Realise ep. To my ears this sounds really special.

True. Especially Found & Realise.

I think the latest ep in the series is out on Bleep.

Is Harem not an EP? I like Darren and Realize but there's something more that I'm wanting, can't put my finger on what that is though. Love these guys regardless.

  On 11/13/2012 at 8:49 PM, primusluta said:

I like Darren and Realize but there's something more that I'm wanting, can't put my finger on what that is though. Love these guys regardless.

Agreed. Just a something bit extra is needed to lift them from good to great. I know exactly what you mean, it seems a bit of sparkle is missing.